2025–26 · South End

Replace South End brick sidewalks with safer ones

Remove the brick sidewalks in the South End and replace them with regular sidewalks, because they are dangerous, especially for older people; the resident fell recently.

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The idea

To remove all these brick sidewalks in the South End and make them like regular sidewalks in other communities the sidewalks are very dangerous especially for the elderly I’m 64 and fell 3 weeks ago it’s sad that I have to walk in the streets

Details

Cycle: 2025–26
Submitted: July 31, 2025
Neighborhood: South End
Place: South End, Boston
Portal category: Streets & Sidewalks
How it was submitted: Individual submission
Submission language: English
Themes: Street & sidewalk repair Older adult support

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