Cohousing-L Mailing List: Tell President Elect Trump how Cohousing can improve America

[Ty Albright (tmalbright]

Well the Presidential election is over and my candidate was not elected.
But I note that President-Elect Trump is asking the citizens how to make
America Great.

 

So ... never hurts to try - I'm thinking we should tell him about the
benefits of cohousing and how the Government can help make cohousing
mainstream.

 

Go here:

 

https://www.greatagain.gov/index.html

 

Scroll down to the bottom and select "Share Your Ideas > "

 

I encourage everyone to compose a polite and positive suggestion that the
government help make Cohousing mainstream.  Government can help by
eliminating barriers (municipality restrictions, financial institution
red-lining) and also maybe - cohousing "best practices" could be used as a
lower cost government solution to Affordable / subsidized housing (with
resident self-management the quality of these communities will be superior
and cost less to operate).

 

Below is what I submitted:

 

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Housing Solution:

 

Cohousing will improve America and reduce government spending - ALLOW IT TO
HAPPEN.

 

Cohousing techniques of home design and building community improve life
styles and makes better citizens - all at lower cost (see cohousing.org).

 

Government (both national and local) requirements are a barrier to entry.
The regulations preventing cohousing are outdated and based on old
technology (or are used to prevent competition).  GET RID OF THESE BARRIERS
and allow small business people to improve our country with cohousing
developments.

 

Cohousing strategy can be used for any economic demographic and can replace
expensive government housing programs for the poor.  Well off working class
people want this, those in need can benefit from it.

 

People who live in cohousing self-manage and are better neighbors and
citizen.  Health is improved.

 

Solution for:  aging demographic (allows older citizens to "age in place"
longer at a lower cost), safety for families (neighbors look out for each
other), special needs (partner care takers with mental illness / physical
special needs), and even the homeless (see the book Tent City Urbanism by
Andrew Heben).

 

For those in need of government support: this strategy can provide a lower
cost solution that also gives dignity and a path to improvement for those in
need of government assistance.  This strategy can be used to rejuvenate
declining urban areas as well as rural areas.

 

Improve the USA - spend less taxpayer money - allow the citizens to
self-manage their neighborhood and improve lives.

 

Ty Albright - tmalbright [at] verizon.net <mailto:tmalbright [at] verizon.net>
214-336-7952

 

 

Ty

Ty Albright Project Management
Little Red Hen LLC
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