Vallejo is set to begin accepting community input throughout the year in future participatory budgeting processes. Participatory budgeting has historically allowed residents to submit proposals to the ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — This year marks the third year for Participatory Budgeting in the Spa City, and this year more projects than ever before were submitted. At the Dec. 3 City Council meeting, ...

“By voting on The People’s Money, New Yorkers are not just selecting projects; they are participating in a shared vision for our city’s future.” Sunshine-yellow “Sunnies,” are symbols of democratic ...

Six community items share a $2 million pool of funding in Boston’s upcoming budget thanks to the city’s inaugural participatory budgeting cycle. The items, selected by city residents from a menu of ...

Following one of the most successful participatory budgeting programs in the country, Evanston’s City Council decided not to fund a PB cycle for 2024. Now, the team behind PB has organized a new ...

Participatory Budgeting is back for its fourth cycle in Durham, allowing residents the opportunity to allot $2.4 million in city funding on (almost) whatever project idea they can dream up. Durham ...

Somerville officially launched its second-ever round of participatory budgeting on Sept. 20, allocating $1 million of the city’s budget toward city improvement projects that will be voted on by ...

Volunteers paint the octopus mural at Lakeside Landing. Photo courtesy of Mike Ritch, the artist who designed the mural. The giant octopus painted on a former SFMTA parking lot was partly funded by ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X In addition to the matter of budgetary amounts, another issue is how the budget is spent. We don’t ...

One of the most basic ways to participate in democracy is to vote. Yet, many people choose not to participate in this act, for a variety of reasons. In fact, over the past fifty years, close to 40% of ...

Martha Silva and Tara Lentz are co-executive directors of Conexión Américas. Kenya McGruder is director of civic and community engagement at the Urban League of Middle Tennessee. “This is what ...