Cohousing-L Mailing List: Housing / "creative class" / urban development

[Fred H Olson (fholson]

Note from Fred-- 

I've approved this message for posting adding a prefix to try to establish 
a cohousing connection more clearly. 
"Sara A." <mabonwy [at] mindspring.com> originally posted it. 
Original Subject: 
Fwd: Be creative -- or die 
     (how the "new creative class" is  shaping urban life)

>From the web document sited below:
 
 A new study says cities must attract the new "creative class" with hip
 neighborhoods, an arts scene and a gay-friendly atmosphere -- or they'll
 go the way of Detroit. 

Maybe cohousing could have similar benefits and this could be used 
as talking point in approching cities for cooperation...

Fred

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Very interesting.  Including a rationale for how affordable housing helps 
the local economy, which is borne out by my observation of how 
neighborhoods like Little Five Points have evolved over the 
years....artists and musicians move there because it's cheap to live, they 
make it "cool", then all the yuppies move in, the rents go up, and then the 
artists and musicians who made the place interesting in the first place 
migrate to the new urban frontier (which seems to be East Atlanta right at 
the moment).

I particularly liked the "gay index" and "bohemian index" as predictors of 
economic health.  I believe I shall have to get this book when it comes out.

>
>
>Be creative -- or die
>By Christopher Dreher
>
> http://www.salon.com/books/int/2002/06/06/florida/index.html

<< Be patient accessing this web page; sorry about all the ads... Fred >>


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