The Davis Square Community

Now that the paving is finally finished on Somerville Ave, it seems that the city really missed an opportunity to do something nice with Wilson Square. (That's the triangular intersection with Elm Street a bit past Porter.) While the redesign of the intersection is certainly better than the god awful mess that was there before, a larger plaza with some benches and flower beds, like what Cambridge built when they redesigned the Main Street/Mass Ave split near Central, would have really spruced up the area. That weird stub of Elm street with its lumpy ramp is unnecessary and a lot of cars disobey the rather confusing "Local Traffic only" sign. ("Local" to just the two buildings on that block?) I realize the businesses in the area are rather car-centric currently, so it's not exactly a pedestrian mecca, but it will not stay that way forever. Infrastructure should be designed with the future in mind, not just the present.