2025–26 · Roslindale
Free drinking fountains in public spaces
Resident asks for public drinking water fountains in parks and multi-use areas, especially as the city gets hotter, since buying clean water is costly.
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The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Every resident should have access to free water from fountains in public spaces. Especially as the city becomes hotter as climate change accelerates, public parks and multi-use areas should have drinking water readily accessible.
Who it helps and why
Purchasing clean drinking water can be expensive for those that do not have financial access to it.
Details
- Cycle
- 2025–26
- Submitted
- July 19, 2025
- Neighborhood
- Roslindale
- Place
- Washington Street, Roslindale, 02131
- Portal category
- Facilities
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
- Themes
- Parks, trees & climate
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
The same need in other cycles
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