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Request for a public hearing

Hold hearing on Downtown Boston safety and quality of life

Last activity February 8, 2026 (7 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    January 23, 2026

  2. In committee

    The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

The City Council referred this matter for a hearing to discuss public safety and quality of life concerns in Downtown Boston and the Boston Common. The hearing will invite City departments, the police, and community stakeholders to review safety trends, drug activity, and response strategies impacting residents, workers, students, and visitors.

Affects Downtown residents, businesses, parents of children, and students and workers in the Downtown area

In Downtown , Chinatown-Leather District and Beacon Hill

Filed by Brian Worrell, Benjamin Jacob Weber, Enrique Pepén, Erin Murphy, Julia Mejia, Ruthzee Louijeune, John FitzGerald, Sharon Durkan, Miniard Culpepper, Liz Breadon, and Ed Flynn

Now with the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice

About Public Safety , Parks & Public Space and Transportation & Streets

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Official title

Order for a hearing to discuss public safety and quality of life issues in Downtown Boston and the Boston Common.

Timeline

  1. January 28, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council