Make streets transit, bike and pedestrian oriented
Resident asks for speed bumps, bike lanes and raised crossings so people can get around safely without a car, improving safety and equity in lower-income and Black and brown neighborhoods.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Put it into making our streets transit, bike, and pedestrian oriented. Install speed bumps, bike lanes, raised crossings, etc.
Who it helps and why
Giving people other options to move around the city besides a car l allows for all Boston residents to move safely/freely and not waste money on a car. It helps combat the still extremely segregated city we have by increasing accessibility and increases safety for lower income communities and black and brown neighborhoods that have worse infrastructure leading to statistically higher crash rates and pedestrian deaths and injuries.
Details
- Cycle
- 2025–26
- Submitted
- July 19, 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.
The same need in other cycles
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2026–27 (53 matching)
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2024–25 (37 matching)
- Expand bike lanes to underserved neighborhoodsResident asks for bike lanes connecting lower-income communities and communities of color to existing networks in Downtown and Back Bay, offering a cheaper commute and more foot traffic.2024–25City-wide
- Make Boston more bike friendlyResident asks for a more bike-friendly Boston with fewer cars, noting biking can be faster than the train for their commute.2024–25City-wide
- App to report drivers endangering pedestriansResident proposes a BOS311-style app for submitting photos and videos of drivers endangering pedestrians so police can fine or charge them, citing unsafe crossings and road rage.2024–25City-wide