This dataset includes data starting in July 2015. This dataset was updated in November 2023 to include Feedback and Information Requests in addition to Service Requests. Please redownload the data for the most up to date information. This dataset will be updated monthly.

Contains view count data for the top 20 pages each day on the Somerville MA city website dating back to 2020. Data is used in the City's dashboard which can be found at https://www.somervilledata.farm/.

The City develops annually a Capital Investment Plan (CIP), which is a document that outlines capital projects for the next ten years, including infrastructure projects, building improvements, park redesigns, and equipment purchases. It also provides a proposed schedule and identifies financing options.

This version was submitted to the Board of Aldermen in January of 2016 and will be updated in late 2016.

The City of Somerville completed the first-ever Participatory Budgeting cycle in 2023. In Participatory Budgeting, residents submit ideas for how to improve Somerville with one million dollars; volunteers score and select the 20 best ideas; and residents vote on the final ideas.

This dataset describes the demographics and satisfaction of residents who voted on the best ideas. After voting for the final Participatory Budgeting ideas, voters were invited to an optional survey to voluntarily submit their demographic information and indicate their satisfaction with the Participatory Budgeting process. Demographics were not connected to votes to preserve anonymity. Open text comments have also been removed from the open dataset for privacy.

The City of Somerville completed the first-ever Participatory Budgeting cycle in 2023. In Participatory Budgeting, residents submit ideas for how to improve Somerville with one million dollars; volunteers score and select the 20 best ideas; and residents vote on the final ideas.

This dataset describes the demographic characteristics of residents who submitted ideas. Residents could submit ideas through the Participatory Budgeting website. Submitters could optionally provide demographic information about themselves. Some submitters chose to identify themselves by name, while others remained anonymous. Demographic information is provided here in aggregated form, intentionally without a link to the individual ideas, to preserve privacy and anonymity.

The City of Somerville completed the first-ever Participatory Budgeting cycle in 2023. In Participatory Budgeting, residents submit ideas for how to improve Somerville with one million dollars; volunteers score and select the 20 best ideas; and residents vote on the final ideas.

Voters could choose and rank up to 5 ideas out of the 20 selected final ideas. This dataset provides the number of votes in each rank slot for each of the final ideas.

The City of Somerville completed the first-ever Participatory Budgeting cycle in 2023. In Participatory Budgeting, residents submit ideas for how to improve Somerville with one million dollars; volunteers score and select the 20 best ideas; and residents vote on the final ideas.

This dataset describes all the ideas that were submitted. Residents could submit ideas through the Participatory Budgeting website. Ideas were public to other users, who could comment or indicate support with a click. Ideas were then reviewed, combined, and scored for eligibility, need, and impact to determine which would appear on the ballot. This dataset includes the ideas that were submitted in this initial submission phase.