Guston Middle School at Work on their Adopted Street

Earlier this fall, a team of 6th grade students from Guston Middle School in South Arlington joined EcoAction Arlington’s executive director, Elenor Hodges, to conduct their first cleanup of their newly adopted street. Under the guidance of their teacher, Luz Chamorrow, the students adopted a section of roadway near their school and we’ve captured that experience on video so that you can see just how easy it is to have an impact.

Take a look and then consider adopting a street near your home, workplace, or place of worship. Details below.

So, just what does it mean to adopt a street?

An Arlington County initiative, the Adopt-a-Street program is designed to support litter control and storm water management throughout Arlington, while providing residents with an opportunity to do something positive for the community by volunteering to keep our neighborhood clean.

Adoptees are asked to:

• Sweep the curb, gutter lines, and wheelchair accessibility ramps of the adopted street, on a quarterly basis
• Remove litter along the adopted street, on a quarterly basis or as needed
• Schedule a pick-up for sweeping debris to be collected by Department of Environmental Services staff
• Update the tasks you completed of your street adopting duties, each quarter
• Report any hazardous conditions along the adopted street.

If’  you’d like to adopt a street, simply visit Arlington County’s Adopt-a-Street website, to view a map of available streets and to sign up.

Arlington Transit has launched Adopt-a-Stop to join Solid Waste’s Adopt-a-Street program in an effort to help keep Arlington County a beautiful and clean place to live, work, and visit! Adopt-a-Stop relies on community partners to help maintain bus stops throughout the County. Find out more about how to Adopt-a-Stop or Adopt-a-Street.