The People’s Budget, Denver’s Participatory Budgeting Program, is a new approach to city decision-making, where people work side-by-side their government to make thoughtful community investments, together. Over the course of a year, people design the program, submit project ideas, and develop those ideas into specific project proposals.
The community gets to decide how to spend $2 million on small-scale infrastructure projects to improve their communities like playgrounds, trails, trees, crosswalks and benches. Anyone who considers Denver their community can submit an idea, regardless of age or immigration status. The top ideas will advance to the community ballot next fall and winners will be constructed by the city. They are collecting ideas through March 31, 2026.
Below are the program websites:
- https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Community-Planning-and-Development/Planning/Denver-Peoples-Budget
(Here you can read about the past projects that were funded.) - https://civictrust.app/index/denver
(Idea collection is now open. You can submit your project idea here.)