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The platform "Participation in Zurich's future" is the participation portal of the city of Zurich.

Get involved in dialogue, have an influence, help shape the city, become active. You can do all of this in the participation portal "Taking part in Zurich's future". For example in participation projects on planning, construction projects or special topics, in existing committees or in the form of voluntary work in the district or in the neighborhood. Join us!

For technical problems or other support cases, as well as editorial errors in the general area of ​​the website, you can contact us using the following form: contact form.

Process phases

Mark your agenda: The Stadtidee starts on 10 July 2021 - you can already learn about the process here!

What should change in your neighbourhood? Enter your own ideas, comment on ideas already submitted or come to one of our events to exchange thoughts with other interested parties.

Anyone who lives, works or otherwise spends a lot of time in Zurich can take part - regardless of age,nationality or place of residence. All you need to do is register with a verified e-mail address. 

The collection of ideas starts on 10 July 2021 and ends on 4 September 2021.

Your submitted ideas will be checked for feasibility by the city at this stage.

Ideas that do not make it to the voting stage will be forwarded to the relevant departments where possible and answered by officials. Implementation of the ideas cannot be promised, but the ideas will flow into the further development of participatory processes in the city of Zurich. 

In this phase, all Zurich residents can vote on which feasible ideas the budget of CHF 540,000 should be distributed among. Ideas will win up until the money is used up. All you need to do to vote is register on this platform.

The winning ideas will be implemented in 2022.

Stadtidee

Ideas for Zurich

About this process

This was the first participatory budget of the city

The Stadtidee project team says thank you! Since spring 2022, 61 ideas have been implemented for Zurich by committed collectives, associations and individuals. New green spaces, exchange offers, skill-sharing events and many new contacts have been created.

Here you can find out about the current status of the implementations. Check out the events to see when you can get involved with the ideas in your neighborhood.

The Stadtidee
Between July 10 and September 4, 2021, 167 ideas for Zurich in four neighborhoods were entered as part of the "City Idea" process. 135 made it to the final selection and were voted on between October 25 and November 7, 2021. The online voting was closed at midnight on November 7 2021. You can find more information on the process here.

Reference: MSZ-PART-2021-05-2