thanks! i've been trying to contact the CT DOT about the area to get permissions. Folks from the Friends of Wooster Square group are trying to get some energy around this stretch of union. feel free to email me and I'll connect you to the group trying to make the walking area better - all part of a 5 year plan from the downtown-wooster square community management team to improve the walk to the train station

doug@dougward7.com

Does anyone know if we need permission to do a cleanup? All weeds could be removed and all trash/recyclables bagged. I bike through here daily and would definitely come to a clean-up party! :)

no permission ever to do a cleanup - tomorrow morning we are painting the fences in the nearby dog park, and if you want we can try and organize a cleanup then!

cleanup will be great; additionally we are hoping to move the jersey barriers and enlarge the sidewalk. perhaps some seating at the corner of fair/union

The barriers were placed by the city DPW, not the state..

Thanks Alder Doug!

FairHavenRes, this amount of trash could easily fill a pickup truck. It also DEFINITELY has human waste in it, so I would be careful about that. I would gladly go after the weeds and stuff, but the trash is probably best handled by the city.

Guest, if you're still there, can you confirm that claim somehow, and back it up? That would go a long way towards getting someone from the city to help with the clean-up. If they put the barriers there, that mess is their fault.

Yes, it's a lot of trash. I was thinking about doing a bag or two on my way home from work each day; otherwise not sure if the City will actually do it.

Unfortunately, the area across from 29 Union St is still a mess.

This issue was recategorized from Sidewalks and Curb damage to Public Space, Streets and Drains.

I spent a week cleaning the sidewalks, I am going to close this issue

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Closed