Communication in our communities - The Hubbard Farms Model

I think we can all agree that communication with our neighbors helps keep a neighborhood strong and safe. Hubbard Farms has had an incredibly active email list-serve since 2006. A year ago we implemented a group text [[www.groupme.com) to deal with what we call "actionable emergencies". This text system has stopped crimes in progress, lead to ID'ing perps and has brought a sense of empowerment to our neighborhood. We even have a patrolman from the SW district on the text alert system. We have about 230 people on the list-serve, 50 people on the text alert.

I would be curious to know how other communities address communication.

Happy to discuss what we've done in Hubbard Farms if there's interest.

Sounds interesting! I am imagining how this could work. There probably is a sense among you that something can be done quickly and that people are watching out for one another.

Corktown has been doing that stuff for years. Don't let one or two former Corktowners convince you Hubbard Farmers that they cornered the market on community organizing.;)