Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: This week's Newsweek

[Harry Pasternak (Harry_Pasternak]

One of the most important elemens required for successfull neighborhoods was
left of the list. If the homes in the neighborhood don't have a covered front
porch big enough to sit 4 adults and a baby carriage, the folks only spend 15
seconds outside upon arriving home (say after work)--as well 85% of their
time spent outside will be spent in their back yards. Not a great basis for
cohousing neighborhood development. Contact Jan Gehl at the Danish Royal
Academy for 30 years of research into this and other issues or me if you need
more info.
Harry Pasternak
Thousand Islands Institute
The Independent Centre For Housing Research & Education
(Harry_Pasternak [at] tvo.org)

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