PB29th Ward
#PB29 29th Ward's Participatory Budgeting Process
About this process
29th Ward's Participatory Budgeting Process
Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a democratic process in which community members directly decide how to spend part of a public budget. The process was first developed in Brazil in 1989, and there are now over 1,500 participatory budgets around the world, mostly at the municipal level. The first PB process in the US was launched here in Chicago in 2009 by former 49th Ward Alderman Joe Moore. PB is a best practice of democratic governance by the United Nations. Alderman Taliaferro joins eight other Chicago Aldermen, who do PB in their own wards.
Contact Info: Byron Watson, Budget Director
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Rejected
Help us improve the business strip along Roosevelt between Austin and Menard. We could use funds...
Rejected
These planters add to the beautification of our neighborhood. Propose SIX planters at the...
Accepted
We need $70,000 to bring a new playground to Sayre Language Academy. The current playground is...
Rejected
When it rains, several streets in the area get very flooded. Most notably, Monitor Ave. from the...
What is decided
$1 million of the ward's public infrastructure dollars.
Who participates
Anyone can participate by sharing an idea or creating a proposal. Anyone who is 14 years of age or older can vote to determine how to spend the million dollars.
How is it decided
Community residents share ideas, develop proposals and create a ballot and hold a community vote. The top winning projects are funded.
Promoter group
Ward 49
Start date
June 01, 2021
End date
January 31, 2022
Reference: chi-PART-2021-05-7
Statistics
15
Participants
93
Followers
70
Proposals
60
Endorsements
284
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