Mayor Martin Walsh and other officials gave the rough outline of a “Mass & Cass 2.0” plan to try to clean up the so-called “Methadone Mile” and its rampant drug use and crime, as the mayor faced a fed-up crowd of South End residents Tuesday night.

“I know it’s frustrating. Stay with us in this,” Walsh told the crowd of about 100 people at a South End community meeting.

Walsh gave few details, but said that in addition to stepping up the presence of social workers, police and public works teams in the area, he wants to spread out drug-treatment services around the city so they aren’t all grouped around the Massachusetts Ave.-Melnea Cass area.

“Share the wealth, if you will,” Walsh said.

Marty Martinez, Walsh’s chief of Health & Human Services, told the Herald after the meeting that the mayor, in reaction to recent incidents around Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard, has charged him and other city officials with figuring out what City Hall can do to decrease crime and improve drug treatment and neighborhood quality of life.

Martinez said the plan is still a week or two away from being released, but he said it will involve hiring 10 public health workers, nearly doubling the number who currently deal with connecting drug addicts with services.

The city also plans to hire four Public Works employees dedicated to cleaning up the often needle-strewn area.

“We found we need to have more people on the street,” Martinez said.

A police representative said the department is developing a plan to have bicycle officers patrol the area until midnight, and is considering other changes overnight. Martinez added the city also will focus on better communication with local residents, which he said is has been a weak area.

The renewed focus on the area follows several assaults, including one on a jail employee near Methadone Mile and then a controversial arrest sweep in the area where hundreds of drug dealers congregate every day near several treatment centers.

The crowd of around 100 people met with Walsh in the More Than Words used book store in the South End.

Resident Jonathan Alves told Walsh that when he took office, “You asked for six months to make a difference and we’ve only seen it get worse.”

South End resident Roger Savonen said he’s seen four people dealing drugs on his block just this week.

“There’s addicts walking around like zombies every day,” Savonen said. “We’ve had someone just defecate in a box. That’s not good neighbor behavior.”

Bud Larievy said people have stolen thousands of dollars from local stores.

“They are losing business,” he said.