Wrocław and Racibórz residents select local participatory budget projects

Residents in Wrocław and Racibórz have concluded voting for their respective participatory budgeting programs, selecting various local development projects.

In Wrocław, citizens cast over 46,000 votes to select 30 projects for the 2026 budget, with a record allocation of 39 million PLN. The winning initiatives primarily focus on greenery, recreation, and pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure. The most popular project, ‘Bezpieczna Odra’, involves an intelligent monitoring and rescue system for the city's riverbanks. Other significant winners include projects for green bicycle-pedestrian networks.

In Racibórz, the eleventh edition of the participatory budget resulted in the selection of 19 projects, including six city-wide and 13 local initiatives. Key winners include a project to modernize volunteer fire department stations, a new sound system for a football stadium, and a family play zone. Other selected projects include the ‘Flowers and Butterflies’ initiative at the Arboretum Bramy Morawskiej, which aims to plant thousands of flower bulbs to support pollinators.