Solve the Philadelphia budget crisis online
Somebody please figure out this city’s budget shortfall so we can go back to prospering.
It can be Mayor Michael Nutter or city council or, Hell, maybe Larry West.
Maybe you can figure it out with a new, very cool online toy from the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia, the research and analysis nonprofit based on the Avenue of the Arts.
At EconomyLeague.com/Budget, users get a snapshot of the budget battle, by having to close a $200 million hole with 15 options.
“Through the Philadelphia Budget Challenge as well as the Mayor’s budget forums in February, citizens are getting a look behind the curtain at the real trade-offs city managers have to make,” said Allison Kelsey, a spokeswoman for the Economy League. “It makes for better-informed constituents and voters who can then be better advocates for themselves, their neighborhoods and their city.”
See what went into the project, read how I fared and share your own choices below.
