Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: attached garages

[MiraShapir (MiraShapir]

Since we are on the topic..Are there other cohousing communities that are 
constructed so there is car access to one side of the houses and an inner 
portion 
that is car-free?   My family (husband, 7 year old son and 10 year old dog) 
and I are very interested in cohousing.   We are not sure in what area as of 
yet.   I have looked at many of the websites and it appears that many of the 
site designs would not work for us since I have intermittent health problems 
that 
sometimes make walking very difficult especially if it is snowy or icy.     I 
understand the concerns about building community, but I wonder if there is a 
way to include people like me and still provide oopportunities for the 
serendipitous conversations that help people get to know one another.

Mira Shapiro

In a message dated 2/16/04 1:00:50 PM, cohousing-l-request [at] cohousing.org 
writes:


> Diana
> I think you are referring to my recent post about the fact that Solterra was
> design with the ability for owners to have garages as part of their houses. 
> In
> the design stage, we considered whether we wanted a parking lot or a private
> road leading to every lot. We decided on an oval road with the inside
> car-free. Paths lead to every lot or house, to the common house and the 
> playgrounds.
> Don Weil
> Solterra Cohousing
> Durham, North Carolina
> 

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