In the month since city workers cleared a large tent encampment near Boston's South End, the streets remain tent-free. Several law enforcement agencies are involved in the effort to keep it that way, raising concerns about the impact to people seeking services for substance use disorders and mental health care.
A month after encampments cleared out of Mass and Cass, officials overseeing the redesign of Clifford Playground remain adamant that the future of the dilapidated park needs to be one that is welcoming to the entire community.
Although Atkinson Street was described as unsustainable and dangerous, it was also a community that kept some people alive and offered access to help on their terms.