Municipal Sidewalk Cleaning

What This Service Involves

Clean sidewalks improve pedestrian safety and reflect well on downtowns, transit corridors, and civic campuses. Our crews use commercial surface cleaners and hot-water equipment to lift gum, mildew, and traffic grime without damaging concrete or joints. Wash water is managed with recovery or filtration methods to meet stormwater and NPDES discharge requirements in Western Washington. Scheduled routes keep priority pedestrian zones consistently clean rather than addressing complaints one block at a time.

Benefits

Surface cleaning removes slip hazards from gum and mildew; hot-water equipment lifts grime without etching concrete; stormwater-compliant water management protects local waterways; route-based scheduling keeps priority zones consistently clean; presentable walks enhance downtown and transit appeal

Our Process

1) We map priority walk segments and confirm a cleaning route; 2) Crews stage equipment and set up any pedestrian controls; 3) Surfaces are washed with recovery or filtration for wash water; 4) We inspect results and log completed segments for the cycle

What Affects the Cost

Total sidewalk area and grime severity; gum and stain removal intensity; wash-water recovery and discharge requirements; access, water source, and pedestrian control; prevailing-wage labor and cycle frequency

Best Time of Year

Washing is most effective in the dry spring-through-fall months, with pre-event cleaning scheduled ahead of festivals and peak downtown seasons.