[futuravenir]

I believe that if we start helping each other in close proximity, we increase our self-confidence and neighborhood security all while building social capital.

I am working on an open-source hyperlocal Craigslist-style solution to the neighborhood dilemma with JoatU : http://github.com/joatuapp

[mikeytown2]

https://nextdoor.com/ seems to filling that niche pretty well in my neighborhood; almost all my co-workers who own a house use it as well.

[futuravenir]

It's definitely a step in the right direction and fulfills the neighborhood aspect. I have a different idea in mind for what I'm building; I want to see a participative economy built from the ground up.

[mikeytown2]

Something like http://timebanks.org/?

[futuravenir]

Yes, but with a democratically generated currency to collaboratively benefit the community.