My Neighborhood 2019

Idea collection and review

Ideas for My Neighborhood were collected from March 20 to April 9, 2019. A total of 1,053 ideas were received. Never before have as many people visited the website during the idea collection.

An innovative feature during the idea collection at this time was the ability to submit ideas in the form of video and audio recordings.

We received 10 videos and one audio recording. 55% of ideas came from women and 45% from men. As in the past, everyone was allowed to submit an idea and idea creators were encouraged to submit well-crafted ideas in accordance with the prerequisites of the idea collection.

This was the eighth time that ideas were collected. After the idea collection, the Reykjavík City professional team—comprising representatives from the Transportation Division and the Division of Open Spaces, specialists in lighting, pedestrian walkways, and streets, and the Head of Landscaping—began its assessment and relevant experts were contacted in cases that required further expert input.

After the assessment concluded, open meetings were held in Reykjavík City districts. There, all the ideas considered eligible were displayed on the wall. At that time, residents were able to come and select up to 25 ideas on a ballot. Next, the votes were counted and it became clear what the ballots of every district would look like.