So let's collaborate on a set of Neighborhood Principles and neighborhood project principles. Of course we can also work on a list of supra neighborhood principles and see how the interact. I would guess that the neighborhood's principles should shape their project principles.
# Marc's Community Project Heuristics
Build trust
Explore perspectives
Do not tollerate rude behavior
Focus on near and long term simultaneously
Be transparent - everything is on line.
Write down your rules and update them
Be fair See Ethical Systems
Local capability and capacity
Self-reliance
Start small, develop, grow if indicated
Local funding
Parallel processing
Go around obstacles
Never give up
Use political influence as needed
Use the law as needed
# First heuristic: See if a few others agree that the project's main idea is acceptable for this neighborhood.
# Second heuristic: See if at least one other is willing, able, and committed to invest and do the work to make it happen.
# Third heuristic: Invite everyone in the neighborhood who would be impacted to participate.
# Fourth heuristic (the no veto rule): When people don't want to participate, even say it is a bad idea and destined to fail, listen to them, acknowledge that they certainly do not have to participate and they may be right about eventual failure; but, non-the-less you and the others are going ahead and will 1) keep them informed, and 2) invite them in should the project succeed.