Columbus announces ‘strike force’ that will clean up areas of the city, starting on Parsons Ave.
If the traffic down Parsons Ave. has been worse than usual the past two weeks, it’s because city workers have been working hard to fill potholes, pick up litter, enhance crosswalks, and much more.
In response to issues raised by local residents, Mayor Ginther and City Council President Shannon G. Hardin announced the Clean and Safe Corridor Initiative, which the city says is an effort to “improve public safety, fuel economic prosperity and promote quality of life along key business corridors.”
“The Clean and Safe Corridors initiative represents a proactive, collaborative approach to addressing our community’s needs,” said Mayor Andrew J. Ginther. “By deploying a strike force of city resources and engaging local businesses invested in a neighborhood’s safety and success, this initiative will create safer, cleaner, more vibrant corridors that will benefit the entire City of Columbus.”
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Work began on Parsons Avenue between E. Livingston Avenue and Hosack Street on March 24 and will conclude today, April 4. The Clean and Safe Corridor initiative will activate along three additional commercial corridors, which will be announced at the 2025 State of the City Address on April 16.
In the two weeks spent on Parsons Ave. alone, the city implemented the following repairs and interventions:
Safety
- 25 cars impounded, 69 citations issued and 56 72-hour warnings for parking violations
- Two arrests for felony charges and one search warrant executed
- One handgun and 1g of Fentanyl recovered
- Numerous citizen contacts, field interviews, and traffic and pedestrian stops
- Canvassing by the Office of Violence Prevention and the Columbus Public Health HOT team to understand safety concerns for residents and businesses
Cleanliness and Beautification
- 78 man-hours of pothole patching and 55 man-hours of street sweeping
- 541 bags of litter and 16.76 tons of bulk refuse collected, along with ADA ramp cleaning
- 11 intersections enhanced with new crosswalks, stop bars and lane control arrows
- 117 new street signs mounted and hung
- 34 trees planted, 24 trees pruned, 5 dying and damaged trees removed, 17 stumps ground, as well as brush cutting
Property Inspections
- 311 building inspections
- 15 friendly code enforcement letters issued, informing building owners how they may bring their properties up to code compliance
- 22 code enforcement follow-ups
- 5 buildings referred for graffiti removal by the city
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