Sorry, but the "main thoroughfare" between Davis and Tufts is a very residential street, we're not talking College Ave. here. They walk from the square, down Wallace St., across Broadway, and down Leonard. It's shorter than going through Powderhouse but totally 100% residential. By the way, a park is one of those places I wouldn't expect to be quiet before its closing time.
Aha, you no longer live near the park. May I suggest that those who do live there do so by choice and have found something attractive about the neighborhood to counterbalance the noise.
I only suggested Malden because you seem to admire its park policies so much. If you don't like an activity that is legal and city sanctioned (i.e. playing basketball in the park at 9:45pm), you have essentially two choices. The first is to move away from the problem. The second is to rally community support to change the rules. Sometimes the latter is the right way to go, and sometimes the former. If trying to change the policy, the immediate neighbors' concerns certainly ought to be taken into consideration, but not so much more than the rest of the community. As Matt points out somewhere here, Somerville is small and the parks few in number so their usability affects us all.
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Date: 2008-08-22 04:01 pm (UTC)Aha, you no longer live near the park. May I suggest that those who do live there do so by choice and have found something attractive about the neighborhood to counterbalance the noise.
I only suggested Malden because you seem to admire its park policies so much. If you don't like an activity that is legal and city sanctioned (i.e. playing basketball in the park at 9:45pm), you have essentially two choices. The first is to move away from the problem. The second is to rally community support to change the rules. Sometimes the latter is the right way to go, and sometimes the former. If trying to change the policy, the immediate neighbors' concerns certainly ought to be taken into consideration, but not so much more than the rest of the community. As Matt points out somewhere here, Somerville is small and the parks few in number so their usability affects us all.