Creating a simple application for Participatory Budgeting
There are amazing examples from Brazil & Chicago of how participatory budgeting helped engage neighborhood residents in deciding priorities for development. Could we learn from what worked and imagine ways to use open data and software to test a version in Oakland?
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Jake Wasserman commented
Much closer Oakland -- Vallejo has been using Participatory Budgeting for a couple of years:
How it works:
http://www.timesheraldonline.com/general-news/20140926/vallejos-participatory-budgeting-vote-how-does-it-workUps and Downs:
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/11/the-city-that-gave-its-residents-3-million/382348/Discussion of revisions after year 2 engagement drop:
http://www.timesheraldonline.com/general-news/20141203/vallejo-council-wrestles-with-participatory-budgeting-revisions