You hold the purse strings: Nashvillians can vote now on 35 neighborhood projects vying for funding

Voting is open for Davidson County residents who want a say in how to spend $10 million in the city’s expanded “participatory budgeting” process.

Over 700 ballots were cast during the first few days of voting, which will remain open through November.

Voters — including anyone 14 years old and up — can pick from 35 different ideas. That’s one for each Metro Council district (you can see the full list at the bottom of this article).

These ideas, which were selected from over 1,300 submissions, range from creating pickleball courts at Seven Oaks Park to adding library resources — like a possible musical instrument lending program at the Goodlettsville, Hermitage and Madison branch libraries — to things like traffic-calming efforts, including crosswalks, road markings or signage. Projects focused on traffic calming and park improvements are the most common.

Some proposals cost as little as $50,000 while others would require over $1 million.

Ballots can be cast online at PBNash.com or at any library branch. Voters can pick up to five projects. Results will be tallied after Nov. 30. Winning projects are expected to be announced mid-December.

The funds allotted to participatory budgeting still represent a small slice of overall capital spending. But it goes beyond what had been first tested in a select few ZIP codes.

For the latest round of voting the finalist projects are:

District 1: Updates to Timothy Park: Replace aging playground equipment, update basketball courts with new surface and new goals, and repave the walking loop.

District 2: Add traffic calming measures on 24th Avenue North to slow traffic and improve safety.

District 3: Add traffic calming measures on Green Lane between Whites Creek Pike and Knight Drive to slow traffic and improve safety.

District 4: Add traffic calming measures on Holt Road between Nolensville Road and Edmondson Pike to slow traffic and improve safety.

District 5: Updates to McFerrin Park: Replace aging playground equipment, including accessible options, and add bus shelters at Dickerson Pike and Grizzard Avenue.

District 6: Updates to Kirkpatrick Park: Replace aging playground equipment, swings and shade structures.

District 7: Add a covered bus shelter at Stratford High School for students who commute via WeGo.

District 8: Add traffic calming measures on Jones Avenue near Tom Joy Elementary to slow traffic and improve safety.

District 9: Add resources to the Madison Branch of the Nashville Public Library, including resources about Central Asia and a musical instrument lending program. Provide additional computer access and Internet training. Install a native-plant pollinator garden.

District 10: Add resources to the Goodlettsville Branch of the Nashville Public Library, including resources about Central Asia and a musical instrument lending program. Provide additional computer access and Internet training. Install a native-plant pollinator garden.

District 11: Add traffic calming measures and crosswalks on Terry Lane and Tyler Drive near Tulip Grove Elementary and DuPont Tyler Middle School to slow traffic and improve safety.

District 12: Update playgrounds at Ruby Majors Elementary and Dodson Elementary School.

District 13: Restore the tennis courts at Seven Oaks Park and include striping for pickleball.

District 14: Add resources to the Hermitage Branch of the Nashville Public Library, including resources about Central Asia and a musical instrument lending program. Provide additional computer access and Internet training. Install a native-plant pollinator garden. Fund a partnership with Autism TN for adult sexual-education workshops.

District 15: Upgrade traffic light equipment and software on Lebanon Pike between the Wilson County line and First Avenue downtown to improve traffic efficiency.

District 16: Updates to Coleman Park: Replace aging playground equipment, improve play surface, and add a shade structure.

District 17: Updates to Dudley Park: Replace aging and broken playground equipment.

District 18: Place historic markers to highlight the African-American history of the Belmont-12South area. Install benches on Blair Boulevard and Natchez Trace.

District 19: Updates to Monroe Park: Replace aging playground equipment, add pedestrian signage, add picnic tables, and plant new trees.

District 20: Updates to Charlotte Park: Replace aging playground equipment.

District 21: Develop directed historical tours on Jefferson Street spotlighting North Nashville and the contributions made by its residents and the history of Nashville’s “Black Wall Street.”

District 22: Install crosswalks and signage at the intersection of Sawyer Brown Road and Esterbrook Drive.

District 23: Add traffic calming measures on Brook Hollow Road between Charlotte Pike and Highway 70 South to slow traffic and improve safety.

District 24: Fund an “Apprenticeship U” program in collaboration with local employers, Nashville State Community College (NSCC) and Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT).

District 25: Updates to Sally Beaman Park: Add playground equipment, an ADA accessible path, and connection to the parking lot.

District 26: Install pedestrian safety improvements at the Harding Place and Nolensville Pike intersection, including improved crosswalks, signage and blinking lights.

District 27: Updates to Whitfield Park: Install shade structure, extend the greenway to Oakley Drive, install inclusive playground equipment, replace signage, and install picnic tables and a water station.

District 28: Updates to Antioch Park: Install a regulation soccer field, and establish a soccer equipment rental program.

District 29: Install a dog park with synthetic turf and separate areas for different-sized dogs.

District 30: Add traffic-calming measures on Tampa Drive between Interstate 24 and Harding Place to slow traffic and improve safety.

District 31: Add traffic-calming measures on Sunnywood Drive, Oakfield Grove and Autumn Oaks to slow traffic and improve safety.

District 32: Updates to Southeast Community Center Park: Install shade structure and add two round picnic tables and standalone benches.

District 33: Updates to Mill Ridge Park: Install a water line for the community garden. Add signage at park entrances to improve pedestrian safety.

District 34: Add traffic-calming measures on Hobbs Road at Julia Green Elementary to slow traffic and improve safety.

District 35: Updates to Brookemeade Park: Install pickleball courts, playground equipment, and an accessible path, and extend water and electrical service to the playground.