The City of Melbourne have created what could be the world’s first wiki for city planning. The wiki allows individuals to comment on, discuss and edit the Future Melbourne draft plan, which will eventually become the City of Melbourne’s long-term strategy plan. Check out the wiki at www.futuremelbourne.com.au.
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June 6, 2008 at 2:32 am |
Hi there and thanks for your post on Future Melbourne!
Yes, as far as we can tell, this is the first time that a local government has utilised wiki technology on this scale to enable anyone to directly edit the content of a city plan.
In developing the Future Melbourne wiki, we were heavily influenced by the solid standards and procedures developed by Wikipedia. We consider our tagline “the city plan that anyone can edit” to be an almost obligatory ‘tip of the hat’ to what has grown to be the most influential wiki in the world.
Beyond the ability to undertake edits to the city’s next 10 year plan, we’re also attempting to build in additional functionality to encourage ongoing engagement. Features such as video, audio, a blog, as well as a creative ‘Future Scenarios’ section where members of the public can edit, discuss or write their own creative stories of the future.
Thanks again for the mention!
Dale
Future Melbourne Team
http://www.futuremelbourne.com.au