I'm looking at a community (rail) project this evening and going along to help add a practical view to make sure there's the best possible chance of success. What should I ask the project proposers?
1. What's the purpose?
2. Who will do it?
3. How long will it last?
4. How will it be updated / maintained?
5. Will in be vandal proof?
6. Will in be disabled friendly?
7. Will it be safe / give a safe message?
8. Who will pay for it to be done?
9. Who will pay for its upkeep?
10. Who will do the admin?
I suspect all of these can be answered ... but they probably need to have been asked!
Have I missed anything?
In tidying up / moving threads around, I came across this thread ... looked back and noted that it failed to materialise based on item (10) - no-one had the time to do the admin and take the lead; at times, volunteers can be found, but organisers and administrators can be rare as hen's teeth!
The project still languishes on the "it would be nice if" list. And I could define purpose which moves it rather up and above just "nice if".