Department of Public Services | 55 Portland Street | Portland, Maine 04101 | (207)-874-8801

dps news

No Curbside Trash/Recycling in Portland on President’s Day   (2/3/2012)
The Department of Public Services Solid Waste crews will not collect trash or recycling on President’s Day, Monday, February 20th, 2012. More

Christmas Tree Disposal & Drop Off Locations 2011  (12/29/2011)
Beginning December 27th 2011, Portland Public Services crews will collect Christmas trees curbside with the trash and recycling. More

Repair Work on Back Cove Trail Today  (11/21/2011)
PORTLAND, Maine – Today, City of Portland Public Services crew will repair a section of the Back Cove Trail from the Eastern end of Tukey’s Bridge to the 3 mile marker and soccer fields near Preble Street Extension from 7:00 AM and 3:00 PM. More

E-card Changes at Riverside Recycling Facility  (6/16/2009)
Beginning July 1, 2009, there will be changes to the City e-card program at Riverside Recycling Facility. These include: * E-card holders will have free disposal of up to 10 bulky items per year such as furniture, non-freon appliances, mattresses and box springs, gas grills and outdoor equipment as well as limited quantites of yard waste and hazardous waste More

Find Your Trash and Recycling Day  (2/23/2007)
Have a question on when your trash or recycling is picked up? More

winter operations

Parking Ban Information

Is there a ban? / Alternate Parking | Towing | Notification Services
Sand Box Locations | Sidewalks Areas Cleared

Winter is a topic that the Department of Public Services focuses on year-round. With over 570 lane miles of City streets to treat and plow, our crews work around the clock to provide the best travel possible throughout the City. We do ask for your cooperation in clearing your sidewalks and driveways.

Alternate Parking Locations

There are ALTERNATE PARKING LOCATIONS available during a parking ban. Vehicles can be placed in these lots after 5:00 p.m. the day of a ban and must be removed by 6:00 a.m. the following morning.

How we notify the public about parking bans:
• Announcements made on all local TV and radio stations.
• Continuous updates on our Parking Ban Hotline
(879-0300)
• The Time and Temperature sign flashes "PARK BAN."
• Electronic signs posted at key intersections throughout the City.
• Posters displayed at several local grocery stores in the City.

Electronic notification by e-mail.

In order to accomplish this goal, there are times when the City does implement parking bans. This is done after careful consideration of the impact on residents and early enough in the day to properly notify the public.

TWO TYPES OF PARKING BANS:

1. Citywide wide parking bans begin at 6:00 p.m. when one is called and last through 6:00 a.m. the following morning (unless otherwise specified). Vehicles left on any City street are subject to towing at the owner's expense.

2. A Yellow Zone parking ban restricts parking from
10:00 p.m. - 6:00 a.m. (unless otherwise specified) within the downtown business district area. If your street lies within the square area created by the following streets (see map below) your car needs to be off the street that evening:

• Commercial Street on the South
• Cumberland Avenue on the North
• Franklin Street Arterial of the East
• State Street on the West


Sidewalks
Property owners are responsible for removing snow and ice from the sidewalk(s) abutting their home. City ordinance does require snow to be removed within 12 - 24 hours and ice within a 6 hour period. Questions regarding this issue can be answered by calling the Public Services Sidewalk Hotline 874-8793. Doing your part helps keep these pedestrian routes safe for your family, friends, and neighbors!

Driveways
While plow crews try to minimize the amount of snow that gets plowed into driveways during a storm, it is the responsibility of the property owner to clear their driveway opening.

As a reminder, City ordinance does prohibit the shoveling or plowing of snow back onto the street.

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