The second edition of the participatory budgets is now under way. Members of the public can choose which projects they want to be implemented in their district in the next four years. The process will be conducted via the decidim.barcelona platform and run until April 2025.

Proposals are put forward in the first stage. They can be submitted until 29 November, and this stage also offers the chance to discuss them in face-to-face sessions held all around the city, with information on these here.

Projects of general interest or municipal responsibility will be accepted and should meet a series of requisites: able to be executed during this term of office, with a specific purpose, following criteria on sustainability and not compromising any programmes, plans or urban projects already approved. They can be projects to improve public space, municipal facilities or the acquisition or renovation of assets.

Once the stage for proposals is over, the next stage entails a technical assessment of their feasibility, to be completed in January 2025. At that point members of the public can vote for the initiatives they consider the most important, using the decidim.barcelona platform or the face-to-face support points. The 25 projects with the most backing in each district will go into the final voting stage, with support from municipal specialists.

The winning projects will be executed before 2027, with an overall budget of 30 million euros to be invested. Full information on the process and how to take part can be found on  decidim.barcelona. The platform details all the steps to follow to be a part of the second edition of the participatory budgets.