Explore resident ideas
Every idea residents submitted to Ideas in Action in 2024–25, 2025–26 and 2026–27. Search the words residents used, or narrow by cycle, theme, neighborhood, language or how the idea was submitted.
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112 ideas
- Replace old gym floor used by BCYFReplace the old, rubbery gym floor, which is a safety hazard causing injuries in BCYF programs, to make activities safer for the community.2025–26ChinatownRecreation facilities & sports
- Replace unsafe gym floor and broken bleachersReplace the old rubber gym floor, which has a dangerous metal strip, and fix broken bleachers that put students and community members at risk of injury.2025–26ChinatownRecreation facilities & sports
- Baby bond programResident proposes a baby bond program for economic empowerment, with no further detail.2025–26ChinatownOther or unclear
- Refurbish Josiah Quincy school community center gymResident asks to renovate the gym's floor, wall panels, bleachers, ventilation, divider and scoreboard, because it is the only free public recreation facility in dense Chinatown.2024–25ChinatownRecreation facilities & sports
- Trees, trash cans and cigarette receptacles in ChinatownResident asks for more trees, trash cans and metal cigarette butt receptacles in Chinatown near I-90 to reduce litter, heat and pollution.2024–25ChinatownClean streets & restrooms
- More green space and trees in ChinatownResident asks for more green and open recreational spaces and more tree canopy in Chinatown to offset poor air quality and past environmental injustice.2024–25ChinatownParks, trees & climate
- More trees and green space in ChinatownResident asks for more green space and trees in Chinatown to clean polluted air from surrounding highways, reduce the heat island effect, and create safer outdoor space.2024–25ChinatownParks, trees & climate
- Raised planting beds and trees in ChinatownAdd raised planting beds along buildings and plant trees in Chinatown to improve air quality, health outcomes and summer cooling in a lower-income community.2024–25ChinatownParks, trees & climate
- Plant more trees and plants in ChinatownResident asks for more trees and plants throughout the neighborhood because Chinatown is among the most polluted areas.2024–25ChinatownParks, trees & climate
- Rooftop gardens using school lunch milk cartonsResident suggests creating rooftop gardens in Chinatown using milk cartons from free school lunches as planters, to green a heavily polluted neighborhood.2024–25ChinatownParks, trees & climate
- Plant greenery in Chinatown alleywaysResident asks for more greenery in unused pockets and alleyways in Chinatown to help cool the area and reduce litter.2024–25ChinatownParks, trees & climate
- Clean Chinatown streets, elder care and rent controlResident asks to clean polluted Chinatown streets, expand elder assistance, support local businesses against outside development, and add rent control to protect the neighborhood's ethnic enclave.2024–25ChinatownClean streets & restrooms