2025–26 · City-wide
More dog parks in Boston
Add dog parks, citing a severe shortage of them in the city.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
There is a severe dearth of dog parks in Boston. Please make dog parks an option.
Details
- Cycle
- 2025–26
- Submitted
- July 24, 2025
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Facilities
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
- Themes
- Parks, trees & climate
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
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