Tiny homes or repurposed MBTA vehicles as housing
The resident asks to turn unused MBTA trains or buses, or tiny homes, into housing for people experiencing homelessness, to quickly address the housing crisis for families.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Tiny homes or repurposed MBTA trains or buses into homes for people experiencing homelessness. Could we repurpose MBTA vehicles that aren't being used into housing instead of landfiñl?
Who it helps and why
It's clear we have an immediate crisis to house families and need solutions quickly and it's our most vulnerable neighbors. We need to support pur families and students.
Details
- Cycle
- 2024–25
- Submitted
- July 29, 2024
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Community
- How it was submitted
- City-sponsored workshop
- Submission language
- English
- Themes
- Homelessness & shelter
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
The same need in other cycles
City-wide ideas in Homelessness & shelter from the other cycles, up to 3 from each.
2026–27 (26 matching)
- Use public buildings as overnight sheltersThe resident asks the City to use public buildings to provide overnight shelter for unhoused people so they can better participate in the community.2026–27City-wideSubmitted in Korean
- Portable home village for people experiencing homelessnessBuy about 1,000 portable homes to form a small village for homeless residents, with social workers on hand to help them regain independence.2026–27City-wide
- Heating and cooling centers for those without A/C or heatResident asks for heating and cooling centers for people lacking A/C or heat, or installing heating and cooling systems in buildings that lack them.2026–27City-wideSubmitted in Korean
2025–26 (30 matching)
- Sleeping pods, veteran shelters and food programsResident asks for free sleeping pods for people experiencing homelessness, more shelters for homeless veterans, and food programs for disadvantaged residents.2025–26City-wide
- Convert vacant hotel near Mass Ave into housingResident asks to renovate a large empty hotel near Massachusetts Avenue to house homeless people without restrictive evictions, to advance equity.2025–26City-wide
- Help homeless residents get housingThe resident asks for help getting homeless people into homes and for more affordable rent, especially for minority residents.2025–26City-wide