For the past ten years, over 5,000 volunteers have come together for two days in the spring to participate in a citywide clean up event. Corporate and community volunteers join together during this annual event to make our communities more beautiful.
Meter Inspections Conducted: 700
Dome Assemblies Replaced: 493
Foreign Objects Cleared: 69
Coin Jams Cleared: 154
Lock Repairs: 7
Meters Installed: 3
Debris Removed: 92 Tons
Mulch Distributed: 185 Yards
Total # of Flowers Planted: 818
Total # of Volunteers: 6,506
Total # of Project Sites: 806
Neighborhood: Volunteers - Project Sites
Allston/Brighton: 506 - 18
Back Bay/Beacon Hill/Mission Hill/Fenway: 401 -12
Charlestown: 261 - 15
Chinatown/Downtown: 290 - 3
Dorchester 503 -22
East Boston: 575 - 11
Hyde Park/Roslindale: 320 - 13
Jamaica Plain: 589 - 39
Mattapan: 455 - 20
Mid Dorchester: 426 - 53
North End/West End: 170 - 2
Roxbury: 532 - 14
South Boston: 765 - 19
South End/Bay Village: 453 - 22
West Roxbury: 260 - 10
#BostonShines 2012
Check out streaming photos and updates of Boston Shines cleanups across the city, including a video of Mayor Menino himself sweeping City Hall Plaza encouraging others to make Boston Shine!