波特兰市人行道清洁服务扩展至东波特兰，一年清理垃圾超52万磅
据波特兰市政府官网（portland.gov）10月7日发布的消息，该市公共环境管理办公室（Public Environment Management Office，简称 PEMO）已于2026年10月5日起，把广受欢迎的人行道基础清洁服务扩展到东波特兰多条繁忙商业走廊沿线的新增点位。
据市政府介绍，两家本地承包商——Cultivate Initiatives 与 Junk It Junk Removal——通过竞争性采购程序中标，将负责新区域的清洁作业。清洁队负责捡拾垃圾、清理生物危害物并冲洗人行道；多数走廊每周服务一次，部分区域每两月或每季度服务一次，班次会根据实地情况灵活增减。作业车辆带有标志性的粉色标识牌，印有玫瑰图案与波特兰市徽。
这项扩展建立在 PEMO 于2025年10月启动的试点项目基础上：当时清洁服务先覆盖了主要商业走廊与购物区。据市政府统计，自项目启动以来，清洁队已从波特兰市的人行道上清运了超过52.2万磅垃圾。PEMO 主任安妮·希尔（Anne Hill）表示：“人行道上能清出50多万磅垃圾，这个数字本身就说明此前有多少工作无人去做。东波特兰一直在呼吁这项服务，现在我们有了人手和合同，可以兑现了。”
市政府指出，人行道是波特兰交通网络的重要组成部分，连接着居民日常前往的学校、商家和公园；干净的人行道有助于保障所有人——尤其是儿童、家庭和弱势群体——的健康与安全，也能支持本地商业、提升社区宜居度与社区自豪感。新增清洁路线自10月5日开始运行，市政府提醒行人留意作业车辆，注意避让。（来源：波特兰市政府官网 portland.gov；时间：2026年10月5日起；地点：俄勒冈州波特兰市东波特兰）
Portland Expands Sidewalk Cleaning Service to East Portland; Crews Collected Over 522,000 Pounds of Garbage in a Year
According to an announcement published October 7 on portland.gov, the city's Public Environment Management Office (PEMO) expanded its popular basic sidewalk cleaning service to several new, busy locations along major corridors in East Portland on October 5, 2026.
Two local contractors, Cultivate Initiatives and Junk It Junk Removal, were selected to conduct the work through a competitive procurement process. Crews pick up trash, clean biohazards, and rinse off sidewalks. Most corridors get weekly service, others bi-monthly or quarterly, with crews stepping up or stepping back depending on conditions on the ground. They work out of trucks marked with iconic pink signs featuring roses and the City of Portland's logo.
The expansion builds on a program that PEMO launched in October 2025 along major business corridors and shopping districts. Since then, crews have collected more than 522,000 pounds of garbage from Portland sidewalks, the city said. "Half a million pounds of trash from the sidewalk is a lot of trash, and it tells you how much of this work was going undone," said Anne Hill, director of PEMO. "East Portland has been asking for this. Now we have the crews and the contracts to deliver it."
The city notes that sidewalks are a vital part of Portland's transportation network, connecting people to the schools, businesses, and parks they visit every day. Cleaner sidewalks promote health and safety for everyone, especially children, families, and vulnerable populations, while also supporting local businesses and stoking community pride. The new cleaning routes began October 5, and the city asks pedestrians to watch for work trucks and give crews space. (Source: portland.gov; Date: October 5, 2026 onward; Location: East Portland, Portland, Oregon)
图片来源：波特兰市区与胡德山（皮托克庄园眺望），CC BY-SA 4.0（Wikimedia Commons，作者 Steven Pavlov）
