Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Re: [C-L]_Street Reclaiming

[Florence Wilson (flow9]

  I am really impressed with Jackson Place's community involvement.  Go Jackson 
Place Cohousing! Are there any other urban cohousing communities out there?

Florence Wilson
email address: flow9 [at] go.com
-----Original Message-----
From: "S. Kashdan"<skashdan [at] scn.org>
To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
Date: Mon Sep 30 07:29:43 PDT 2002
Subject: Re: [C-L]_Street Reclaiming

>Jackson Place Cohousing is located in Seattle in the middle of an urban area
>that has been generally neglected by the city government for a number of
>years because most of the inhabitants are people of color, and immigrants
>and refugees, and many are poor. There are a number of vacant lots, which
>are overgrown with weeds. Some of these vacant lots have been squatted by
>homeless people because Seattle doesn't have enough affordable housing. Also
>some criminal types are around, who may or may not be homeless, but are here
>to victimize the rest of us, the poor as well as the somewhat better off.
>
>Thanks to the efforts of one of our members, Jackson  Place Cohousing
>community has become involved in cleaning up the surrounding area. We are
>signed up for a city-sponsored program that provides street cleaning
>equipment and materials, such as gloves and brightly colored vests for
>warning cars when working in the gutter, as well as things like shovels and
>garbage bags.
>
>Every few months many of our members, friends, and  local neighbors get out
>and clean our block and the nearby blocks. When we are finished, we place
>the collected garbage in large plastic bags on a designated corner, and the
>city garbage collection people make a special pick up to take them away.
>
>We are also involved in getting weeds cut and trimmed in the vacant lots.
>
>In addition, we are now beginning a project to beautify a small traffic
>island near our community. This means that we will plant one or two trees,
>some shrubs and flowers, and take on the responsibility of caring for them.
>
>We believe that all this contributes to a more livable neighborhood for
>everyone.
>
>Sylvie Kashdan
>skashdan [at] scn.org
>Jackson Place Cohousing
>800 Hiawatha Place South
>Seattle, WA 98144
>www.seattlecohousing.org
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Fred H Olson" <fholson [at] cohousing.org>
>To: <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
>Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 3:05 PM
>Subject: [C-L]_Street Reclaiming
>
>
>David Engwicht's book _Street Reclaiming, Creating Livable Streets and
>Vibrant Communities_ is not about cohousing but the aims are similar tho  he
>does not write in the context of intentional communities but rather
>conventional communities.  "David is regarded as one of the world's most
>innovative thinkers in transportation, urban design, and community
>development." (book jacket)  His concepts and point of view might be useful
>to cohousing communities.  Retrofit cohousing communities might be
>particularly interested.  See also his website http://www.lesstraffic.com
>
>A few quotes.
>" I defined a city as an invention to maximize exchange opportunities and to
>minimize travel.  These exchanges may be of goods, friendship, knowledge,
>culture, work, education or emotional and spiritual support."
>
>"Historically, streets were not just for traffic.  They were the epicenter
>of community life."
>
>"The introduction of the car produced a double blow to the overall exchange
>efficiency of the city. Firstly, it converted the dual function of streets
>into a single function: that of movement.  Secondly, movement by car
>demanded at least 70 times more road space to move each person than when
>people walked. ... Destination (and exchange opportunities) were scattered."
>
>"Imagine your street with 50% less traffic.  Imagine cars acting as guests
>in your street.  Imagine your street now transformed into an 'outdoor living
>room' with children playing, neighbors chatting, and people dancing."
>
>Fred, who as list manager, wrote this message in part to test cohousing-L
>since there have been no messages for several days.  Probably just a lull in
>activity but decie to check.
>
> --
>Fred H. Olson  fholson [at] cohousing.org    Minneapolis,MN   55411
>(612)588-9532  Amateur radio: WB0YQM          List manager of:
>Cohousing-L and Nbhd-tc (Twin Cities Neighborhood issues list)
>
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