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

[Martie Weatherly (martiew]

In LIberty Village, we designed six of the 38 units to be easily
accessible, with parking at the door and a ramp to the door. Martie

Maggi Rohde wrote:
> 
> Thanks for mentioning this issue, Eugenie.  I would be very interested to
> hear others in cohousing speak about the importance of accommodations to
> those with limited mobility. I know, for example, at Sunward in Ann Arbor,
> MI, they provide a bunch of large carts for people to use to schlep their
> stuff from their car to their unit.  This would probably work for people
> who can lift, walk distances and navigate bumpy terrain.  Do you have some
> handicap-accessible units around the fringe with attached garages?  what
> other solutions have you invented for your community?
> 
> Thanks!
> -Maggi Rohde
>  Honey Creek Cohousing, Ann Arbor, MI
>  (wannabe-no-longer after four years on the list!)
> 
> On Tue, 16 Apr 2002 eugeniep [at] umich.edu wrote:
> > 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.
> 
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