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
HURISTICS
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
Local capability and capacity
Self-reliance
Start small, develop, grow
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.