Fall 2026: Additional Leaf Season Sweeping
Over the next several weeks, the City will be conducting additional street sweeping in areas with heavy leaf accumulation and debris. These sweeps focus on known trouble spots outside our normal scheduled routes.
Due to the increased volume of leaves, crews are working through a heavier workload than usual, and regularly scheduled routes may be delayed. Debris levels vary significantly by location and are difficult to predict. During special sweeps, crews may address only certain sections of a street rather than the entire street, as the priority is removing heavier leaf buildup and problem areas.
How residents and businesses can help:
- Park off the street when possible. This gives crews more room to sweep and remove debris effectively. We understand off-street parking isn’t always an option, and we appreciate any help.
- Please do not blow, rake, or otherwise dispose of leaves or debris from your property into the street. Our street sweeping program isn’t scaled for full city-wide leaf pickup like those in larger cities. Instead, please put leaves into your yard debris roll cart. If you need more capacity, Allwood Recyclers on Marine Drive in Fairview accepts leaves and other yard debris. Check your latest edition of the Troutdale Champion for free yard debris disposal opportunities at Allwood during the first half of November!
Thank you for your patience and understanding as our crews work to keep up with changing conditions this fall!
After several years of contracting street sweeping with Multnomah County, the City of Troutdale resumed full in-house responsibility for all street sweeping on city-owned and maintained streets. Every city owned street listed on the map is swept, County/State owned roads are swept according to their rotation.
There are five zones within the City and each is swept around 20 times per year. As sweeping takes more time in the fall, each of our zones will have more days on the schedule during the fall and winter months. The city’s commercial area that lies north of the Historic Columbia River Highway has now been separated into its own zone. This new zone will only be scheduled on Thursdays which, in October, became the new residential garbage day for all Troutdale residents.
Please refer to our color-coded interactive street sweeping map to find out in which zone you live. The City's street sweeping schedule for 2026 is below:
Zone 1 (Pink)
Jan 21; Jan 22; Feb 18; Feb 19; Mar 24; Mar 25; Apr 21; May 19; May 20; Jun 17; Jun 18; Jul 7; Aug 21; Sep 22; Oct 14; Oct 15; Nov 10; Nov 12; Dec 15; Dec 16
Zone 2 (Green)
Jan 27; Jan 28; Feb 24; Feb 25; Mar 25; Mar 26; Apr 22; May 20; May 21; Jun 18; Jun 23; Jul 8; Aug 25; Sep23; Oct 20; Oct 21; Nov 17; Nov 18; Dec 17; Dec 22
Zone 3 (Yellow)
Jan 28; Jan 29; Feb 25; Feb 26; Mar 27; Apr 23; May 27; Jun 24; Jun 25; Jul 9; Aug 26; Sep 24; Oct 22; Oct 27; Nov 19; Nov 24; Dec 23; Dec 24
Zone 4 (Blue)
Jan 30; Feb 27; Mar 31; Apr 28; May 28; Jun 30; Jul 14; Aug 27; Sep 29; Oct 28; Oct 29; Nov 25; Nov 26; Dec 29; Dec 30
Zone 5 (Brown)
Jan 23; Feb 20; Mar 28; April 24; May 22; Jun 19; Jul 10; Aug 28; Sep 25; Oct 16; Nov 13; Dec 18
In addition to keeping Troutdale beautiful, cleaning the dirt and debris from roadways helps to keep our storm drains running clear and prevents flooding along streets and sidewalks. Sweeping also helps keep metal particles and other hazardous material from washing into our rivers and streams.
You can help by trimming trees according to the 11-foot ordinance and regularly clearing debris such as leaves, branches and rocks from in front of your home or business. During autumn, remember that Troutdale does not have a leaf pick-up program, so please do not rake or blow leaves into the street.
It is also helpful to move vehicles or other obstacles off of the streets to allow the sweeper to get next to the curb where the majority of the debris collects. At this time, that is not required unless the sweeping is prior to a pavement maintenance project. In that case, special notice will be given.