Ideas by neighborhood
Where residents tied their idea to a place. Choose a neighborhood on the map, or in the table below, to see what its residents asked for most and how that compares with the whole city.
- up to 5.4
- 5.4 to 13.0
- 13.0 to 17.1
- 17.1 to 27.9
- over 27.9
2,448 ideas were submitted for the whole city and are not on the map. 22 more could not be placed in a neighborhood, and 4 name Bay Village or Leather District, which have no boundary in the source file.
All neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Ideas | 2024–25 | 2025–26 | 2026–27 | Per 10,000 residents | Top theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allston | 94 | 33 | 15 | 46 | 32.8 | Pedestrian & bike safety |
| Back Bay | 39 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 19.9 | Pedestrian & bike safety |
| Bay VillageNot on the map | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | Other or unclear |
| Beacon Hill | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 16.1 | Pedestrian & bike safety |
| Brighton | 124 | 60 | 35 | 29 | 25.7 | Pedestrian & bike safety |
| Charlestown | 34 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 17.8 | Parks, trees & climate |
| Chinatown | 112 | 9 | 81 | 22 | 156.8 | Mental health & substance use |
| Dorchester | 175 | 73 | 53 | 49 | 14.3 | Pedestrian & bike safety |
| Downtown | 56 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 41.6 | Parks, trees & climate |
| East Boston | 120 | 40 | 58 | 22 | 27.9 | Parks, trees & climate |
| Fenway | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5.0 | Pedestrian & bike safety |
| Hyde Park | 33 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 10.0 | Pedestrian & bike safety |
| Jamaica Plain | 185 | 17 | 82 | 86 | 45.1 | Recreation facilities & sports |
| Leather DistrictNot on the map | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | Arts & culture |
| Longwood | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | Parks, trees & climate |
| Mattapan | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 15.9 | Parks, trees & climate |
| Mission Hill | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3.9 | Affordable housing & rent stability |
| North End | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13.0 | Pedestrian & bike safety |
| Roslindale | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 9.5 | Pedestrian & bike safety |
| Roxbury | 94 | 30 | 22 | 42 | 17.1 | Recreation facilities & sports |
| South Boston | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 7.1 | Pedestrian & bike safety |
| South Boston Waterfront | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17.9 | Pedestrian & bike safety |
| South End | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7.1 | Homelessness & shelter |
| West End | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13.0 | Pedestrian & bike safety |
| West Roxbury | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5.4 | Transit & getting around |
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text. Ideas per 10,000 residents uses 2020 Census population.