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Phase 2 Evaluation
Richmond People’s Budget: Phase 2 Evaluation Now Available – We Want to Hear From You!The Richmond People’s Budget is more than just a pilot program — it’s a bold step toward deeper civic engagement and community-led investment. With $3 million, this initiative empowers Richmond residents to directly decide how a portion of the city’s budget is spent on projects that matter most to them.From planting trees and enhancing pedestrian safety to upgrading recreation spaces and improving bus shelters,…
Nov 17 2025
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Welcome to RVAPB's new home!
Hello Richmond! We’re excited to welcome you to the new digital home of the Richmond People’s Budget. This platform is more than just a website — it’s a (digital) public space built for collaboration, transparency, and community decision-making. Here, you can explore every phase of the participatory budgeting process, from idea collection to voting and results. You’ll be able to share your ideas, comment on proposals, follow projects you care about, and receive updates as they move forward. By b…
Sep 19 2025
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RVAPB - Phase 2 Focus Group
As a valued participant in the Richmond People's Budget initiative, we invite you to be a part of a focus group to hear your thoughts on Cycle 1 of Richmond People’s Budget. Researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University’s Center for Public Policy are leading this focus group to make sure these efforts are meeting the needs of the community . This follows-up on focus groups they conducted in September 2024, where we sought information about why people were participating and their experience…
Jul 29 2025
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RVAPB photo gallery
As the Richmond People's Budget transitions into our implementation/ evaluation year we want to share with you some of the moments we captured during the Idea Collection, Project Development and Voting phases.Idea CollectionIdea Collection collageProject DevelopmentProject Development collageVotingVoting collage
Jul 14 2025
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RICHMOND PEOPLE’S BUDGET ANNOUCES SPRING 2025 VOTING RESULTS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE5.5.2025RICHMOND PEOPLE’S BUDGET ANNOUCES SPRING 2025 VOTING RESULTSRichmond, VA — Participatory Budgeting Steering Commission, with the support of Richmond City Council, are proud to announce the results of the inaugural cycle of the Richmond People’s Budget (RVAPB)—a historic initiative that marks the first participatory budgeting process in both the City of Richmond and the Commonwealth of Virginia.The RVAPB empowers residents to decide how to spend $3 million on capital …
May 05 2025
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PB Voting Resources
In preparation for Richmond People's Budget voting cycle 1 - we are providing a set of resources that we hope will assist voters.How to find your Districtvisit the link below, and search the property addresshttps://richmond-geo-hub-cor.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/cor::council-districts-3/explore?location=37.525089%2C-77.493427%2C10.98Decide how to voteIn Person AND Online voting is available from April 1 - 15, 2025 - find more information regarding voting opportunities on the page linked belowhttp…
Apr 02 2025
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RVAPB "I voted" Sticker campaign
RVAPB "I Voted" Sticker Design ContestOverviewIn preparation for People’s Budget Voting in April, RVAPB is inviting ALL Richmond residents to design the official "I Voted" sticker for this year’s Participatory Budgeting process! In true PB spirit, the winning design will be chosen by the community and will be handed out to voters during the PB voting period. This is a fun and creative way to celebrate civic engagement and get excited about shaping Richmond’s future!Who can enter?📍 Open to all R…
Feb 12 2025
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Budget Delegate Resources
Durham's Participatory Budget Cycle 1 (2018-2019)https://pbdurham.mapseed.org/11.43/35.99921/-78.94236Vision 0 Dashboardhttps://cor.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/e6097a6342f148ce912ba98e04551e70Richmond Geo-Hub(Council Districts)https://richmond-geo-hub-cor.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/f587112592d04c4b857bddb10046ce26_0/explore?location=37.531850%2C-77.463840%2C10.74Richmond Assessors Office Property Searchhttps://apps.richmondgov.com/applications/PropertySearch/Search.aspxRVA 300 Planhttps://w…
Jan 08 2025
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Delegate Application LIVE!
Dear Community Members,Thank you for your interest in becoming a delegate for the first cycle of the Richmond People’s Budget! We’re excited to get the ball rolling and are pleased to share the official application for the role.You can find instructions on the application form linked below. Please note that the application deadline is December 3rd at 5:00 PM.If you know others who may be interested, we encourage you to share this form with them as well.We look forward to reviewing your applicati…
Nov 20 2024
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Idea Collection now LIVE!!!
