Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: chickens in cohousing / urban density

[Craig Ragland (craigragland]

Kay's right...

And some of us using Coho-L are the very ones that filled out the
Communities/Cohousing Directory records for our communities. Are our
definitions subjective? yes. Are we consistent in the way we categorize?
almost certainly not.

So, is this BAD data?

Well, if you use BAD as an acroynm to mean the Best Available Data, then yes
indeed.

Whether or not it is "bad data" would be another subjective opinion.

On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 6:09 PM, Kay Wilson Fisk <kwwilson [at] 
bartcommunity.org>
wrote:

>
> > Does anyone know what the definition of "urban" was? Or any of the
> categories?
>
> Craig's statement implies that the definition of "urban" may have been
> subjective:
>
> >> In the recent 2008 Cohousing Census, Betsy Morris found this
> _self-reported distribution_ (for 109 Cohousing Communities):
> >> 40% Urban
>
> However, a common rule of thumb for "urban density" in western Washington
> is
> a minimum of 4 dwelling units per acre:
>
>        "The principle of 4 dwelling units per acre for urban growth is not
> to be seen as an inflexible requirement but as a general rule of thumb."
> (Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board)
>
> http://www.cob.org/documents/planning/gma-urban-densities.pdf
>
> Four units per acre amounts to a lot size of about 100' X 100' plus
> streets.
>
> Kay
> ~~~
> Meadow Wood Cohousing in Bremerton, WA
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sharon Villines [mailto:sharon [at] sharonvillines.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 5:57 AM
> To: Craig [at] Songaia.com; Cohousing-L
> Subject: Re: [C-L]_ chickens in cohousing
>
>
> On Jul 8, 2008, at 6:24 PM, Craig Ragland wrote:
>
> Does anyone know what the definition of "urban" was? Or any of the
> categories?
> > 40% Urban
> > 22% Small Town
> > 21% Rural
> > 17% Suburban
>
> Sharon
> ----
> Sharon Villines in Washington DC
> Where all roads lead to Casablanca
>
>
>
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Craig Ragland

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