Participatory budgeting makes the people involved more likely to vote – an important consideration in a city like Detroit ...

The heart of our community is Downtown Boulder. This is where, in some 40 square blocks and in over 3,000,000 square feet, people find churches, offices, services, banks, stores, restaurants, hotels, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Tens of thousands of Chicagoans cannot vote in local elections due to their immigration status. The overwhelming majority are from Latin America. Still, there is a way for some ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. The largest state economy in the United States wants to make ...

Here’s what was funded, and how Rhode Island could adopt a participatory budget process in other areas of the state. Last summer, residents of three Rhode Island cities were asked to figure out how to ...

Sacramentans could soon have more of a say over how they’d like the city to spend taxpayer dollars, after City Council decided on Tuesday they would put money from the city’s general fund into a pilot ...

Residents of District 7, which covers Manhattanville, Morningside Heights, Manhattan Valley, and Hamilton Heights, are joining New York City’s annual participatory budgeting process, through which ...

On Monday King County Equity Now research director Shaun Glaze presented to the Seattle City Council a preliminary report on the look, function, and priorities of the Black Brilliance Research Project ...

When I look at the gorgeous libraries in the annual Library Design Showcase, I always wonder what happened behind the scenes that led to a particular design. I’m especially curious how designers ...