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● projectActive · local · 2019
West Begroot (participatory budgeting, Amsterdam-West)
Neighborhood participatory budgeting in the West district (stadsdeel) of Amsterdam: residents propose plans to improve their neighborhood and then vote on how to distribute an annual budget of 300.000 euros.
illustrative atlas image · Joshua Hoehne / Unsplash01 The context
In the 2025 round, 8.816 residents aged 12 and up voted among the proposed plans and 21 plans are being implemented (half 'activities', half 'physical'). It relies on digital participation tools (OpenStad lineage, Amsterdam's open source platform). It is one of several 'Begroot' schemes in the city.
02 How it works
03 What it stands on
Evidence level
Own experience
Grounded in published theory
Documented evidence elsewhere
Independently evaluated here
Peer-reviewed research documents this project: the strongest evidence level in the atlas.
The evidence 1 ›
EvidenceAn Empirical Analysis of Participatory Budgeting in AmsterdamarXiv (Pelle Nelissen) · 2023