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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3,748 ideas
- Mental health services for young peopleImplement mental health services for all young people in Boston.2024–25City-wideMental health & substance use
- Community resource program for health informationCreate a community resource program helping people, especially people of color, low-income residents and immigrants, access health information such as health insurance.2024–25City-wideHealth care access
- Improve roads and sidewalks in East BostonImprove roads and sidewalks for all East Boston residents.2024–25East BostonStreet & sidewalk repair
- Accessible community resources programCreate a program making community resources accessible to low-income communities and communities of color.2024–25East BostonLibraries, digital & civic life
- Rent assistance for low-income residentsProvide rent support for low-income people, especially people of color.2024–25City-wideAffordable housing & rent stability
- More frequent trash collection in East BostonCreate a more efficient trash collection system with pickups at least two to three days a week for all of East Boston.2024–25City-wideClean streets & restrooms
- Give the funds to Boston Ujima ProjectThe resident would allocate the $2 million to the Boston Ujima Project, a community-controlled investment effort; no further detail given.2024–25City-wideAdult jobs & small business
- Free public parking in East BostonCreate free public parking lots to serve all of East Boston.2024–25East BostonTransit & getting around
- Rent support fund for low-income residentsCreate a rent assistance fund for low-income people, especially immigrants.2024–25East BostonAffordable housing & rent stability
- Free community space in East BostonCreate a free community space serving all of East Boston; the idea gives no further detail on its use.2024–25East BostonOther or unclear
- Separated bike lane on Washington St. in BrightonBuild a separated bike lane on Washington St. outside parked cars to protect people and connect Brighton to existing bike routes toward Franklin Park and neighboring communities.2024–25BrightonPedestrian & bike safety
- Safe bike passage under Brooks St. bridgeCreate a two-way bike passageway under the Brooks St. bridge and a raised crossing with flashing yield-to-bike signs to safely connect Brighton to the Charles River Bike Path.2024–25BrightonPedestrian & bike safety
- After-school STEM programs and scholarships for studentsFund after-school STEM programs in local schools with equipment and expert instructors, and create scholarships for underprivileged students to attend college or training, with inclusive engagement of marginalized groups.2024–25City-wideYouth programs & schools
- Specialized health care for formerly incarcerated peopleResident asks for enhanced health care for formerly incarcerated people, including dental and vision clinics.2024–25City-wideHealth care access
- Job fairs and training for people returning from prisonResident asks for employment fairs and job skills training for people coming home from prison or jail, since criminal record stigma makes finding jobs difficult.2024–25City-wideAdult jobs & small business
- Free legal clinics for open cases or past incarcerationResident asks for free legal clinics for anyone with an open case or who has been incarcerated.2024–25City-wideOther or unclear
- Local and mobile mental health services for returning residentsResident asks for more mental health clinics and services in communities that need them for people coming home from prison, including mobile clinics and home visits.2024–25City-wideMental health & substance use
- Public education to reduce incarceration stigmaResident asks for public education about life in incarceration to reduce stigma and discrimination affecting employment, housing and relationships.2024–25City-wideOther or unclear
- Mental health and substance abuse services for returning residentsResident asks for mental health and substance abuse services for formerly incarcerated people, who are often sidelined from needed resources, leading to mental breakdown.2024–25City-wideMental health & substance use
- More funding for reentry support servicesResident says comprehensive support such as case management, mentoring and reentry programs is lacking and asks for more money invested in them.2024–25City-wideOther or unclear
- Job training and placement for formerly incarcerated peopleResident asks for job training and placement for formerly incarcerated people to build skills, find work, reduce recidivism and improve stability.2024–25City-wideAdult jobs & small business
- Reentry workshops on community, health care and jobsResident asks for workshops teaching people leaving incarceration how to navigate the community and access health care and jobs, to avoid stigma.2024–25City-wideOther or unclear
- Family reunification services after incarcerationResident asks for services that help reunite families, including counseling and mediation.2024–25City-wideOther or unclear
- Shift funds from law enforcement to mental healthResident asks to move funding from law enforcement and prisons toward mental health programs and clinics, prioritizing rehabilitation.2024–25City-wideMental health & substance use
- Job training programs in jail, like CDL and carpentryResident says jail lacked employment programs such as commercial driver's license and carpentry training, and asks for such programs to help people find skilled work after release.2024–25City-wideAdult jobs & small business