2025–26 · City-wide
Access to low-cost housing
Resident asks for promoting access to low-cost housing, which supports family peace of mind.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Promover el acceso a viviendas de bajo costo.
Who it helps and why
se fomenta la tranquilidad familiar.
Details
- Cycle
- 2025–26
- Submitted
- July 23, 2025
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Other
- How it was submitted
- Community partner workshop
- Partner organization
- East Boston Community Council, Inc.
- Submission language
- English
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
The same need in other cycles
City-wide ideas in Affordable housing & rent stability from the other cycles, up to 3 from each.
2026–27 (60 matching)
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- Public senior and disabled housing with healthcareBuild government-owned and operated public housing for seniors and disabled people with adjacent subsidized healthcare, to reduce homelessness risk among those without care access.2026–27City-wide
- Vacancy tax on residential and commercial propertiesThe resident proposes a vacancy tax on empty residential and commercial properties so housing can be provided to people who need it, improving social equity.2026–27City-wideSubmitted in Korean
2024–25 (62 matching)
- Programs for affordable housingResident asks for programs that provide affordable housing, saying everyone deserves access to housing.2024–25City-wide
- Rent control plus pothole and rodent fixesResident asks for rent caps, pothole repair, rodent control, tax refunds and traffic relief, citing high cost of living.2024–25City-wide
- More deeply affordable housing in mixed-income buildingsResident asks the city to build more deeply affordable housing for extremely low-income households within mixed-income developments, helping workers live closer to jobs.2024–25City-wide