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
- Boston/MBTA transit museumResident proposes creating a Boston or MBTA transit museum to offer educational activities in the city and possibly raise funds for MBTA services.2024–25City-wideArts & culture
- Cut back overgrowth blocking Foster Street sidewalkResident asks that shrubs and vegetation along a wall near 131 Foster Street be trimmed, since they block the sidewalk and hinder pedestrians heading to school, park and businesses.2024–25BrightonStreet & sidewalk repair
- Prevent beach closures and organize beach cleanupsResident asks for measures to prevent bacteria-related beach closures after rainstorms and for community or government beach and water cleanups, so everyone can enjoy clean beaches.2024–25City-wideParks, trees & climate
- Pollinator garden or foraging space on Wiltshire RoadResident asks to use green space along the Wiltshire Road footpath for a pollinator garden or urban foraging area, helping the environment and improving fresh food access in a food desert.2024–25BrightonParks, trees & climate
- Safer crossing at Chestnut Hill Ave and Comm AveResident asks for longer crossing times, a wider protected waiting area at the B line stop, and ideally an overhead crossing, to improve pedestrian and transit rider safety.2024–25BrightonPedestrian & bike safety
- Non-police traffic directors at peak hoursResident proposes hiring non-police traffic directors at peak times to manage blocked intersections and unsafe bikes, scooters and pedestrians, as New York does, while also creating jobs.2024–25City-widePedestrian & bike safety
- Pay artists to activate vacant commercial spacesResident asks to revive a program paying artists to use vacant retail and office space, with mini grants to small organizations serving immigrants and youth, to help the downtown economy.2024–25City-wideAdult jobs & small business
- Year-round well-paying youth jobsResident asks for participatory budget money to fund year-round, well-paid youth jobs, since current programs last only eight months and limit access to work for marginalized young people.2024–25City-wideYouth jobs & fellowships
- Turn vacant Foster Street hill lot into green spaceResident asks to convert an apparently abandoned, overgrown lot into a park, community garden or pollinator garden, removing the hazard of vegetation spilling onto the sidewalk.2024–25BrightonParks, trees & climate
- Speed humps on Foster StreetResident asks for speed humps or another speeding solution on Foster Street near Rogers Park, where speeding and curves with poor visibility endanger pedestrians and children.2024–25BrightonPedestrian & bike safety
- Move-in cost help and year-round youth jobsResident asks for help with apartment deposits, first month's rent and moving costs, plus a year-round youth jobs program, to expand housing access and economic opportunity for lower-income communities of color.2024–25City-wideAffordable housing & rent stability
- Annual Community Hall day for resident presentationsResident proposes one day a year when residents, organizations and small businesses present their work and needs to city departments, giving neighborhoods more face time with decision-makers.2024–25City-wideLibraries, digital & civic life
- MBTA surface transit priority at traffic lightsResident asks for traffic signal priority for buses and surface MBTA vehicles, because disadvantaged communities rely on public transit yet are delayed by individual vehicles at intersections.2024–25City-wideTransit & getting around
- Teach traditional American history to childrenResident wants children taught the history of the country rather than what they call woke content; this is a curriculum matter outside the project scope.2024–25City-wideOther or unclear
- Street toilet stalls in downtown areasResident asks for permanent street toilet stalls in busy areas, available outside business hours, to serve pedestrians and unhoused people with more dignity than porta-potties.2024–25City-wideClean streets & restrooms
- Invest in youth sports and city cleanlinessResident asks for investment in youth sports, especially soccer, and for cleaning the city, emphasizing equality and inclusion.2024–25City-wideYouth programs & schools
- Free non-medical home services for elderlyResident proposes free non-medical home help for low-income elderly Boston residents who live alone, which could also create entry-level jobs.2024–25City-wideOlder adult support
- More drinking fountains on main streets and squaresResident asks for more drinking water fountains outside parks, ideally on main streets and squares across the city.2024–25City-wideParks, trees & climate
- Tighten curb radius at Park Dr and Buswell StResident asks to tighten the curb radius at the Park Drive and Buswell Street intersection to make it safer.2024–25FenwayPedestrian & bike safety
- Reciprocity and the American DreamResident shares a general statement about reciprocity and the American Dream without a specific project request.2024–25City-wideOther or unclear
- Tree Resource Centers and pilot tree nurseryResident asks for tree resource centers to store trees and equipment for community groups working with the Tree Alliance, possibly with a pilot nursery, supporting the Urban Forest Plan.2024–25City-wideParks, trees & climate
- Shade trees on Summit Avenue in BrightonResident asks for shade trees on Summit Avenue between Corey Road and Commonwealth Avenue to reduce heat, air pollution and noise.2024–25BrightonParks, trees & climate
- Support park Friends groups for maintenance fundingResident asks for programming to grow and resource park Friends groups, building partnerships that fund park maintenance in low-income communities.2024–25City-wideParks, trees & climate
- Enclosed playground at Fallon Field for ages 1-10Resident asks to update the Fallon Field playground so it is enclosed and suitable for children ages 1 to 10.2024–25RoslindaleParks, trees & climate
- Fix the deteriorating subway systemResident says commuting on the T is dangerous because the subway is falling apart and asks for improvements for more accessible travel.2024–25City-wideTransit & getting around