myPB

A map of NYC with pins illustrating projects that have been completed, are in process, or which lost the vote

New York City has done participatory budgeting since 2012. After several years, many residents wanted to learn about the impact of participatory budgeting (PB) on their communities. In response, the Participatory Budgeting Project (PBP) developed an interactive map to display data on PB projects gathered through the NYC Data Portal.

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Dataset(s): New York City Open Data and the New York City Council capital discretionary budge

Visualization: App, Map

Jurisdiction: New York City

Developed by: The Participatory Budgeting Project

Project link

Map Monday: Participatory Budgeting in New York City

August 06, 2018

August 6, 2018 Civic Data According to New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, NYC Council is kicking off “ the largest demonstration of grassroots democracy in North America” this summer. He’s referring to the Council’s Participatory Budgeting (PB)...

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