Davis Square neighborhood plan

Today, I went to a City of Somerville neighborhood meeting for Davis Square, to participate in the city’s planning process for the area. I estimate around 75 people showed up and there was a facilitated “unconference” style process to break into small discussion groups on topics of interest. I joined a group that discussed how citizens can  take the driver’s seat back from developers. We were pretty harsh; I hope the city got something out of the process.

[Edit: posting this a day late.]

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