Pattern 12
Community of 7000
Context Mosaic of Subcultures8
Problem
Once a self-governing community grows past a few thousand people, the individual loses the sense that a single voice still counts; decisions become anonymous and remote from the people they affect.
Solution
Limit self-governing communities to around 7000 people, so that every individual still feels heard and genuinely able to shape the place they live in.
Usage Subculture Boundary13 · Identifiable Neighborhood14 · Eccentric Nucleus28 · Promenade31 · Local Town Hall44