2026–27 · City-wide
Restore BPS funding, bike safety, transit, community groceries
Resident asks to restore Boston Public Schools budget cuts, build safer bike and pedestrian infrastructure, fund the MBTA toward free reliable transit, and establish community grocery stores.
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The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Restore budget cuts to BPS! Education is community care! Build more safe bike/pedestrian infrastructure! Fund the MBTA to move towards free and reliable public trasnit! Establish Community Grocery Stores!
Details
- Cycle
- 2026–27
- Submitted
- July 14, 2026
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Other
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
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