Connected protected bike lane network citywide
Resident asks for a connected network of protected bike lanes within a short walk of every home, citing lower crash rates and inequitable harm from traffic violence.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
The City of Boston should create a connected, protected bike lane network that allows all residents to access protected bike lanes a short walk from their homes. Per City of Boston data, protected bike lanes reduce crash rates for all road users.
Who it helps and why
Traffic violence is inequitable: the victims of traffic violence in the City of Boston are disproportionately people of color, and the victims of pollution from vehicles disproportionately live in Environmental Justice communities.
Details
- Cycle
- 2026–27
- Submitted
- August 7, 2026
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Streets & Sidewalks
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
- Themes
- Pedestrian & bike safety
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
The same need in other cycles
City-wide ideas in Pedestrian & bike safety from the other cycles, up to 3 from each.
2025–26 (23 matching)
- Review traffic light timing and use side-street sensorsResident asks the city to review signal timing and consider sensors on side-street lights to keep main roads moving and reduce idling and air pollution.2025–26City-wide
- Enforcement against texting drivers and crosswalk violationsResident asks for more resources for street safety, such as tracking technology and substantial fines for drivers who text or fail to stop at crosswalks, to protect seniors and children.2025–26City-wide
- Hire more parking enforcement officersResident asks the city to hire more Boston Transportation Department parking enforcement officers because drivers ignore limits, making use of scarce street parking less equitable.2025–26City-wide
2024–25 (37 matching)
- Expand bike lanes to underserved neighborhoodsResident asks for bike lanes connecting lower-income communities and communities of color to existing networks in Downtown and Back Bay, offering a cheaper commute and more foot traffic.2024–25City-wide
- Make Boston more bike friendlyResident asks for a more bike-friendly Boston with fewer cars, noting biking can be faster than the train for their commute.2024–25City-wide
- App to report drivers endangering pedestriansResident proposes a BOS311-style app for submitting photos and videos of drivers endangering pedestrians so police can fine or charge them, citing unsafe crossings and road rage.2024–25City-wide