Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Re: size of lots

[Harry Pasternak (Harry_Pasternak]

Peter
I posted a scientific description of how neighborhoods "work"
interpersonally--there is a downside to having the lots too big--there is no
downside to having small lots--they are the best--whether the homes are
attached or detached.

When it comes to destroying the planet--then rowhouses is the only choice
(they also "work" interpersonally).

When it comes to market value and all that crap--who cares!-- if the
neighborhood is planned, designed by the folks who are going to live there
(as well as managing the construction--or actually doing the building
themselves) then that becomes a non-issue (unless you want to make money).
Harry Pasternak
Unpaid Volunteer For D.I.Y.'s Who Need Info On Designing and Building 
Affordable,Frugal Supportive Neighborhoods, Who Works At:
Thousand Islands Institute
The Independent Centre For Housing Research & Education
(Harry_Pasternak [at] tvo.org)

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