Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: [C-L] Enclosed "street" between homes

[April M Roggio (aroggio]

Hi all -

Just wanted to briefly drag this back to the original post.  As David 
Hornick pointed out in his response, we in upstate New York are really 
interested in figuring out a way of managing the sometimes unpleasant 
climate, especially in the winter.  We have been hoping that there have 
been some creative responses to this - either along the lines of 
specific attention to site planning, covered walkways, or underground 
routes to and from buildings/homes.  We are obviously as concerned with 
what it looks like, since we'll have to live with it, as with its 
function.  (I have these unpleasant daydreams of living somewhere that 
looks like some space age community, with people tubes linking homes and 
the common house.)  The only thing that we've really come across has 
been Windsong.  I would love to here of others - or some perspectives on 
how other communities have handled climates with a lot of snow/cold or wind.

April Roggio
Capital District Ecohousing
Helderbergs Cohousing
aroggio [at] nycap.rr.com