Orton Launches PlanIt X!

Do you need new tools and methods to liven up your community planning process?

Are you looking for examples of other towns that successfully engaged citizens?

Help is on the way!

We’re proud to launch the Planning Tool Exchange, a new, free, community driven site designed to help people find and share resources for community planning and civic engagement. The site—called PlanIt X for short—includes Tools, Organizations, Projects and Resources, and like Wikipedia, anyone can create an entry or edit existing entries.

The site is already home to more than 300 resources to help residents discover common values, make better choices, and take action to build a brighter future.

Check out some of our favorites, such as the Acton OpenNeighborhood Project, the EngagingPlans platform, HeartSpots, the NCDD Resource Center and the Center for Digital Storytelling.

PlanIt X entries are written by you and for you; all contributions, edits, comments and improvements come directly from our users. We’ll continue adding features and improving functionality in the coming months, but we need your contributions to have this resource operate at its fullest potential.

So pay a visit to PlanIt X and explore... Browse. Contribute. Add your town’s story or a great project you’re working on. Link to a resource you love. Comment, edit, tell us what you think, and of course, spread the good word.