cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/46268
Seems like this could be an interesting niche for a fediverse project. The only option that seems to think in that direction that I could find is Epicyon.
Seems like an ideal application of the federated technology. Start small as a neighbourhood sharing/bartering network and over time it can expand easily to cover an entire city or such.
The Epicyon developer also commented on it: https://lemmy.ml/post/46268/comment/71211 with some interesting news.