Říčany

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The Říčany pilot was the first to employ the EMPATIA platform in an active PB cycle, which corresponded with the city’s first-ever PB process, launched in fall 2016 and completed with city-wide voting in May 2017. The second cycle of PB is underway. The pilot was structured to integrate the EMPATIA platform into the city’s multi-channel participation strategy, whose principal online tool prior to PB was the city website and D21 polling platform, used for the “Řidim Říčany (I Manage Říčany)” initiative. This initiative is a year-round outreach program to solicit the feedback and preferences of citizens involving a range of (non-budgetary) city decisions, including priorities for improvement of city services, the theme and timing of cultural events, etc.