Phone-based community polling on city decisions
The resident proposes a community poll process supervised through phone systems to shift decision-making power to residents on issues like safety, housing, health care and education.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text, submitted in Korean.
The resident's idea, as submitted
Submitted in KoreanThe idea
Create a "poll solution" with the people and supervise the process by using phone systems.
Who it helps and why
This advances social and racial equity through shifting decision making power to the community's and the people's policy "we the people", and it dismantles systemic break down issues regarding safety, housing, health care, and education.
Details
- Cycle
- 2026–27
- Submitted
- July 9, 2026
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Community
- How it was submitted
- Library, BCYF or other site
- Submitted at
- Boston Public Library
- Submission language
- Korean
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
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