Re: retrofitting an existing neighborhood | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Fred H Olson (fholsoncohousing.org) | |
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:43:29 -0800 (PST) |
On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 sandra wolf wrote: > Maybe you have not heard of N Street Cohousing in Davis, California. > This was one of the first retrofitted cohousing neighborhoods. Check out > http://www.nstreetcousing.org N Street is also one of my favorite cohousing communities (We camped in there for a few days in 1996). It is interesting that Tricia used the term "retrofitting" apparently independent of the use of that term for developing cohousing in existing cohousing with little or no reconstruction. See my page http://mn.cohousing.org/retrofit However note that N Street and virtually all other cohousing develops by people who want to participate MOVING to where a community is being developed. That is the chances of existing residents being committed to the cohousing style of relationships is very small and therefore the chance of developing anything that really resembles cohousing with existing residents in existing houses is very unlikely to happen, IMHO. "Retrofit cohousing" depends on a turnover of residents and the recruiting of cohousing oriented folks to move in as houses become available. This does not mean organizing with cohousing-like goals with existing residents in existing houses is futile. It just means that a realistic expectation of possible accomplishments needs to be scaled back and accepted. Any attempt to develop closer relationships between neighbors should be encouraged. Some of the things we've done lately (the last week or so) on my block include calling people who's cars were still in front of their houses on snow plowing days (early in morning before plowing) to try to avoid costly towing. Helping each other clear sidewalks, make household repairs, loan back keys to a neighbor whose son dropped hers in the snow, let a neighbor bake already risen bread when her oven borke unexpectedly. And on and on. Fred in Minneapolis where we have a love / hate relationship with our snow. -- Fred H. Olson Minneapolis,MN 55411 USA (near north Mpls) Communications for Justice -- Free, superior listserv's w/o ads: http://justcomm.org My Link Pg: http://fholson.cohousing.org 612-588-9532 (7am-10pm CST/CDT) Email: fholson at cohousing.org
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retrofitting an existing neighborhood mrbouchez06, December 10 2007
- Re: retrofitting an existing neighborhood sandra wolf, December 10 2007
- Re: retrofitting an existing neighborhood Fred H Olson, December 12 2007
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