Trees, crosswalks, bike lanes and buses for livable streets
Resident asks for more trees, crosswalks, better road design, bike lanes and buses, especially in poorer and historically Black neighborhoods with less tree cover and worse sidewalks.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Better infrastructure makes the city more livable. More trees on treeless roads, more crosswalks, better road design, more bike lanes, better buses. Make the streets themselves safer and more enjoyable to be on.
Who it helps and why
Make Boston more livable to everyone by improving the infrastructure; especially in traditionally poorer neighborhoods and traditionally black neighborhoods which have far less tree cover, less and worse sidewalks, less crosswalks, bike lanes, etc.
Details
- Cycle
- 2025–26
- Submitted
- July 9, 2025
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Streets & Sidewalks
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
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