PBNYC expands to 8 Districts and $10 million

Participatory Budgeting in New York City is expanding! Starting this Fall, 1.3 million New Yorkers in 8 Council Districts will be able to decide how to spend at least $10 million.  See the press release below:

‘Revolutionary’ Participatory Budgeting Process Doubles in Size in 2nd Year

Submitted by donata on Tue, 2012-07-17 11:23

Updates on Year 1!

On April 25th, the Participatory Budgeting Project, Community Voices Heard and the Urban Justice Center held a briefing at the New York Foundation to update some of the funders that helped support our first year (and others who may support us in the future!)  on our progress.

Submitted by josh on Sat, 2012-05-05 11:18

And the winners are...

This weekend, almost 6,000 NYC residents came out and took part in what the New York Times called “revolutionary civics in action” – NYC’s first experiment with a new form of hyper-local democracy, participatory budgeting.

The winning projects are here:

District 8 - Melissa Mark-Viverito (Manhattan/Bronx)

District 32 - Eric Ulrich (Queens)

District 39 - Brad Lander (Brooklyn)

District 45 - Jumaane Williams (Brooklyn) 

Submitted by mfs on Tue, 2012-04-03 10:45

Vote in Participatory Budgeting Today!

Voting Dates & Location

Voting will take place between March 25 & April 1 in each district. 

Sample Ballots

You can vote for up to, but no more than, five items on the ballot.

district 8 district 39 district 32 district 45 Image Map

Not sure if you are in one of the districts? Look up your home address on the NYC Council's website!

 

 

Submitted by mfs on Tue, 2012-03-27 11:31

Project Videos in D45 and D39!

District 45 and District 39 have created videos to help promote the projects on their districts' ballots. Listen to budget delegates explain why their committees' projects are so important - and pick your favorites for next week's vote!

You can view District 45's videos on youtube, and District 39's on Council Member Lander's website.

Submitted by josh on Fri, 2012-03-23 17:53

Final Ballots Now Online!

The PBNYC ballots are finalized - with the complete lists of projects for the vote! See the sample ballots below:

District 8 Ballot (Melissa Mark-Viverito, Manhattan/Bronx)

District 32 Ballot (Eric Ulrich, Queens)

District 39 Ballot (Brad Lander, Brooklyn)

District 45 Ballot (Jumaane Williams, Brooklyn).

Submitted by josh on Tue, 2012-03-20 12:25

In the Press: Project Has Citizens Making Budget Choices

City Limits, Tue, 2012-02-28 -

A pilot effort is under way in four City Council districts to give constituents some say in which capital projects are funded. Amid successes and snags, there are signs the initiative is getting citizens more engaged in government.

Residents of four City Council districts will soon vote on how to spend municipal funds that will pay for expenditures in their communities, like planting trees and installing security lights.

Read more.

International Conference on Participatory Budgeting Coming to New York!

The first International Conference on Participatory Budgeting in the US and Canada will be coming to to New York City on March 30-31st, 2012. The conference will provide a space for participants and organizers of the initial PB processes in the US and Canada to share and reflect on their experiences so far, and it will have a special focus on PBNYC! Participants will be able to observe the PBNYC vote  in several districts on March 31st, and learn about PBNYC in conference sessions and during a project briefing. 

Submitted by josh on Tue, 2012-02-14 13:11

Participatory Budgeting – Turning Your Ideas Into Projects

Participatory Budgeting update from Michael Fettman of the Streets & Sidewalks Committee:

What a great feeling. After weeks and months of meetings and learning about the Participatory Budgeting process, going through so many ideas submitted by our friends and neighbors, and learning all about how to maneuver and comply with all the government bureaucracies, we finally got to the point of putting the finishing touches on to the proposals that we are ready to submit for review. Soon, our neighbors will get to give us their input on our proposals, which will be put up for a vote in March to decide which ones will get funded.

Submitted by alex on Wed, 2012-01-25 15:18
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