Cohousing-L Mailing List: Zillions of cohousing communities

[Marganne (marganne]

At 10:21 PM -0400 5/19/08, Ann Zabaldo wrote:
> I think you're pointing to something really important that my former
> housemate, Tina, used to interject and still does interject when I'm
> wound up in my vision of creating cohousing communities by the
> zillions.  She says:  if you put just 25% of the effort into the
> community around you that you live in NOW that  you are using to
> create a whole new community you might be surprised at the outcome.

I must be bitten by the same bug.

I don't 'see dead people'.

I see 'cohousing communities'. LOL

Last night I read a city planning report describing what this study 
group would like to see develop to increase the sense of community 
and provide a mix of low cost and middle class housing. They want to 
stay away from low cost 'projects' to try and discourage crime and 
decay, but need to create low cost housing for seniors and others in 
combination with transit and commercial buildings for shopping and 
services.

Has a cohousing project ever been built in a somewhat blighted area? 
Has it had any effect on the surrounding neighborhood? Would a 
'zillion' communities of various sizes and values judiciously grouped 
in one area be another way to create what some city planning groups 
say they want to do?

Is cohousing the answer to ALL the mysteries of life??? [wink, grin]

Cheers!
Marganne