Show HN: Plan Together – A Collaborative Map-Based Urban Planning Platform

Hello HN,

In the last year or so I have noticed an increase in Urban Planning and City Design 'consciousness', especially on Hacker News. That is why I am very excited to share Plan Together with you.

Plan Together is a simple website which allows citizens to collaboratively discuss and plan the future of their communities. Users are able to post items to a map, each tagged as a suggestion, news, criticism or praise. Other users can comment on these items; leading to ideas, understanding and unique viewpoints to surface. To better understand how this works, please visit the site.

I am very excited about this project. It is my hope that by empowering users to talk about the world around them it can change their attitude towards their communities. Most people believe their voice and input end with their house or apartment; I want the scope of their belief to include their streets, parks, communities, and cities. As Plan Together grows and municipal officials and planners begin to use the platform's information gathering, community outreach and analysis tools; a new continuous, iterative, relationship-based urban planning paradigm will hopefully emerge.

Feedback is appreciated and I hope you have fun on Plan Together!

Thanks, David