Fund road repair projects, especially in low-income areas
Resident asks for construction funding to fix poorly maintained roads that have contributed to accidents for drivers and cyclists, especially in low-income areas.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
From personal experience, there has been various incidents while traveling via bikes or cars where an accident happened because of poorly maintained roads, funds should be allocated to set up construction projects for fixing roads,
Who it helps and why
Improving the overall driving experience of travelers will cause less incidents and decrease the chances of road rage, especially in low income areas
Details
- Cycle
- 2025–26
- Submitted
- July 10, 2025
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Streets & Sidewalks
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
- Themes
- Street & sidewalk repair
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
The same need in other cycles
City-wide ideas in Street & sidewalk repair from the other cycles, up to 3 from each.
2026–27 (31 matching)
- Finish patching roads and bike lanesComplete patching of roads and bike lanes so people can get around without damaging tires or injuring ankles.2026–27City-wide
- Fill potholes and repave streets citywideThe resident asks for funds to fill potholes and repave streets, noting the worst streets are in Dorchester and Mattapan and that potholes damage cars and worsen traffic.2026–27City-wide
- Build more sidewalksConstruct more sidewalks.2026–27City-wideSubmitted in Korean
2024–25 (26 matching)
- More help repairing damaged streetsResident asks the City to do more to repair many damaged streets, saying the poor conditions seriously harm the community.2024–25City-wide
- Make streets, sidewalks and transit accessible for disabled peopleResident asks for a full effort to make streets, sidewalks and transportation accessible to people with a variety of disabilities, saying equal access is a human right.2024–25City-wide
- New sidewalks and streets, fewer speed bumpsResident wants new sidewalks and streets and fewer speed bumps so people can get around faster and the community looks better.2024–25City-wide