More free, accessible, well-maintained public bathrooms
Resident asks for many more free, accessible, always-open and stocked public bathrooms, noting the burden on people experiencing homelessness.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
The city of Boston absolutely needs more public bathrooms. Not just bare minimum barely maintained bathrooms, ones that are free, accessible, always open, maintained, and stocked with sanitary products. Homelessness is a health crisis, not a crime.
Who it helps and why
Homeless people are not only already too impoverished to afford housing and basic services like a bathroom, but are disproportionately BIPOC.
Details
- Cycle
- 2025–26
- Submitted
- July 27, 2025
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Facilities
- How it was submitted
- Library, BCYF or other site
- Submitted at
- Democratic Socialists of America
- Submission language
- English
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