PB Cycle 7 Results
The results are in! The following 7 projects won funding and will be included in the FY22 capital budget:
- Urban Micro-Forests for Cambridge ($85,000)
- Rain Gardens for Resiliency ($120,000)
- Bridging the Digital Divide ($95,000)
- Bike Signals at Busy Intersections ($40,000)
- Keep Cambridge Cleaner ($45,000)
- Swinging into Inclusivity ($40,000 )
- Pedestrian-Controlled Crosswalk Lights ($100,000)
Thank you to the 7,250 residents that voted, representing the second highest vote total in Cambridge PB history. The full vote totals are:
| Project | Cost | Votes | Cumulative Cost |
| Urban Micro-Forests for Cambridge | $85,000 | 4,826 | $85,000 |
| Rain Gardens for Resilience | $120,000 | 3,640 | $205,000 |
| Bridging the Digital Divide | $95,000 | 3,342 | $300,000 |
| Bike Signals at Busy Intersections | $40,000 | 2,984 | $340,000 |
| Keep Cambridge Cleaner | $45,000 | 2,661 | $385,000 |
| Swinging into Inclusivity | $40,000 | 2,282 | $425,000 |
| Pedestrian-Controlled Crosswalk Lights | $100,000 | 2,269 | $525,000 |
| Open Our Doors - Automatic Door Openers on Public Buildings | $50,000 | 1,950 | |
| We Need More Crosswalks | $40,000 | 1,942 | |
| Safer Streets Around Parks and Schools | $90,000 | 1,890 | |
| New Park Pavilion | $175,000 | 1,710 | |
| Waste Management Education Campaign | $85,000 | 1,546 | |
| Add Color to our Youth Centers | $25,000 | 1,252 | |
| Listen Up! Public Meeting Space Hearing Technology | $150,000 | 1,072 | |
| Who Let the Dogs Out? | $20,000 | 939 | |
| Fast Response High Visibility Fire Hydrant Markers | $8,000 | 901 |
Special thanks to the City Manager for fully funding the seventh winning project!
PB Cycle 7 Vote
This year's PB vote took place January 4-9, 2021. Residents age 12 and up (and all 6th graders) voted on-line in English and 7 other languages and over the phone.
Final PB Cycle 7 Ballot
The final 16 projects on the Cycle 7 Ballot are:
- Fast Response High Visibility Fire Hydrant Markers
- Bike Signals at Busy Intersections
- Rain Gardens for Resiliency
- New Park Pavilion
- Pedestrian-Controlled Crosswalk Lights
- Add Color to our Youth Centers
- Who Let the Dogs Out?
- Open Our Doors
- Swinging into Inclusivity
- Bridging the Digital Divide
- Public Meeting Space Hearing Technology
- Safer Streets Around Parks and Schools
- Urban Micro-Forests for Cambridge
- We Need More Crosswalks
- Waste Management Education Campaign
- Keeping Cambridge Cleaner
(Projects listed in random order.)
Proposal Development
From September-December, 80+ Budget Delegates are working in five committees to research, assess, and prioritize all of the submitted ideas and ultimately develop the 16 final proposals for the January 2021 PB ballot. Read the 2020 Budget Delegate Guide to find out more about the proposal development process.
PB Cycle 7 Timeline
- Planning/adapting PB for COVID-19 (summer 2020)
- Community members brainstorm and submit IDEAS (September 2020)
- Volunteer Budget Delegates turn ideas into concrete project PROPOSALS (October - November 2020)
- City staff vet proposals for FEASIBILITY and COST (November 2020)
- Residents VOTE on which projects they’d like the City to fund (January 2021)
- RESULTS are announced and winning projects are included in the City’s FY21 Capital Budget (January 13, 2021)
- Projects are IMPLEMENTED (July 1, 2021 onward)
Idea Collection
To read about all of the ideas that were submitted in the seventh cycle, please click the map below:
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Numbers 2, 5, 12 & 14 can be combined (Intersection/Crosswalk safety)
As can Numbers 15&16 (Waste management/More and cleaner trash solutions).
Perhaps they would been with more time but it makes it challenging to vote.