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PDP Services & Initiatives
Clean Team
 The PDP’s Clean Team is well traveled in their efforts to keep Downtown clean. They don their signature gold uniforms and walk a combined 12,000 miles annually, collecting garbage on city streets and filling about 100,000 trash bags in the process. With litter as their enemy and sparkling sidewalks in their sights, the team leads the charge in one of the PDP’s cornerstone functions: Beautifying Downtown.
The Clean Team works from morning to night, seven days a week, all year long. They remove litter and trash from sidewalks, empty trash cans, clean trash receptacles, remove graffiti and hand bills, and power wash sidewalks.
From January 2008 to June, the Clean Team has:
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Provided assistance to 4,446 pedestrians, and 1,890 motorists
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Handled 14 cases of passive panhandling and 6 cases of aggressive panhandling
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Removed over 101,000 lbs. of trash throughout Downtown
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Logged over 500 hours of equipment use
Attacking Graffitti
Street-level graffiti detracts from the attractiveness of Downtown and contributes to public perception that Downtown is not well cared for and unsafe. Thanks to the PDP's Clean Team, graffiti doesn't stand a chance! Since January 2008, the Clean Team has removed over 600 graffiti tags Downtown. The PDP's Clean Team Program offers free supplies and labor for graffiti removal to property owners within the boundaries of the Downtown Pittsburgh Business Improvement District.
Our policy is be as aggressive and committed as time and manpower permits.
Help us identify graffiti in your area. All we need is a signed release by the Property Owner or Manager.
Additional Clean Information for Downtown
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City of Pittsburgh Ordinances - Click here to learn the rules about trash removal, snow and ice removal, posting signs, and more. -
Have a problem but not sure where to turn? Check out our Who to Call list. -
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Visit our FAQ's page for more information.
Ariba Employees Volunteer Their Time to Stamp Out Graffiti
On Friday, August 1, 10 Ariba employees took to the streets with sponges and brushes to help the PDP's Clean Team Ambassadors remove various forms of graffiti throughout Downtown. The volunteer effort coordinated with Ariba's Human Resources Department is a first for the PDP. "We are thrilled Ariba has taken the initiative to improve Downtown by allowing their employees to volunteer their time during the workday," said Mike Edwards, PDP President and CEO. The clean-up effort is timely, as Mayor Luke Ravenstahl just announced his own campaign to spruce up business districts in the city. A SWAT Team, or Hokey Patrol, will make several improvements, which will also include graffiti removal. "Any efforts to clean up our city and Downtown are appreciated and encouraged," said Edwards. "We hope other Downtown businesses will follow Ariba's lead." If you or your business is interested in volunteering to improve our Downtown, please contact Paul Hochendoner, Manager, PDP Safety Ambassador and Clean Team Programs, at (412) 325-0152. Or, call the PDP office at (412) 566-4190.
Special thanks to the following Ariba employees who volunteered their time: Lauren Zovko, Jim Kelley, Stephanie Kinkus, Joe Jena, Becky Grace, Cheryl Casteel, Kristen Behm, Sim Howell, Patrick Holmes, Jena Simpson, Anne Marie Emswiler and Curt Lawhead.
E-mail the Clean Team Manager with questions or comments.
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