Community Almanac
It’s a place on the web where you and others in your community can share stories about the heart and soul of the place you live. “Stories” can be text, photos, or videos. It’s easy to add them yourself, and even easier to see what others have contributed. The site looks like a map of your area, and you click or draw on it to give your story a place. Special symbols tell you where other people have set their own stories for you to visit.
Why? Because the project’s non-profit sponsors, the Orton Family Foundation and The Open Planning Project, want to help communities articulate, implement and steward their heart and soul. We think Community Almanacs can be a medium for residents to share their values and vision with others, which will promote more inclusive, collaborative and proactive decision-making about the future. More information is at www.orton.org and topp.openplans.org.
Project Status
We're entering our alpha testing phase.
Note to testers: If you are an alpha tester, you'll find information on the testers page.
Keep track of our progress towards a full release on the project roadmap. The site will eventually be hosted at http://CommunityAlmanac.org.
See the evolving design page and a page on terms for a description of the Community Almanac language.
Check out the ticket report.
Technical Reference
Various docs for working on the Community Almanac
Basics for working with python locally or on a server
Howto get an almanac instance up and running and a general introduction to the layout
The evolving REST API for the almanac application
