Clean
Cleveland.
Cleveland has a cleanliness problem.
We want to clean it up.
Cleaner streets.
Public spaces worth caring for.
I’m a Cleveland native. I started Clean Cleveland because I want less litter and more community around the spaces we share.
Places to care for.
No places published yet.
Know a street, park or shared space that needs a cleanup? Start there.
Make the first observationSelected submissions appear after editorial review. An observation records someone’s account; a documented improvement includes dated evidence.
Add a place.
Show us where it is and what needs attention.
No account needed.
A cleaner city.
A habit of care.
We want cleaner streets, roadsides, parks and shared spaces across Cleveland. This is a place to identify what needs attention, propose a cleanup and follow through.
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Put a place on the record.
Show where it is and what needs attention. A date and photograph make it easier to understand.
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Make a practical next move.
Suggest a safe cleanup or identify who can help. A proposal is a starting point, not a confirmed event.
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Come back to it.
Add a dated follow-up to the same record. Show what improved and what still needs care.
What CTRL reviews
Submissions stay private until an editor approves them. Published records carry contributor and media credits. Contact information stays private. A proposed action is counted separately from a documented improvement.
The full initiative brief
A place-based effort to document public spaces and corridors, encourage care, and follow visible improvements.
The aim is a cleaner, better cared-for Cleveland over the coming year. Begin with a public space or corridor you know. Submit the location, date, context and credited media. Editors review observations before they become public place records. Proposed action is separate from completed work. Return with dated evidence of what changed, what remains and what needs another visit. The goal is a lasting habit of care, supported by an observable record. No cleanup dates, city partnerships or official endorsement have been confirmed. Any organized activity will need its own published details.
Stay out of traffic and private property.
Leave hazardous materials to qualified services.
CTRL is not a city reporting or emergency service.
Make it happen where you are.
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