How does PB work in Cambridge? What happens when?

The 2020 PB cycle will run from September-December 2020 and include the following key phases:

Community members brainstorm and submit IDEAS about how to spend $500,000 of the City's FY21 Budget on capital projects to improve Cambridge (September 1-September 30, 2020)
Volunteer Budget Delegates research and prioritize ideas, ultimately developing final PROPOSALS for the PB Ballot (October-December 2020)
City staff vet proposals for FEASIBILITY and COST (November 2020)
Residents VOTE on which projects they’d like the City to fund (December 2020)
RESULTS are announced and winning projects are included in the City’s FY22 capital budget (December 2020 - January 2021)
Winning projects are IMPLEMENTED (July 2021 onward)

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City of Cambridge Participatory Budgeting