Pick a Street or spot and Start cleaning!

Is there a Hyde Park street or spot that is near and dear to your heart? Perhaps it is the street you live on, a park you visit with your kids, or a route you normally walk or run. Does it bother you to see it filled with litter? If the answer is YES, be part of the solution and Adopt-A-Street to help keep Hyde Park litter-free. You can sign up as an individual, family, community group, or business. All we ask is that you agree to clean up your adopted spot at least once per month.

Sign up here to let us know which street (or section of a street), park, or other public space you would like to adopt. We will provide you with a safety vest, and a grabber trash-picking tool. You can then venture out and clean up any litter that accumulates on your route.

Safety Instructions

• Safety is the first priority; always use common sense.
  
• Children should be accompanied by a parent/guardian at all times.
• Travel in the same direction as traffic. Clean one side of the road first and then cross over at a crosswalk or traffic light to clean the opposite side. Do not wander back and forth across roads. Stay on the sidewalk and off the road whenever possible.
• If you see trash in the road and you want to clean it up, please do so from the sidewalk (using a grabber).  Please don't go out in the street.
• Wear work gloves, a safety vest and/or brightly colored clothing, long pants and closed toe shoes.
• Do not attempt to pick up broken glass or anything that appears to be a hazardous material, including hypodermic needles. Report hypodermic needles to the police or to the City using the BOS:311 app.
• Don't over-exert yourself or attempt to move items that are especially large or heavy. Make note of the location and notify the City using the BOS:311 app.
• Skip the cleanup when conditions are icy or temperatures are extreme.

Thank you for adopting a street (or spot)!

• West Fairmount Hill Litter Patrol Group - Cranmore Road, Wakefield Street between Truman Parkway and Faraday Street.
• Cathy H. - Halsey Road
• Chris H. - Van Brunt Street
• Theresa - Badger Road
• Three Women Against Litter - Mill Pond Area (across from Kelly Field)
• Nancy - River Street between Roxana Street and Hillis Road
• Lara S. - Summit St. (b/t Fairmount Ave. & Baptist College), Metropolitan Ave. (b/t Baptist College & Brush Hill Rd.), and Fairmount Ave. (b/t Summit St. and Brush Hill Rd.)
• Vicky G. - Greenwood Avenue
• Karen M. - Warren Avenue
• ​Matt M. - Business Street
• Rothman Family - River Street and Reservation Road
• The Clean Freaks - Pierce Street from Fairmount Ave. to Metropolitan