In Chicago’s 49th Ward, the sidewalks were cracked, broken and difficult to navigate. Residents wanted them fixed. So in an unusual experiment, Alderman Joe Moore gave them money -- $1.3 million to be ...

CIVIL society groups are urging stronger participatory budget planning to close persistent gaps between national development plans and actual public spending, warning that limited citizen involvement ...

While no perfect model PB [participatory budgeting] exists, it remains imperative to examine whether a specific PB process has mobilizing or delimiting effects. The national Black Lives Matter ...

What led you to write Budget Justice—and how would you define the term? Celina Su: I define budget justice as giving everyday residents, especially those from historically marginalized communities, ...

For the last few years, Spa City residents 18 and older have been able to cast their votes for Participatory Budgeting ...

I am a progressive Democrat who fought long and hard for progressive goals in education, environment, health care and the like. I worked for a decade assisting members and committees of Congress, ...

The Black Lives Matter movement that has swept the country shows that New Yorkers demand not only equal treatment by law enforcement and an end to police brutality, but also greater government ...

The winners of last week’s vote for Participatory Budgeting for District 33 are in! Coming in first was a proposal for district-wide tree planting, an initiative that will receive $100,000. $200,000 ...

It’s Participatory Budget voting week! Eight districts throughout New York City are participating, all of which you can see here. In Brooklyn, those districts are 33, 39, 44 and 45. Anyone who lives ...

Sacramento is officially launching its participatory budgeting program, which over the next few months will let residents decide how the city will spend $1 million in sales tax revenue. The pilot ...