Better Reykjavik (Betri Reykjavík)
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Residents here do more than suggest ideas. Since 2011 the My Neighbourhood round has handed voters a fixed share of the municipal capital budget, about 450m ISK a year, to spend on projects they pick.
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Reykjavik's Better Reykjavik platform lets residents propose and vote on ideas for their city. Since 2011 its My Neighbourhood participatory-budgeting round has let citizens allocate a fixed share of the municipal capital budget (about 450m ISK a year) to the top-voted neighbourhood projects.
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1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Better Reykjavik (Betri Reykjavík)” — Reykjavik, Iceland. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/reykjavik-citizen-budget/ (last verified 2026-07-18). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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