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
- Program for residents to pick up street litterThe resident proposes a program where people can sign up to pick up trash from the street, with participation being voluntary.2024–25City-wideClean streets & restroomsSubmitted in Spanish
- Invest in better streets and sidewalks for accessThe resident asks the city to invest in improving streets and sidewalks so everyone can move around comfortably and with equal access.2024–25DorchesterStreet & sidewalk repairSubmitted in Spanish
- Help with learning geometry and mathThe resident says math and geometry are hard for them and suggests programs and services to support learning.2024–25City-wideYouth programs & schoolsSubmitted in Spanish
- Cleaner, safer streets and environmental careThe resident asks for more care for the environment, public safety on the streets in case of emergencies, and an end to littering so streets are protected.2024–25City-wideClean streets & restroomsSubmitted in Spanish
- Exterior lighting around train stationsThe resident asks for better lighting outside train stations.2024–25City-widePublic safety & crime prevention
- Staff to clean dirty trash cansThe resident is worried about too much trash in their neighborhood and asks for people to clean trash cans when they get dirty.2024–25City-wideClean streets & restroomsSubmitted in Spanish
- Improve city appearance, including painting bridges and parksThe resident wants the city to look better, noting its high cost of living, by painting bridges and improving parks and similar spaces.2024–25City-wideParks, trees & climate
- Help for people sleeping and using drugs outdoorsThe resident notes many people sleeping on the street and using drugs and asks that the city help them.2024–25City-wideHomelessness & shelterSubmitted in Spanish
- Community safety from gun violenceThe resident asks for efforts to make the community safer from gun violence.2024–25City-widePublic safety & crime prevention
- More Wi-Fi towersThe resident asks for more Wi-Fi towers to expand internet access.2024–25City-wideLibraries, digital & civic life
- Build more housing to ease the housing crisisThe resident asks the city to build more homes in order to reduce the housing crisis.2024–25City-wideAffordable housing & rent stabilitySubmitted in Spanish
- Universal basic income for single caretakersThe resident asks for a universal basic income for single caretakers, similar to the program in Cambridge, to support struggling families.2024–25City-wideAffordable housing & rent stability
- Phone charging stations for residents and touristsThe resident asks for electrical phone charging stations in public places, saying they would help both residents and tourists.2024–25City-wideLibraries, digital & civic life
- Workforce training for returning citizensResident asks for workforce training and a community transition plan for people returning from incarceration.2024–25City-wideAdult jobs & small business
- Year-round farmers market in Oak Square vacant storefrontsResident asks for a year-round farmers market and local dairy and meat share in vacant Oak Square storefronts, partnering with local farms, to address a food desert.2024–25BrightonFood access
- More public restroomsResident asks for public restrooms.2024–25City-wideClean streets & restrooms
- Luggage lockers for touristsResident asks for lockers where tourists can store bags while touring for a day.2024–25City-wideOther or unclear
- Address drug use affecting city comfortResident says drug users make the city feel unwelcoming and that there is no place for them to go.2024–25City-widePublic safety & crime prevention
- Accessible sex ed for students with disabilitiesResident asks for BPS sex education and materials to be accessible to students with disabilities, including special education students.2024–25City-wideYouth programs & schools
- Better MBTA stop amenities on Morton StreetResident asks for seating, lighting, waste disposal and weather protection at MBTA stops, noting relocated Morton St stops have none and riders rely on transit.2024–25DorchesterTransit & getting around
- Scam safety education for everyoneResident asks for scam safety education aimed at everyone, not just seniors, since anyone can be targeted.2024–25City-wideLibraries, digital & civic life
- Digital literacy and technology accessResident asks for digital literacy programs and access to technology.2024–25City-wideLibraries, digital & civic life
- Drinkable water access in parks and around BostonResident asks for drinking water access in parks and around the city for tourists, residents and unhoused people, as a basic human need.2024–25City-wideParks, trees & climate
- More trash receptaclesResident asks for more trash receptacles.2024–25City-wideClean streets & restrooms
- Fix uneven brick sidewalks causing tripsResident asks for repair of uneven bricks and sidewalks where people are tripping and access is poor.2024–25City-wideStreet & sidewalk repair