2024–25 · City-wide
More teen gathering plazas
Build more plazas with a variety of activities, since there are few places for teens to go in Boston.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
There are so few places for teens to actually go as a teen in Boston. There should be more plazas with a better variety of things to engage with.
Details
- Cycle
- 2024–25
- Submitted
- August 2, 2024
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Other
- How it was submitted
- City-sponsored workshop
- Submission language
- English
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