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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- Wrestling rooms and sport facilitiesResident asks for wrestling rooms as high school wrestling grows, to build community, teamwork and leadership among young athletes.2026–27City-wideRecreation facilities & sports
- Mat spaces for combat sports with coachesResident requests more mat spaces for combat sports with cleaning equipment, open mat times and paid coaching positions to bring the community together.2026–27City-wideRecreation facilities & sports
- More combat sports and wrestling training facilitiesResident asks for more combat sport training facilities, especially for wrestling, to meet growing demand and help athletes build community, leadership and confidence.2026–27City-wideRecreation facilities & sports
- Regional high school wrestling training centerThe resident asks the City to build a regional training center with mats and a gym for Boston high school wrestlers, improving access for lower-income communities.2026–27City-wideRecreation facilities & sports
- Regional high school wrestling training centerThe resident asks the City to build a regional training center with mats and a gym for Boston high school wrestlers, improving access for lower-income communities.2026–27City-wideRecreation facilities & sports
- Regional high school wrestling training centerThe resident asks the City to build a regional training center with mats and a gym for Boston high school wrestlers, improving access for lower-income communities.2026–27City-wideRecreation facilities & sports
- Build more parks for youthThe resident asks for more parks for youth, saying young people today do not interact with others much anymore.2026–27City-wideParks, trees & climate
- Restore school-year youth jobs and fellowships fundingThe resident asks to use $500,000 to restore funding for community organizations offering school-year youth jobs and fellowships, including for immigrant youth, so marginalized young people can earn income and grow.2026–27City-wideYouth jobs & fellowships
- More money for school studentsThe resident asks for more money to be given to students for schools.2026–27City-wideYouth programs & schools
- Trash pickup and street cleaning in East BostonThe resident asks for trash pickup days and street cleaning in East Boston, saying there is a lot of trash in the streets and they are not being cleaned.2026–27City-wideClean streets & restrooms
- More income assistance for low-income familiesThe resident asks for more income assistance for low-income families.2026–27City-wideAffordable housing & rent stability
- Wrestling facility at 162 Boylston StreetThe resident asks to renovate 162 Boylston Street into a permanent free youth wrestling facility for Beat the Streets Boston, offering mentors, paid internships and job training.2026–27DowntownRecreation facilities & sports
- Mat spaces for combat sports with coachesThe resident asks for more mat spaces for combat sports with cleaning equipment, coaches, open mat times and paid coaching positions to build community.2026–27City-wideRecreation facilities & sports
- More recreation centers, kids activities, sidewalk repairThe resident asks for more recreation centers, more activities for children and fixed sidewalks, citing a lack of structure for racial equality.2026–27City-wideRecreation facilities & sports
- More wrestling opportunities for Boston youthThe resident asks for more wrestling opportunities in Boston to give youth a constructive activity that builds exercise, resilience and community bonds.2026–27City-wideYouth programs & schools
- Combat sports practice spaceThe resident asks for a place for martial artists to practice boxing, BJJ, wrestling and Muay Thai, to connect athletes and help people meet.2026–27City-wideRecreation facilities & sports
- Funding for Boston wrestling teamsThe resident asks for funding for wrestling teams in Boston, including practice spaces, new teams and gear, so everyone has equal opportunity to wrestle.2026–27City-wideRecreation facilities & sports
- Increase EBT benefitsThe resident asks for more EBT money to be given out.2026–27East BostonFood access
- Coastal and harbor trash cleanupThe resident asks for cleanup of trash in the harbor and sea, noting the coastal entrance area is full of waste and smells bad for pedestrians.2026–27East BostonClean streets & restrooms
- Plant more trees for cleaner airThe resident asks for more trees to increase oxygen and provide cleaner air for the city's health.2026–27City-wideParks, trees & climate
- Clean beachesThe resident asks for City spending on cleaning beaches.2026–27City-wideClean streets & restrooms
- Improve public school curriculumThe resident asks for an upgrade to public school curriculum for better schooling.2026–27City-wideYouth programs & schools
- Reuse Meridian St police station for youth spacesThe resident asks to fix up the long-unused old police station on Meridian Street in East Boston and give it to youth organizations as youth space, so youth have a place to gather.2026–27City-wideYouth programs & schools
- Increase tree canopy in East BostonThe resident asks for more tree canopy in East Boston to provide shade and reduce air pollution along major roads, helping elders and disabled people during heatwaves.2026–27East BostonParks, trees & climate
- Fund school quality over bigger buildingsThe resident asks the City to spend more money on schools rather than making them bigger, to give kids a better education.2026–27City-wideYouth programs & schools