In the game of telephone a dozen or more kids sit in a circle and one whispers something into the ear of the person next to them. The more we use the network, the less of this problem we'll have. In Washington State there's an active effort to organize them. While there is no property owned in common, we have established a community based on friendship and resource sharing. We have weekly potluck dinners and regular group activities such as camping trips.
Many opportunities arise for regular interaction.
Children play together and adults can be seen chatting as they water gardens and relax on their front porches. If you're interested in such things, feel free to use his outline, below. In our neighborhood we also have a simple method, we call it the neighborhood E-ring. Fortnet.org maintains email lists for various commuity groups around Fort Collins. I asked them to create one for our neighborhood.