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Restorative Economy Entity: Participatory Budgeting
What is the Great Cities Institute's PBP?
Participatory Budgeting was first brought to the U.S. and to Chicago in 2009 when it was first conducted by Alderman Joe Moore of the 49th Ward. With the assistance of the Participatory Budgeting Project (PBP), a nonprofit organization that helps create and support PB processes, Alderman Moore implemented the process within the ward to spend his Ward’s “menu money” - funds that Aldermen are granted each year to spend on capital improvements. In 2012, University of Illinois at Chicago’s Great Cities Institute partnered with PBP, amongst other stakeholders, to launch PB Chicago and expand the process to additional wards across the city. PB Chicago, an initiative of the Great Cities Institute, is a broad collaborative effort that includes participating aldermen, their staff, and residents, city agency staff, Chicago Public Schools, and other nonprofits and community-based organizations. This initiative aims to build a more democratic and equitable approach to public spending in Chicago.
Restorative Economy Entity: Participatory Budgeting
What is the Great Cities Institute's PBP?
Participatory Budgeting was first brought to the U.S. and to Chicago in 2009 when it was first conducted by Alderman Joe Moore of the 49th Ward. With the assistance of the Participatory Budgeting Project (PBP), a nonprofit organization that helps create and support PB processes, Alderman Moore implemented the process within the ward to spend his Ward’s “menu money” - funds that Aldermen are granted each year to spend on capital improvements. In 2012, University of Illinois at Chicago’s Great Cities Institute partnered with PBP, amongst other stakeholders, to launch PB Chicago and expand the process to additional wards across the city. PB Chicago, an initiative of the Great Cities Institute, is a broad collaborative effort that includes participating aldermen, their staff, and residents, city agency staff, Chicago Public Schools, and other nonprofits and community-based organizations. This initiative aims to build a more democratic and equitable approach to public spending in Chicago.