A free, unofficial guide to every street sweeping route in Lancaster, PA. Find your route, see your next sweep, and add it to your calendar.
Open the mapWithin a few months of moving to Lancaster, I'd picked up two street sweeping/cleaning tickets. That sent me down a rabbit hole: why does Lancaster sweep some streets weekly, and others daily? What's the origin of street sweeping in general? It turns out tens of thousands of U.S. cities run sweeping programs of one kind or another, and I wasn't the only one with questions.
Beat the Sweep is what came out of that probing. It's an unofficial, free Lancaster guide — a map, calendar reminders, and an FAQ that tries to answer the "why's".
The official source for Lancaster street cleaning is the City of Lancaster. Schedules and holiday observances can change — always verify there before relying on this site for parking decisions. Spot a mistake? Email me.