Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Car share club

[Diane Simpson (coho]

Raines, unfortunately some of us can't wait until move-in to plan 
things like car-sharing arrangements--it has to do with the zoning 
laws. Boston has a requirement for a certain number of parking spaces 
per vehicle, and unless you can prove that a certain number of people 
will be car-sharing or taking the T you're not likely to get a 
variance. We have already arranged to have a Zipcar on the site. The 
neighborhood association is giving us a very hard time about the number 
of parking spots, however, so anything we can do to prove we don't need 
as march parking as they think we do will be extremely helpful.

--Diane Simpson
JP COHOUSING  617-524-6614
P.O. BOX 420 BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS
HTTP://WWW.JPCOHOUSING.ORG
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On Tuesday, December 31, 2002, at 12:51 PM, Raines Cohen wrote:
> Jeanne -
>
> First, build and move into your community. THEN worry about things like
> carsharing, meal sharing, shopping for each other, lending things, 
> doing
> social things together, supporting your neighbors... build it gradually
> and naturally, don't try to do it all at once. Do reach out to FlexCar 
> or
> your local car share operator about siting a car in your area or at 
> least
> briefing the group and assessing the interest.

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