PB.PJAMAL.COM NYC Participatory Budget is how you improve your local neighborhoods

PB.PJamal.com Driving Question: How can we, as informed and active citizens, identify a real environmental need in our local districts and design a fiscally responsible, realistic Participatory Budgeting proposal that wins the support of our neighbors to improve our communities?

Resources for EduSciTech Designed PB.PJamal.com Project:

Who won last night in your neighborhood. See details of results
Who Represents Me? https://www.mygovnyc.org/?tab=city
What is your neighborhood called? https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/upshot/extremely-detailed-nyc-neighborhood-map.html
Check to make sure you are registered to vote in NYC: https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/
Plan Early to be an informed voter: https://ballotpedia.org/Main_Page
NYC Street Trees https://tree-map.nycgovparks.org/
iNaturalist - To Submit your observations of Flora and Fauna of your neighborhood

Real Money. Real Projects. Real People. What could $1 million do for your neighborhood?

Get to know your community by first identifying what your neighborhood is called. In order to make observations, propose an idea and then VOTE on the best ideas! It all starts with getting to know who represents you first and who is your NYC district council member

The 311 App is a helpful one that can also help improve your neighborhoods. Be an educated and helpful citizen by reporting problems so they can be solved, such as where to plant trees.

As we begin our Participatory Budget Project for Unit 2, we want to remind you that City Council Districts have access to $1 million to spend on Participatory Budget. These ideas are proposed by citizens and voted on by citizens. May the best ideas and democracy led by youth win just as 3Zero.Club promotes.

This year, 24 Council Members across New York City are asking residents how to spend at least $24 million in capital funding, specifically for local improvements to schools, parks, libraries and other public spaces. PBNYC funds physical infrastructure projects in public spaces, cost at least $50,000 and have a lifespan of at least 5 years.

How Does It Work?

Submit Your Ideas

Source: https://council.nyc.gov/pb/

If your district city council member is not participating in PB yet, please shame them into engaging their communities.

You are taking on a PROJECT DISTRICT# in NYC for you and/or with a partner ideally to prepare for your PB Project. Create a Presentation Slide (share with partner) and include the following - (Max 10 slides)

Take photos as evidence, either via Google Maps Street View OR in person as you walk around in your PROJECT DISTRICT # [Bonus for creative videos presentations]

1) We are going to map our neighborhood and describe the change that our neighborhood has gone through over the years.

http://maps.google.com --> Drag the yellow guy and drop him in your neighborhood for street view. Click See More Dates. Compare your neighborhood over a period of time as you explore on a virtual street walk through time.

Respond to the following prompts in a slide that you and your project partner create

2) We are going to map our neighborhood and describe the change that our neighborhood has gone through over the years.

What is a STRENGTH of your project district?

3) Identify the following infrastructures in your district -

a) How green is your neighborhood? Describe the amount of trees and green spaces you see during your virtual walk including using iNaturalist.org and/or NYC Street Trees Maps to describe photos of specific plants (Flora) and animals (Fauna) in your district. Biodiversity Matters.

b) Does your community encourage walking and biking? How connected is your community to public transportation?

c) Your local library

How far of a walk is it from your place?

d) Your local food market or grocery store

Describe how far this is from you and how is your access to healthy food?

4) What is a WEAKNESS of your project district?

5) What is an OPPORTUNITY for your project district?

6) What is your specific project idea and how much will it cost (minimum 50k)? You can include short term and long-term data analysis with cost breakdown for your project idea for the district

7) Reach out to city council office to polish and promote your idea with a marketing plan to get others to vote for your idea. Share results of your engagement. Your Engagements with your Local City Council Office Matters and is an important life skill.