This project is a collaboration with the City of Boston for the Office of Participatory Budgeting’s Ideas in Action initiative to facilitate a participatory budgeting process grounded in equity. This involves creating a deliberative community conversation toolkit for use by community partner organizations who will be recruited and managed by the City of Boston. The key focus is on equity-centered recruiting, prioritizing fair and inclusive practices to ensure diverse representation and creating an equitable and informed decision-making environment. The collaborative effort aims to empower community members, allowing them to actively voice needs and priorities that are relevant to their neighborhoods, generating data that can be formed into project proposals and fostering inclusivity and fairness throughout the process.
Learn more about the Ideas in Action initiative.
By
Estefania Ciliotta Chehade and Michael Arnold Mages
CfD Team Members
Research Assistants
Maria Fernanda Ramirez, Mariana Villamizar
Partners
Renato Castelo and Blanca Teixeira from the City of Boston’s Office of Participatory Budgeting
Research Areas
Civic Design, Design + Public Policy, Design + Conversation