SBJ.net Poll

Do you think loitering and undesirable activity is a problem on Springfield’s downtown square?

For poll results, click here.

What Readers Think

No

Loitering by “undesirable” people is not the problem. The problem is that there are just not enough people there to show an accurate cross section of the public. If you look in other cities with popular, active public spaces, the people referred to as “undesirable” are there; they simply blend in with everyone else. So the real solution is to have more people in the space.

 —Bruce K. Adib-Yazdi, Butler, Rosenbury & Partners

Current Question

Last week, 83% of SBJ voters said loitering and undesirable activity is a problem on Springfield’s downtown square. What do you think contributes most to the problem?

Vote at sbj.net/poll.