Participatory Budgeting Cycle 11 Results!

From March 6-16, 2025, 10,110 Cambridge residents age 12 and older voted on how to spend $1 million on capital and operating projects to improve the community! The winning projects were announced at the PB11 Vote Results Party last night at Cambridge City Hall.



In order of ranked votes, the following seven projects won $1,060,000 in Fiscal Year 2026 funding:

1. Improve Parks With Shade Structures & Seating ($250,000)
2. Build a Pollinator Garden in a City Park ($75,000)
3. Funding for High School Clubs ($150,000)
4. Slower Speeds for Safer Streets ($250,000)
5. Mobile Center for Hard-to-Recycle Items ($75,000)
6. Welcome Baby Boxes for New Parents ($60,000)
7. Electric Vehicle Chargers ($200,000)

Visit pb.cambridgema.gov to see the full vote counts and results!

Thank you to all 10,110 residents who voted online, over the phone, and in person. Special thanks to the City Manager for fully funding the seventh winning project, bringing the total FY26 PB11 funding to $1,060,000. In total, after this year's vote, PB will have funded 79 projects totaling $10.6 million. 

Thank you to our dedicated volunteers, facilitators, City of Cambridge staff, and all the residents and participants who helped make the City's eleventh PB process a success!

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