diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index a0b3fc41a..52c69bfee 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ if (typeof VERSION !== 'undefined') { console.log(`3DStreet Version: ${VERSION}`
 var streetmixParsers = require('./aframe-streetmix-parsers');
 var streetmixUtils = require('./tested/streetmix-utils');
 require('./json-utils_1.1.js');
+require('./street-utils.js');
 require('./components/gltf-part');
 require('./components/ocean');
 require('./components/svg-extruder.js');
diff --git a/src/street-utils.js b/src/street-utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a78accce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/street-utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/* global AFRAME, THREE */
+/* 3DStreet utils functions */
+
+/* 
+clear old scene elements and data. Create blank scene 
+*/
+function newScene() {
+	
+	const streetContainerEl = document.querySelector("#street-container");
+	const environmentEl = document.querySelector("#environment");
+	const referenceLayersEl = document.querySelector("#reference-layers");
+
+	// clear street-container element
+	while (streetContainerEl.firstChild) {
+		streetContainerEl.removeChild(streetContainerEl.lastChild);
+	}
+	//	streetContainerEl.innerHTML = '';
+	// create default-street element
+	const defaultStreet = document.createElement("a-entity");
+	defaultStreet.id = "default-street";
+	streetContainerEl.appendChild(defaultStreet);
+
+	// clear environment element
+	while (environmentEl.firstChild) {
+		environmentEl.removeChild(environmentEl.lastChild);
+	}	
+	// set default preset:day  
+	environmentEl.setAttribute('street-environment', 'preset', 'day');
+
+	// clear reference layers
+	while (referenceLayersEl.firstChild) {
+		referenceLayersEl.removeChild(referenceLayersEl.lastChild);
+	}
+
+	// clear metadata
+	AFRAME.scenes[0].setAttribute('metadata', 'sceneId', '');
+	AFRAME.scenes[0].setAttribute('metadata', 'sceneTitle', '');
+
+	// clear url hash
+	setTimeout(function () {
+		window.location.hash = '';
+	});
+}
+
+STREET.utils.newScene = newScene;