Trash pickup and trees for Allston business district
Resident asks for bi-weekly trash service to reduce rats, litter pickup, and shade trees in Allston's business district, with translation outreach to immigrant-owned businesses.
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The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Trees and litter pick up for the Allston Business District. Bi-weekly Trash services needed to reduce rats. Reach out to Chinese, Korean, and Latin-owned businesses. Translation services are needed so they know they can request trees to provide shade
Who it helps and why
Allston was a red lined neighborhood. High transient student population and large Chinese, Korean, Russian, and Latin immigrant community. Allston is deep red on heat island maps and has a rat problem. Restaurant District does not have basic trash pick up services provided. Residents burdened to place multiple 311 calls a week for city-owned trash cans to be emptied. Trash feeds the rat population.
Details
- Cycle
- 2024–25
- Submitted
- August 13, 2024
- Neighborhood
- Allston
- Place
- Harvard Avenue and Brighton Avenue, Allston, 02134
- Portal category
- Sustainability
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
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