Cohousing-L Mailing List: Homeschooling & other impact issues

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Hello from Vermont.

I'm preparing a presentation for a group of neighbors who are interested =
in exploring cohousing as an antidote to urban sprawl in an area where =
housing is tight. Our nascent cohousing community is looking at a site =
in their neighborhood. This group has concerns about the impact of *any* =
neighborhood on their schools and their roads. I have made the following =
assertions based on nothing but anecdotal evidence:

* Cohousing attracts homeschooling families.

* Cohousing attracts more retirees than do traditional neighborhoods.

* Cohousing attracts people who like to work at home.

* Cohousers drive less.

I sure would like to be able to back up my assertions with some hard =
data. If you live in a cohousing community, could you take a moment to =
tell me=20

* how many households live there,=20

* how many are empty-nesters,=20

* how many of them homeschool,=20

* how many work from home,=20

*and whether or not you think you drive less (and how much less) now =
that you live in cohousing?

Questionnaires are a pain, I know, so thanks for taking the trouble.

Sheila Braun
Northern Vermont Cohousing
www.nvcohousing.org (check it out!)
phone (802) 862-8657
fax (802) 862-8697

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<DIV>Hello from Vermont.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>I'm preparing a presentation for a group of neighbors who are =
interested in=20
exploring cohousing as an antidote to urban sprawl in an area where =
housing is=20
tight. Our nascent cohousing community is looking at a site in their=20
neighborhood. This group has concerns about the impact of *any* =
neighborhood on=20
their schools and their roads. I have made the following assertions =
based on=20
nothing but anecdotal evidence:</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>*&nbsp;Cohousing attracts homeschooling families.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>* Cohousing attracts more retirees than do traditional =
neighborhoods.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>* Cohousing attracts people who like to work at home.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>* Cohousers drive less.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>I sure would like to be able to back up my assertions with some =
hard data.=20
If you live in a cohousing community, could you take a moment to tell me =
</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>* how many households live there, </DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>* how many are empty-nesters, </DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>* how many of them homeschool, </DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>* how many work from home, </DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>*and whether or not you think you drive less (and how much less) =
now that=20
you live in cohousing?</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Questionnaires are a pain, I know, so thanks for taking the =
trouble.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Sheila Braun</DIV>
<DIV>Northern Vermont Cohousing</DIV>
<DIV><A href=3D"http://www.nvcohousing.org";>www.nvcohousing.org</A> =
(check it=20
out!)</DIV>
<DIV>phone (802) 862-8657</DIV>
<DIV>fax (802) 862-8697</DIV></BODY></HTML>

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Homeschooling & other impact issues	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: Sheila Braun (akaemmatogether.net)
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 07:58:41 -0600 (MDT)