there are 8 bars on edgewood ave and 0 trash cans

this is a reality. it is more to the benefit of the old fourth ward community to have a long stream of bars then to put out visible and accessible trash cans. Or even just one. no, it is more likely the people coming to this part of town will just pop in for a drink or chow and not have to even worry about throwing something away OUTSIDE. who the fuck would go OUTSIDE? and well the people who are outside, either walking to somewhere, enjoying the area, or are just fucking poor, will have to carry such things or better yet- dump and throw their shit around the sidewalks like cavemen. like serious neanderthals. who forgot to tell you that when we became thinking beings we strive to separate from animals in minor but so painfully obvious ways as to not live in our own filth.
this is the problem of the whole community.
the businesses along edgewood ave do not understand how it is bad news for them. they assume that as long as inside is nice and pretty, people should not have a problem. but when you are walking down a street that has garbage lining the sidewalk and bags of trash piled up on the street comers, you are lead to believe this neighborhood is a wasteland and no one gives a shit, so why should you. why should you care to walk around or engage in the area, visit and support the local businesses, if the people who are here trash it themselves.
waiting on the city of atlanta to give a shit enough will cost you a lifetime. i have been told that standard sidewalk trash cans can cost around $8,000 each. so obviously, it will take a while to get a handful of cans to line edgewood, where they are most needed.
yet we have all these bars. all these bars who bring people to the area, who desire to see the neighborhood as well as their business grow and succeed. and i know times is tough and everyone is struggling but i see the busy weekend nights and i know these bars are bringing in the dollars. for these places to set up shop in an area and expect to be supported and frequented by the community, there should be an even exchange of support. yes it would be nice if the city could foot the bill to keep the streets cleaned up, but its not happening, so it falls onto the entrepreneurs of the block. this is their street now too. this is their community now. as if their children were going out to play in the filth, they should feel the commitment and desire to keep the garbage contained.
not only as an act of support and good-neighborism for the community, but for the financial benefit of their business. to make it appealing and enjoyable for the patrons who are coming to this part of town. the streets dont have to be re-paved in gold, but no one wants to wade through a trash river just to grab a drink with friends.
be a part of a conscious investment and contribution part to the neighborhood, dont just sell booze to it.

**the homeless old man who sleeps outside the Jamaican restaurant and throws his garbage everywhere.