Re: Coho & Makin' Dough --> Sustainability? | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Deborah Behrens (debbehAuto-trol.COM) | |
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 95 13:29 CST |
> Assumption: Most folks interested in cohousing care about the environment > and want their lifestyle to be as sustainable as possible. Yet many coho > sites are out in the suburbs where at least some of the residents have to > commute. Bad, bad -- not very sustainable, right? I mean if you're burning Sorry Mike, I'll have to make my lifestyle more sustainable in ways other than gasoline for the time being. When I move into Highline in 2 month, my commute is going up from 2 miles to 29 miles each way. While I don't like the commute, it's doable, and if I want to be in cohousing anytime in the near future I figure I can put up with such minor inconveniences. I've moved quite a few times over the years, and my jobs have changed often too. I'm tired of moving every time my job changes. Within reason, I'll keep my home in one place, and commute to whereever the job is. But I really like the job I've got now, and I don't want to change it if I don't have to. There may be some options for telecommuting in my current job, but I've tried self employment and it is not for me, at least at this time in my life. I like security and a steady paycheck. And once I move in, I won't have any spare change to start a business; it will all be tied up in my new place. I suspect the same may be true of many cohousers - much of their assets tied up in their home. By the way, I did try joining a cohousing group that was nearer to my work, but that group just didn't pan out. And I haven't been able to interest anyone here at work to move to Highline so we could carpool. On site businesses sound like a great idea for later. When cohousing has been in the U.S. for a few more years and there are more than a dozen occupied, perhaps some of the residents will have the time and be able to risk the additional capital it will take to start their own businesses. I guess I sound a awful lot like a wet blanket. But In my own way, I hope to live more lightly: compost, recycle, use the community facilities such as the meals and laundry as much as possible, etc. It doesn't solve the gas resources problem, but I'll try to work on that, too. We're all trying our best, making whatever compromises we have to to achieve a better future ... but sometimes the compromise means a longer commute. ~___~ (0 0) +-----------------------ooO-(_)-Ooo---------------------------------+ | Debbie Behrens debbeh [at] auto-trol.com W (303)252-2215 | | Highline Crossing CoHousing H (303)457-4184 | | Rocky Mountain Cohousing Assn Fx(303)252-2249 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | All opinions expressed are mine, and do not necessarily | | reflect the opinions of Highline Crossing or RMCA in general. | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
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