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The city will spend about $312,000 to buy a new Elgin Pelican Street Sweeper from A&H Equipment of Independence. The city’s current street sweeper is more than 20 years old and “now on its last leg,” ...

Parking lot and street sweepers are often overlooked, yet play a vital role in maintaining the safety and cleanliness of shopping centers and city streets. These machines are more than just tools for ...

Dear Action Line, I live on the north side of town and noticed the street sweeper yesterday. I assume it wouldn’t be running if we had snow on the streets, but there it was, driving up and ...

ST. LOUIS – If you noticed a green 5-foot machine sweeping the streets and bike lanes in St. Louis on Monday, you may have seen “Archie.” According to Mayor Cara Spencer and the city of St. Louis’ ...

A visit from U.S. Rep. Derek Schmidt, a former Kansas attorney general, and approval of new street maintenance equipment ...

Houston Public Works held a naming contest in 2022 for a miniature street sweeper that is used to clean bicycle lanes and other amenities in the city’s rights-of-way. The “Space City Sweeper” became ...

The street sweeper did not show Monday on our block. Car-owning residents had shown compliance regarding parking restrictions from 10 a.m. til 12 noon. No cars on the even-numbered side of Franklin St ...

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis has more than 100 miles of bike paths and protected bike lanes. A new piece of equipment will help make them safer for the city's bicyclists and pedestrians. Nicknamed “Archie” ...