Last updated on… April 3, 2026
America’s Plan is a work in progress. This page explains where the project is right now, what is coming next, and how you can plug in at the right stage.
You can think of it as a public changelog and roadmap for a long‑term civic project: honest about what exists, clear about what is still missing.
Where things stand today
Right now, the site is in an early build stage. You are seeing the scaffolding while the structure is still taking shape.
Today, that means:
- A few issues and hubs (like Media Reform and AI Data Centers) are being used to test structures, roles, and content in practice.
- New issues (like Immigration) are being set up as early‑stage spaces with initial posts, even before they have full hub structures.
- The forum and Commons/wiki are in configuration and testing and will be connected more tightly to issues as they come online.
- Foundation pages like About, How It Works, Core Ideas, Contribute, Community, and Safety & Access are being drafted and refined to give new visitors a clear spine through the project.
The goal is to get a solid “first version” of the whole system working, then improve it in public.
Recent updates
You can use this section for short, dated notes. For example:
- March 28, 2026 – Created
wiki.americasplan.orgsubdomain and installed MediaWiki (still debugging and configuring). - Late March 2026 – Added early issue pages for AI Data Centers and Immigration to begin testing hub patterns.
- Early 2026 – Reworked the homepage to explain the 4‑step action plan and emphasize that America’s Plan is a work in progress.
As the project evolves, you can keep adding 1–3 line entries here instead of sprinkling them across multiple pages.
What’s live now
These parts of America’s Plan are active enough to use:
- Main site (americasplan.org) – Public pages that explain the project, host issue hubs, and gather core ideas and strategy.
- Early issue hubs – Media Reform, AI Data Centers, and Immigration have initial public pages and posts, even if they are still sparse.
- Foundation pages – Key explanations of what America’s Plan is, how it works, and how to get involved are in place or taking shape.
- Contact – You can already reach out if you are interested in contributing or have feedback about the project.
These are the pieces you can safely point people to without needing long caveats.
In progress now
These parts are actively being built and tested:
- Forum integration – Configuring and connecting a forum so people can discuss and plan together in a dedicated space, linked from issue hubs and onboarding pages.
- Commons / wiki – Debugging and configuring the wiki so it can become a real place for shared definitions, checklists, and handbooks (rather than just a placeholder).
- Issue hub templates – Standardizing the layout for issue hubs so each issue can have a clear explainer, affected‑party focus, links to discussion, and recruitment blocks.
- Governance & community pages – Finalizing public‑facing pages like Community, Community Guidelines, and Safety & Access so people understand what kind of space this is.
During this stage, things may change or move around. That is normal; the priority is getting the underlying structure right.
What’s planned next
Over the next phases, the priorities are:
- Phase 1: Foundation & soft launch
- Finish core foundation pages (About, Start Here, Core Ideas, How It Works, Contribute, Community, Safety & Access).
- Get at least one or two issue hubs into a “good first version” state.
- Open the forum in a controlled way and test moderation, guidelines, and onboarding.
- Finish core foundation pages (About, Start Here, Core Ideas, How It Works, Contribute, Community, Safety & Access).
- Phase 2: Facilitators and affected‑party recruitment
- Use issue hubs and targeted outreach to find affected people who can help build and facilitate issue work.
- Publish clear Contribute and Contributors Wanted pages with role‑based invitations.
- Begin building commons material and handbooks around real work instead of in the abstract.
- Use issue hubs and targeted outreach to find affected people who can help build and facilitate issue work.
- Phase 3: Broader participation and refinement
- Expand the number of active issues and hubs.
- Tighten the connections between site, forum, commons, and any newsletters or social channels.
- Refine navigation, documentation, and onboarding based on what actual participants find confusing or helpful.
- Expand the number of active issues and hubs.
The roadmap is flexible; it will adjust as the project learns more about what people need and what works in practice.
How to read this as a participant
If you are new, this page is here so you do not have to guess:
- If something looks unfinished, it probably is, and that is not a secret.
- If a feature or section is mentioned here as “in progress” or “planned,” you can assume you are seeing an early or partial version.
- If you want to help move something from “planned” to “real,” the Contribute and Contributors Wanted pages are the right next step.
The goal is to let you see the real state of the project, not just its polished front.
How to suggest changes to the roadmap
If you think this roadmap is missing something important or if your experience suggests a different ordering of priorities, you can:
- send feedback through the Contact page (mention “Roadmap & Status” in the subject), or
- raise it in the forum once it is live, in whatever area is set aside for meta/project discussion.
Over time, this page should reflect not just one person’s plan, but what the community learns about how to make the project genuinely useful.
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