Atlanta, GA experiments with district-level participatory budgeting based on resident suggestions
Atlanta, GA Participatory Budgeting District Residents
The city's participatory budgeting initiative issued $50,000 to each council district. Residents submitted proposals for local projects to their council members via surveys and listening sessions. The final ballot of projects for each district was created by city personnel after reviews of existing projects and cost analysis. Each district held an online vote to determine which projects received public funding.
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Atlanta councilman holding town hall on participatory budgeting
Residents in the district will decide which projects will be supported with participatory budgeting funds.
Atlantans speak up in participatory budgeting process, call for safer streets - Curbed Atlanta
Suggestions for unspent cash leaned toward bike projects, street fixes, and even Atlanta Streetcar expansion.
Project Succeeded
The Downtown Decides! process for District 2 resulted in 33 finalists and 17 winning projects decided by 3,479 voters.
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