Davis Square Task Force meets Monday 12/3, 7 pm

[ron_newman]

The Davis Square Task Force will meet on Monday, December 3 at 7 pm at the Senior Center, 167 Holland Street (Tufts Administration Building). Here's the agenda:

7:00-7:10 - Introductions

7:10-7:45 - Neighborhood Groups Update:

• Willow Ave. traffic study group (Mark Chase, Brian Postelwaite, Ethan Gilsdorf)
• Davis Area Resident Business Initiative (Thalia Tringo)
• Crime Watch
• Go Green Davis Square
• Local First Initiative (Joe Grafton)

7:45-7:55 - Joshua Tree request for 2am license

7:55-8:20 - Davis Square Updates:

• One Davis Square – Davis Square sign island
• When Pigs Fly (Andrew)
• Sacco’s Bowl Haven (Trish)
• Other developments

8:20-8:45 - City Updates

• Hotel RFP for Davis Square (Mayor’s office)
• Green Line extension update
• Shape Up Somerville and Map (Nicole)

8:45-9:00 - Miscellaneous items and next meeting date

Comments

[closetalker11.livejournal.com]

Maybe I'm on the wrong side of Davis, but I haven't noticed a shift caused by those two things. It seems more like a "shift" that was already happening, and a place like Diva came up because of said "shift."

But hey, someone goes in there, so it seems like it's filling a "need" (I use the word need loosely).

[rethcir.livejournal.com]

Right, it seems fair to me to say that "the damage has been done". Unless 3 or 4 more bars pop up and request 2am licenses, I don't think davis is going to necessarily turn into allston-brighton.

[ron_newman]

However, this was a concern that people expressed last year at the Davis Square Task Force, when the Burren requested its 2 am license. Would every other bar in Davis eventually follow suit, turning our neighborhood into a last-call destination?

[closetalker11.livejournal.com]

I question the "last call" argument ... since bars in other towns are open to 2, why would you trek to Davis for last call? Wouldn't you just stay where you are?

But if you really were concerned about this, you could do something like PJ's does. They're open until 2, but you have to be in there by 1.

[rethcir.livejournal.com]

Because the T shuts down at 12. So, if you are drinking in boston till 12, you could take the T back to Davis for a few more before heading home. A 1.50 T ride is MUCH cheaper than a $30ish cab ride back, and much smarter than trying to drive.

[rethcir.livejournal.com]

And I do agree with the "by 1AM" idea. That would prevent a rowdy line from forming outside, while still allowing the patrons already inside to continue contributing to the local economy.

[closetalker11.livejournal.com]

Agreed. I thought it was a good move by them.

[closetalker11.livejournal.com]

Well, I guess that would be one argument. I find that, many times, it's hard to get a group of people to move from where they are, so if I'm not in Davis for the evening, there's only a slim chane of getting back by 2 anyway.

In any event, I still don't think the difference between 1 am and 2 am is that huge, but I'm probably missing something.

[ron_newman]

do something like PJ's does. They're open until 2, but you have to be in there by 1.

The Burren does that too. I believe it is a condition of their 2 am license.

[closetalker11.livejournal.com]

Oh, really? That's good to know; thank you!

[closetalker11.livejournal.com]

Even if more bars stay open until 2 -- even if they all did -- it wouldn't be Allston.