Reddit reviews Toolbox for Sustainable City Living: A do-it-Ourselves Guide

I admittedly haven't followed their progress, but have a look at the concept of the Global Village Construction Set. The idea was "open [source] blueprints for the building blocks of civilization."

The Transition Handbook is also an excellent read with lots of concrete information and instructions on just the sorts of things you're looking for.

edit: I accidentally confused The Transition Handbook with the Toolbox for Sustainable City Living. Both are good, but the latter is definitely the hands-on, nitty-gritty book I was thinking of!