Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Do you know of cohousing that has evolved in existing neighborhoods?

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

> On Jul 20, 2023, at 11:30 AM, Valerie Harrington <valgalwilson [at] 
> gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm also putting together a retrofit/neighborhood cohousing listserv
> specifically dedicated to questions/ideas about creating cohousing from
> existing housing and neighborhoods. 

Unsolicited advice: Stay on this list and adopt a unique subject line so people 
can easily find messages that relate to retrofit.

My experience is that I want to set up special focus lists to encourage a 
focused discussion. I think it will allow everyone who is wild about the 
subject to finally have a place to go full steam. Sometimes that happens for a 
few weeks or even months, but mostly it is then over.

Unless the focus is the actual planning of a specific project that has 
off-screen action, it takes a lot of people to keep a list alive. As in 200. 
People are looking for information on a list and it takes a wide variety of 
people to provide enough information to keep the conversation going. The list 
goes quiet and it’s hard to go back to the main list. It feels like a failure.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org