2024–25 · City-wide
Greenway paths connecting neighborhoods
Create paths like East Boston's Greenway to connect neighborhoods and encourage walking and biking in a natural setting.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Create paths similar to east boston’ “green way”. This will connect different neighborhoods and communities in order to promote walking and bicycling in a natural setting.
Who it helps and why
It can interconnect different communities with variety of people. Communities such as different neighborhood that have a prominent amount of different types of people. This pathway would genuinely connect these groups of people.
Details
- Cycle
- 2024–25
- Submitted
- July 25, 2024
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Facilities
- How it was submitted
- City-sponsored workshop
- Submission language
- English
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