Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Urban cohousing slide show

[David L. Mandel (75407.2361]

Dear friends:

I have recently completed assembling an updated, improved version of ...

SOUTHSIDE PARK IN SLIDES:
Developing cohousing in a low-income urban area near downtown Sacramento

        Comprising 100 slides with 10 pages of accompanying text, the Southside
Park Cohousing slide show can be a valuable tool for any group thinking of
developing cohousing, and especially for those who want to do so in an urban
core area.
        The slides show Southside Park homes and common facilities inside and
out, with special emphasis on how the 25-unit project, completed in fall 1993,
successfully blends into an older neighborhood and balances internal cohesion
with openness to the surrounding community. The text briefly touches as well on
the arrangements with the local housing agency that made many of the units
affordable for low- and moderate-income buyers.
        First circulated in late 1994, the slide show has been shown by about 15
groups around North America. Feedback has been very positive. 
        The new version incorporates about 20 new slides in place of some of the
old ones that were a bit redundant. It adds the dimension of time, demonstrating
how the cohousing community and the surrounding neighborhood are changing since
we entered the picture.
        The slide format allows groups to use the presentation in different 
ways:
it can be shown liesurely, as the focus for an entire meeting, or more quickly
and selectively, as part of a larger presentation. 
        This is by no means a commercial venture, but to cover costs, we request
a donation of $10 to $30, depending on your group's financial state, plus return
postage. Users are welcome to duplicate any of the slides if they wish.
        
Inquiries: Please contact David Mandel
440 T St., Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 446-5066
75407,2361 [at] Compuserve.com