What is an autonomous neighborhood?
A core feature of nature is its ability to self-replicate and to produce new patterns from simple rules and relations. Governance by the few have largely left out this powerful natural feature and dynamic.
An autonomous neighborhood establishes agency and a meaningful ability to act and change one's surroundings. Not from a position of leadership, but from a position of cooperation and participation. It structures and enable the power to change our cities, as we change along with it - from the bottom up.
1. Decentralized
The ownership of both information and the information network will remain decentralized, to foster an open community with a low hierarchy and with a distributed power to influence decisions.
2. Personal & Community Driven
Investing in your neighborhood means investing in what's close to you and the people around you. The autonomous neighborhood project will build upon individual empowerment and community driven change.
3. Bottom-up Governance
A community is run by rules. These rules should be made by the community, for the community. The autonomous neighborhood will provide a set algorithm to structure change in accordance with the wants of its inhabitants.
4. Blockchain Based
Blockchain provides a decentralized way of storing and communicating information collaboratively. The Solana blockchain will host the initiative and the virtual neighborhood.
DAO Fundamentals
1. Decentralized
The ownership of both information and the information network will remain decentralized, to foster an open community with a low hierarchy and with a distributed power to influence decisions.
2. Community Driven
Investing in your neighborhood means investing in what's close to you and the people around you. The autonomous neighborhood project will build upon individual empowerment and community driven change.
3. Bottom-up Governance
A community is run by rules. These rules should be made by the community, for the community. The autonomous neighborhood will provide a set algorithm to structure change in accordance with the wants of its inhabitants.
4. Blockchain Based
Blockchain provides a decentralized way of storing and communicating information collaboratively. The Solana blockchain will host the initiative and the virtual neighborhood.