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Your Voice, Your Choice Participatory Budgeting Program suspended for 2020

In response to COVID-19, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, along with all City departments, has been shifting our resources, staff, and efforts toward supporting the needs of our community, including our most vulnerable residents. With the challenges of uncertain economic conditions this year and next, the Your Voice, Your Choice Participatory Budgeting… [ Keep reading ]

Share your ideas for park and street improvements

Now’s your chance to share ideas for small-scale park and street improvements you’d like to see in your neighborhood. During Your Voice, Your Choice 2020, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods is asking community members to democratically decide how to spend $2 million of the City’s budget on these improvements. From February… [ Keep reading ]

Become a Your Voice, Your Choice Champion

Help spread the word about Your Voice, Your Choice in your community. Your Voice, Your Choice (YVYC) is here to put community decision-making back in YOUR hands! You and your neighbors get to create, develop, and vote on what park and street improvements will receive funding in your neighborhood! We are gearing… [ Keep reading ]

The results are in for Your Voice, Your Choice

More than 6,500 voted; 22 community projects selected More than 6,500 community members voted for their favorite park and street projects and the 22 projects have been selected. It’s all part of the City’s Your Voice, Your Choice: Parks & Streets, a participatory budgeting program in which community members democratically… [ Keep reading ]

Vote now for your favorite Your Voice, Your Choice park and street improvements

You decide how to spend $2 million of the City’s budget The month of September is your chance to vote for your favorite local park and street improvement projects. It’s all part of the City of Seattle’s Your Voice, Your Choice: Parks & Streets, a participatory budgeting program in which… [ Keep reading ]

Be a Your Voice, Your Choice VOTE CHAMPION

Help spread the word about Your Voice, Your Choice in your community. Your Voice, Your Choice (YVYC) is here to put community decision-making back in YOUR hands! This September, you and your neighbors get to vote on what park and street improvements will receive funding in your neighborhood! Help us… [ Keep reading ]

Meet Shaquan Smith, the new project manager for Your Voice, Your Choice

Shaquan Smith recently moved to Seattle from Detroit, Michigan. In mid-April, he joined the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods team and now coordinates the Your Voice, Your Choice: Parks and Streets participatory budgeting program. Get to know a little bit more about Shaquan below: Where did you grow up? Flint, Michigan… [ Keep reading ]

Join us online or in-person to rank ideas for small park and street improvements

You are invited to review the park and street improvement ideas submitted by the public for Your Voice, Your Choice: Parks & Streets. Get involved by sharing your feedback online or at one or more of the upcoming project development meetings throughout the city. All who live, work, go to school,… [ Keep reading ]

Final schedule announced for Your Voice, Your Choice project development meetings

Updated April 29, 2019 Your Voice, Your Choice: Parks and Streets project development meetings are now finalized. A full meeting schedule is posted below. At these meetings, participants will be responsible for evaluating the project ideas that are submitted and give each project numerical ratings. Participation is open to all who… [ Keep reading ]

Your Voice, Your Choice project development meetings begin in May

Your Voice, Your Choice: Parks and Streets project development meetings will begin in May, 2019. A full meeting schedule will be posted in mid-April. At these meetings, participants will be responsible for evaluating the project ideas that are submitted and give each project numerical ratings. Participation is open to all… [ Keep reading ]