City of Cambridge Participatory Budgeting

The Chronicle recently published a story on PB in Cambridge.  Check it out! 

http://cambridge.wickedlocal.com/article/20150318/NEWS/150316250

The 20 proposals are in!  Which projects will you vote for? Every Cambridge resident who is at least 12 years old will be able to vote for 5 projects on the ballot next week. Click here to read about them all! 

Thank you to everyone who volunteered as a Budget Delegate!  Between now and March, Budget Delegates are going to be hard at work doing research, community assessments, and site visits to narrow down the list of 380 submitted ideas into 20 project proposals for the ballot. 

Watch this video to see why one young man chose to be a Budget Delegate in New York City's PB process: 

We are still looking for people to volunteer as Budget Delegates and Committee Facilitators! 

The proposal development phase from January-March is where many key decisions will be made, including which projects will appear on the ballot in March.  Be part of that decision!

Idea collection has been extended through December 31st!  Please continue to spread the word about PB and submit your ideas on the map through the end of the month.

Idea collection will close on December 31st, so hurry up and get your idea on the map!

For those of you who couldn't make it to the first two PB Assemblies, check out this 4-minute video by the Participatory Budgeting Project:

Last night's PB Assembly at the Frisoli Youth Center was a success! 

Idea collection is here! Between December 1-19, 2014, the City will be collecting ideas from YOU about how to spend $500,000 on capital projects to improve the community.  Please read the guidelines about what kinds of projects are eligible before submitting your idea.  

Idea collection starts on Monday, December 1st! 

We've translated our PB Assembly flyer into Kreyòl Ayisyen (Haitian Creole), Português (Portuguese), and Español (Spanish).  Please help us spread the word about Participatory Budgeting by sharing this information with your friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, and constituents who may feel more comfortable communicating in these languages.