The $925,000 in FY20 capital funds for the six winning projects from the fifth PB cycle became available on July 1, 2019. The graphic below displays the status of each project. We'll continue to update this information as more work is completed.
Smoother Cycling paving installation occurred in the following locations: Sparks (Huron to Craigie), Trowbridge (Mass Ave to Harvard), Hancock (Mass Ave to Harvard), Aberdeen Ave (Huron to Mt Auburn), Cambridge St (Quincy to Fayette), Cardinal Medeiros (Binney to Hampshire), Hampshire Street (Cardinal to Broadway), Brookline Street (Waverly to Lopez), Brattle (FPP to Larch Street), Webster Ave (Cambridge to Somerville line), Ellery St (Broadway to Mass Ave), Quincy St (Cambridge to Kirkland), Mass Ave (Putnam to Inman)
The fifth Participatory Budgeting (PB) cycle in Cambridge will run from May-December 2018. This time, the City will set aside $900,000 of the FY20 Budget for one-time capital projects to improve the community. Winning projects from past PB cycles include a public toilet in Central Square, solar panels for the Main Library roof, resource kits for the homeless, a freezer van for prepared food rescue, water bottle fill stations, bilingual books for children learning English, and many others.
To read about all of the ideas that were submitted in the fifth cycle, please click the map below:
Technology for the Community Learning Center ($20,000)
Upgrades at the Central Square Library ($100,000)
Water Fountains in Every Park ($90,000)
Artwork Celebrating Same-Sex Marriage Rights ($75,000)
Connecting Face 2 Face: Video Conferencing for All ($50,000)
Protect the Health and Safety of our Firefighters ($110,000)
Let's Rest: Picnic Tables & Benches for Our Parks ($120,000)
Let Us Remember: Cambridge Memorial Peace Garden ($400,000)
Fit, Fun, and Free: Outdoor Gyms for All ($125,000)
Swinging in the City ($120,000)
Smoother Cycling ($250,000)
Light it Up ($130,000)
What's Your Speed? ($75,000)
Charging into the Future ($100,000)
Give me Shelter! ($100,000)
Trees, please! ($200,000)
Clean Up Cambridge ($100,000)
Thirst-mobile: Water truck with free, cold water ($75,000)
Soak Up the Solar Power ($250,000)
The fifth Participatory Budgeting Vote was from December 1-7, 2018. Cambridge residents age 12 and older, including non-US citizens and university students, were able to vote for up to 5 PB projects on the ballot.
Winning projects will be included in the City's FY20 Capital Budget. Implementation will take place during FY20, which runs from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020.
The 20 final proposals for the December 2018 PB ballot:
The fifth PB Vote was held from December 1-7, 2018. Over 6,849 Cambridge residents age 12 and older voted to decide how to spend $925,000 on capital projects to improve the community – the most votes yet in a PB process in Cambridge.
For more information on PB Cycle 5 results click here.