Do you have an idea for making your neighborhood better? The Richmond People's Budget wants to hear from you.Starting last week, we have been connecting with people from all over Richmond to ask a very simple question - How would you improve your neighborhood?We have heard lots of amazing ideas. This includes pool improvements in Randolph and water fountains in Fulton, depaving sidewalks to plan trees on the East End to beautification projects on the Southside. Each of these ideas has a story a…
Sep 19 2024
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Tell us what you think of Richmond
Have you ever wanted to share your true feelings about Richmond? The good, the bad, and the ugly. The Richmond People's Budget has got your back.Join us for a conversation to talk about community engagement, your thoughts on local government, and the role you think RVAPB can play in the city. Your insights will inform how we move forward and provide the Richmond City Council with information on whether this initiative is successful. As well as opportunities for improvement. Interpretation will …
Aug 13 2024
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A Timeline for RVAPB
In an effort to more deeply plan out what needs to happen to move the Richmond People’s Budget forward, we have created this extensive timeline. Also known as a gantt chart or project management plan, it is meant to tease out the complexity of actions, responsibilities, and deadlines for these efforts. The spreadsheet below is a living document and we will be refining it over time.
Apr 04 2024
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RVAPB – Looking for a Design Intern
Do you have design skills?Looking for a project that will have significant impact in Richmond?The Richmond Participatory Budgeting initiative is looking for a summer design intern that will help us complete the first phase of a 2 year planning process.We need someone with Adobe Illustrator and InDesign skills to help us layout out and make visually appealing the first RVAPB Rulebook, which sets the guidelines for how participatory budgeting will happen in 2024.This is a $15 an hour, contract rol…
Jun 15 2023
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Charla del Presupuesto Participativo con Flor Lopez
“Es lo que todo el mundo debería estar haciendo en todas partes, con todo el presupuesto todo el tiempo. Me entusiasma la posibilidad de que es una puerta que estamos abriendo para continuar empujando que tomemos pasos hacia esa dirección…Si estamos hablando del presupuesto de la ciudad, del dinero que la comunidad ha pagado a través de sus impuestos, la misma gente que está pagando esto tiene derecho, voz, y voto de poder determinar cómo se gasta este dinero.”¡Escucha aquí mi conversación con …
Jun 15 2023
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Participatory Budgeting Chat with Ebony Walden
“More agency, ownership, power, voice, self-determination, decision-making; all of the things that we need in our society to have strong civic engagement and participation”Listen here for my conversation with Ebony Walden! Ebony is an urban planner and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion consultant and facilitator with over 15 years of experience working to transform communities. As the founder of Ebony Walden Consulting, an urban strategy firm based in Richmond, Virginia, she works with community …
May 08 2023
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Participatory Budgeting in Greensboro
Three hours by car south of Richmond, you will arrive at Greensboro, a town somewhat similar in size to Richmond. In fact, Participatory Budgeting has been in operation in that town as well, dating back to 2014. Greensboro became the first city in the South in 2014 to use such a process and allocated $500,000 of the city’s budget to it. At that time, PB Greensboro volunteers became involved in the official budgeting process, serving as members of the steering committee and in other roles.In the …
Mar 22 2023
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Participatory Budgeting Chat with Wyatt Gordon
“If you look at American society today, building trust is probably one of the number one things we should be focusing on. The flip side of helping people to build trust in their local government is helping local government officials and elected representatives to also trust the people that they’re governing”Listen to this incredible conversation with Wyatt Gordon about Participatory Budgeting in Richmond!Wyatt is a born-and-raised Richmonder with a master’s in urban planning from the University …
Mar 22 2023
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People for PB in Boston
The City of Boston has had a participatory budgeting (PB) process since 2014. In contrast to many cities, it is currently a youth-only process led by Youth Lead the Change (YLC), an initiative started by the Mayor’s office. YLC has engaged young people between the ages of 12 and 25 to propose projects, develop proposals with the support of city staff, and ultimately vote on the projects that will receive $1 million in city funding each year.In the past, Boston’s youth have allocated PB funds for…
Feb 11 2023
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RVAPB Rulebook
The primary task of the RVAPB Commission is the development of a rulebook that will guide the RVAPB process. Throughout the fall of 2022, they have been reviewing and exploring rulebooks from other PB efforts around the country. In 2023 they will start to create a rulebook specifically for Richmond.You can follow those activities below.
Dec 13 2022
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What is Participatory Budgeting?
So, you’ve heard that the City of Richmond is starting a participatory budgeting process and you are a little curious.Before we go further, take a second and jot down a few ideas on a piece of paper. What stood out to you? What was something that you saw or heard which was different from your typical experience of engaging with local government? Think about how this could impact Richmond.We should start by defining some terms.One of the first things that everyone struggles with is just saying p-…
Sep 28 2022
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