Public Works

Who We Are

Public Works connects all of Saint Paul's neighborhoods and people by transforming our public infrastructure to deliver safe, sustainable, and equitable systems to meet the changing needs of our communities now and in the future. 

Vision

A thriving, prosperous, and connected Saint Paul for all.

Mission

Public Works designs, builds, and maintains safe, sustainable, and equitable public infrastructure and services to meet the needs of Saint Paul for today and into the future.

Values

• Equity - We respect each other and our community by upholding dignity for everyone and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion for all.
• Trust - We build trust with each other and our community by demonstrating accountability, integrity, and transparency in all our actions.
• Service - We care for each other and our community and take pride in our work and service to better the lives of everyone in Saint Paul.
• Safety - We keep each other and our community safe by building, operating, and maintaining high-quality public infrastructure for all.
• Sustainability - We protect each other and our community by being innovative and adapting our critical work to be sustainable and resilient now and into the future.

Saint Paul Public Works is a nationally accredited department with approximately 400 employees who are responsible for the design, construction and maintenance of the City's infrastructure that is used millions of times each day by residents, businesses, commuters, and visitors to Minnesota's Capital City. 

• 1,874 lane miles of streets & 330 miles of alleys (2,603 alleys)
• 806 miles of sanitary sewer & 450 miles of storm sewer
• 107 bridges (71 city-owned, non skyway)
• 230+ miles of bike lanes
• 37,871 street lights (on 33,105 street poles)
• 413 signalized intersections
• 12,000 annual right of way, transportation, utility plan, sidewalk cafe, & residential parking permits issued
• 1,970 parking meters/spots (193 pay stations and 430 coin meters)
• 80,000 households for garbage service
• 1,185 miles of sidewalk, including 40 miles of sidewalk connected to bridges and 10-12 miles of bike trails, as well as 37 locations of public steps and 98 locations of public crosswalks, islands or medians maintained in the winter by Public Works
• 123,500 households for recycling services

Report an Abandoned Vehicle

Abandoned vehicles are vehicles that have been parking on the street in the City of Saint Paul without moving for over a week. Please provide as much detail as you can about the vehicle.

Once the vehicle is reported the City will start the process of ticketing and potentially towing the vehicle. Not all reported vehicles may be ticketed or removed. To be removed by the City an abandoned vehicle must be ticketed by Saint Paul Police and then towed to a City owned impound lot.

Please note that you will not receive any follow up on your report of an abandoned vehicle.

Report an Abandoned Vehicle