The Davis Square Community

A few years ago, we did an informal trash barrel census on Lower Broadway and in Union Square. Not only total numbers, but also average step distance to a barrel. Basically, how far do you have to walk with that popsicle stick in your hand to drop it into a barrel? The results were staggering. I don't have all of that data at hand right now. But barrels that were steps away in Union, would be 2 blocks away on Lower Broadway. So it was somewhat of a Eureka! moment re the East Somerville trash problems. If you map it out, you will see that there are simply very few barrels to deposit trash in East Somerville relative to other districts. Alderman Roche got several added, but still a lot were held back due to the Broadway reconstruction in progress. When that is finished Lower Broadway is supposed to be on par with everywhere else.