The Wiki Way To Plan – More and more places are using social media tools to try to engage citizens.

"Fun" is not how some might describe interacting with a local government’s planning department. So it was interesting to read an editorial that told residents of San Jose, California, that if they wanted to help shape the city’s 20-year general plan and influence key city planning decisions, they could opt for an Internet encounter. Citizens could attend monthly meetings at City Hall, "or–and this might be more fun–go to the new wiki site," the San Jose Mercury News wrote.

By Ellen Perlman

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