Meet Participatory Budgeting

What is happening? Denver has created a participatory budgeting process in which all residents of Denver are eligible to vote how $2M in Federal Infrastructure Funds can be spent. Philadelphia and NYC have tried this in the past with the goal of increasing civic engagement and equity.

Why is this important? Voting is open to “All residents are eligible to vote, regardless of age or immigration status.” The process including submitting projects for funding. During that process, 46% said they did not or could not participate in the 2019 city elections.

Route Fifty | A City Asks Residents to Vote on Which Infrastructure Projects to Fund