So you’ve got people camping in the bushes and trees adjacent to the pump station and the railroad tracks. Probably not the best place for a camp-out.
What’s to be done?
I’m not advocating this position, but in one recent roadside copse, the answer was – clear cut. Take out all the trees and bushes. Open the area up to view from both the roadway and the train tracks.
Note that I say “call and response,” not “cause and effect,” since there are undoubtedly many other reasons for getting rid of foliage that are completely unrelated to dislodging homeless campers. But are they good reasons? Can we find a balance that allows a safe place for the homeless to hang out without denuding the right-of-way?
