Michelle Picard

Michelle Picard

Since South Boston is known for its intense local pride, I wanted to explore if that existed in reality when walking the neighborhood streets. I looked at map depicting the amount collective efficacy in Boston because I thought that would be great indicator for the amount people care about their neighborhood. Many areas of South Boston are shaded in dark green, indicating that they have high levels of collective efficacy. Additionally, I chose to take a picture of a two street signs on top of one another. One reads “Resident Permit Parking” for certain times of the day and the other indicates that the area is a tow zone and no parking is allowed because there is a driveway. I don’t think that either of these signs is unique to South Boston, but their placement on top of one another makes it clear that resident parking is a priority. I’m not sure if this demonstrates local pride, but these signs do demonstrate resident needs are a priority in this neighborhood. This, along with the map showing collective efficacy demonstrate that this is a neighborhood where residents care about one another and look out for one another.