23 in 23

23 in 23:Public Works’ Plan to Clean Up 23 Communities in 23 Days is a neighborhood clean-up program instituted by newly-elected Mayor of Birmingham Larry Langford in November 2007 and carried out by the Birmingham Department of Public Works. The number "23" refers to the number of communities in Birmingham's Community Participation Program.

As presented, the program involves three waves of work crews spending one day working in each community. The first wave includes 24 limb loaders and 8 pickers removing trash and debris. The second wave includes 30 horticulture crews to cut and clean parks, rights-of-way, alleys, ditches and vacant lots. The third wave involves smaller trash and brush crews picking up debris from the second wave.

The order in which communities are serviced was determined by geography:

1. Five Points West community
2. West End community
3. Grasselli community
4. Brownville community
5. Southwest community
6. Titusville community
7. Smithfield community
8. Ensley community
9. Pratt community
10. North Birmingham community
11. Northside community
12. Southside community
13. Red Mountain community
14. Crestline community
15. Crestwood community
16. Woodlawn community
17. East Birmingham community
18. East Lake community
19. Airport Hills community
20. Roebuck-South East Lake community
21. East Pinson Valley community
22. Huffman community
23. Cahaba community

Progress

After the first two weeks, 11 communities had been served by the program. In that time crews picked up 7,270 tons of trash and debris, cut 1,750 overgrown lots, and placed notices on 370 abandoned cars, of which 95 were hauled off.

References

• Coman, Victoria L. (December 11, 2007) "At halfway point, some Birmingham residents pleased with citywide cleanup; others have concerns." Birmingham News.

External links

• 23 in 23 presentation at informationbirmingham.com