It’s not called the bucket for nothing.

Was showing some out of state friends the area, they all kept gasping and pointing at the trash everywhere. 🤷‍♂️

I had to keep saying "oh don't mind that... It's really a nice place 🙄"

If you look at the top part of those overpasses it’s pretty evident people are living under them

It’s been like that since last spring. I think it’s been used to camp. Haven’t seen anyone there since October though. Hopefully it gets cleaned up, the trash/debris was slowly making its way onto 95.

The town could remove the trash mayhaps?!

If you're going to post a photo of Gov McKee then at least identify him by name.

Let's not get crazy here. First we would have to commission a study. Then put out a bid. Then debate it at a town council meeting. Then request a special tax to be voted on. Then find somebody's brother in law that owns a company.

Do you even Rhode Island?

Nah, remove the homeless people like New York is trying to do /s

a shopping cart rolled out into the highway the other day, it was on the side of the road. super unsafe.

It’s state land, so it’s Rhode Island Department of Transportation responsibility. Doesn’t seem very safe for regular people without safety equipment or vehicles to be out there doing this.

It’s state property

Disgusting that we complain about the trash the homeless leave behind instead of the fact that people are living under highway overpasses.

Right! it’s not like the city sends these homeless folk trash and recycling bins to put their waste in. What would anyone else do in that circumstance?

I personally would say fuck the world and leave my shit everywhere. Am I expected to buy trash bags and bring my garbage to the landfill myself?

I always love the juxtaposition of the “keep our Rhodes clean” sign about 100 feet down the road if you’re going south.

There is definitely some trash from transients / unhomed people but while broken windows is a kind of shit ideology to justify gentrification, it also has some points. Once trash builds up every dude with a fucking pickup says "let me just throw my shit over here noone cares."

There was a green chest near the bus stop there. I drove past and saw a guy taking a shit in it

I agree about broken windows and litter (just litter, not policing). Before you know it, there's a patch of mattresses and a tire garden.

I work in the area, that's trash/ materials from the homeless people who live directly under the bridge. They made DIY wood houses under there and have been living under there for months. No judgement, it must be a wretched existence and I wouldn't last 2 hours on a day like today if I was in their shoes. Terrible.

Based.

I noticed this a while ago too!! So insane

Don’t forget about doing the job half-assed so you can no-bid on repairs a few years later!

Is the person living under there the old man from scene 24?

I was gonna say I drive past it every day and it’s a camp

The mayor of Pawtucket was working to move this person to a shelter and the state will come in to clean the mess up.

Didn’t know that. Was wondering where the shopping carts went…

The difficult part is making sure that access is restricted but people always find a way

Not sure where your friends are coming from, but for a city, I would say were within the norm/on the cleaner side overall.

I hope no one is living out there tonight.

I mean even when cities have put trash bins out they don’t use them so kinda a moot point. ( In other cities)

Their building more mental institutions right ? That’s definitely the way to do it , the federal government should be helping, states can’t be expected to shoulder the burden alone.

And?

Yes deff a camp! I’ve seen someone out there a few time! I hope they find a way to stay warm tonight. 🥺

Exactly my thoughts. I really hope they’re warm enough tonight. 🥺

It’s disgusting that the homeless are leaving behind so much trash. Enough is enough. Stop making excuses for these people.

Stop making excuses for our state leadership. Yet another winter with homeless peoples sleeping outdoors.

Wait til they hear about the excessive trash driving on the highway

Actually, there seems to be two in a row. The second underpass is pretty neat and tidy.