Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: cars: convenience vs necessity/accessibility

[Elizabeth Stevenson (tamgoddess]

I agree. It certainly doesn't have to be an "either/or" design problem. I
have seen sites where one whole side has garages and the other has a parking
lot. Certainly *someone* can live very near the parking and others far away.
On our site, we have parking on the interior, because we have an alley
running through our block. But people can also park on the street near their
houses. So it's possible for those with mobility problems to be very close
to their cars(We have two people in that category). We have no snow, so the
garage thing is not as important.

You will often hear me harping about access. Almost everyone will become
disabled at some point. Why not plan for it? Parking certainly falls into
that category. Having at least a few homes with drive-in access is a good
idea.

-- 
Liz Stevenson
Southside Park Cohousing
Sacramento California
tamgoddess [at] attbi.com

> 
> Greetings.
> Although there is great appeal to leaving vehicles on the perimeter, it
> seems to me that these plans presume "ableness." My husband and I are both
> interested in cohousing, but are getting on in years. One of the aspects
> that we particularly like about our current condo is the attached garage
> that permits us to get into our house safely regardless of weather,
> especially ice. So I would caution against being too militant about
> requiring cars to be relegated to the outside, unless what you are looking
> for is a population that has no difficulties with mobility.
> Eugenie Potter
> eugeniep [at] umich.edu

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