How would you spend $2 million of the city’s money? This question kicked-off Boston’s first city-wide participatory budgeting process, "Ideas in Action," creating a new avenue for resident voices to shape our neighborhoods.


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Originally Published: <time datetime="2025-02-10 00:24:46">February 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM EST</time>

How would you spend $2 million of the city’s money? This question kicked-off Boston’s first city-wide participatory budgeting process, “Ideas in Action,” creating a new avenue for resid…{ai:summary}<p>Boston has launched its first city-wide participatory budgeting initiative called "Ideas in Action," allowing residents to decide how to allocate $2 million of city funds. This program aims to empower local voices and enhance community involvement in shaping neighborhood projects. </p><p>#politics</p>

Castelo: Voting open in Boston’s 1st participatory budget

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