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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In hopes to address food insecurity, community gardening with locally grown vegetables, fruits and nut-tree orchards may finally be coming to Evanston. The Evanston Urban Farm proposal was among seven ...

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 ...

Government budgets are often opaque documents that are thrashed out behind closed doors or during noisy debates. But a couple of Massachusetts cities are giving residents a direct voice in how their ...

Participatory budgeting is not a radical demand. It is a practical, proven pathway toward a more democratic, resilient and ...