UniqueCartel t1_is11wzm wrote on October 12, 2022 at 3:05 PM

Make UMass pay for the change. Not the residents of the city. That means setting up an office from 7am -7pm 7 days a week with a representative dedicated to help the residents change all their licenses, utility bills, credit card bills, and everything else. Keep it open for 1 year. Force door to door visits to engage the residents for the assistance. Hire multiple reps who speak all the languages found on Plantation Street. Then see how committed UMass is to this cause.

AceOfTheSwords t1_is2tsjp wrote on October 12, 2022 at 10:00 PM

Is this a service the city had to provide with the last big street name change (MLK Jr Blvd)?

CatumEntanglement t1_is30dvg wrote on October 12, 2022 at 10:47 PM

Nope. Plus then-named Central Street was mainly zoned for businesses; private residents weren't living on the street. Plus it's a very short street. It was chosen for the MLK name change because it wouldn't disrupt many people. Plantation otoh is a 4mile long street and includes lots of large apartment complexes. The number of private residents who would have to spend a lot of time and money on the street change is in the multiple hundreds. It is not an insignificant ask and burden for people, who I might add are majority POC. UMass gets to rebrand the street for themselves while the burden of cost-to-cjange goes to the taxpayers of Worcester and doubly to all the residents of plantation.

UniqueCartel t1_is7ems1 wrote on October 13, 2022 at 9:01 PM

No. What I’m saying is that UMass should be held to provide this service given the impact and since it’s their request