Data

General Issues
Economics
Specific Topics
Budget - Local
Collections
Participedia Team
Location
453 West 12th Avenue
Vancouver
British Columbia
V5Y 1V4
Canada
Scope of Influence
Neighbourhood
Parent of this Case
West End Participatory Budgeting Pilot Project
Links
Fostering community through participatory budgeting - website
We Choo$e: Rulebook for Participatory Budgeting in the City of Vancouver’s West End
Start Date
End Date
Ongoing
No
Time Limited or Repeated?
A single, defined period of time
Purpose/Goal
Make, influence, or challenge decisions of government and public bodies
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Open to All
General Types of Methods
Public budgeting
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Manage and/or allocate money or resources
Facilitate decision-making
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Participatory Budgeting
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Decision Methods
Voting
Type of Organizer/Manager
Local Government

CASE

Final Phase of Participatory Budgeting in Vancouver's West End

General Issues
Economics
Specific Topics
Budget - Local
Collections
Participedia Team
Location
453 West 12th Avenue
Vancouver
British Columbia
V5Y 1V4
Canada
Scope of Influence
Neighbourhood
Parent of this Case
West End Participatory Budgeting Pilot Project
Links
Fostering community through participatory budgeting - website
We Choo$e: Rulebook for Participatory Budgeting in the City of Vancouver’s West End
Start Date
End Date
Ongoing
No
Time Limited or Repeated?
A single, defined period of time
Purpose/Goal
Make, influence, or challenge decisions of government and public bodies
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Open to All
General Types of Methods
Public budgeting
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Manage and/or allocate money or resources
Facilitate decision-making
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Participatory Budgeting
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Decision Methods
Voting
Type of Organizer/Manager
Local Government

West End (in Vancouver, BC) community members get to vote on how to spend $100,000 of public funds to improve their neighbourhood.

Problems and Purpose

Background History and Context

Organizing, Supporting, and Funding Entities

Participant Recruitment and Selection

Methods and Tools Used

What Went On: Process, Interaction, and Participation

Influence, Outcomes, and Effects

Analysis and Lessons Learned

See Also

Participatory Budgeting

West End Participatory Budgeting Pilot Project

References

External Links

Notes