Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Get out the Cohousing Vote!

[Liz Ryan Cole (lizryancole]

This is an amazing web site. Look at all the threads and vote often.  
Thanks Grace for pointing this out.   liz


Liz Ryan Cole
PinnacleProject.info
lizryancole [at] mac.com



On Dec 16, 2009, at 8:20 AM, melanie griffin wrote:

> just fyi, go to the tab marked "new ideas" and it's first on that  
> list.
>
> On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Grace Kim  
> <grace [at] schemataworkshop.com>wrote:
>
> > I posted the following suggestion on the HUD website:
> >
> >
> >
> > Provide funding for affordable community oriented housing (cohousing)
> >
> > Residents of affordable housing are often isolated from family and
> > support systems. A cohousing community can help residents of all  
> > income
> > and generational levels live independently (in their own fully  
> > equipped
> > homes) but with the daily support from a network of people that care
> > about each other. Shared resources (computers, cars, laundry) and  
> > shared
> > domestic work (cooking, childcare) can help all families stretch  
> > their
> > dollars and find the resources to get back on their feet.
> >
> >
> >
> > Coho/US is trying to gain audience with HUD to encourage cohousing  
> > as an
> > alternative housing model for all families, including low income
> > families.  The wording of my suggestion may not be perfect, but the
> > intent is to get HUD to stop and think outside of their  
> > conventional box
> > and consider cohousing, even for just one moment.  HUD staff are
> > reviewing the suggestions daily and I've already planted the seed  
> > with
> > Deputy Secretary Ron Sims at a recent housing conference.
> >
> >
> >
> > I would highly encourage you and your community members to follow  
> > this
> > link and vote for this idea (or propose one you like better - but
> > remember strength is in numbers and its about the concept not the
> > specific solution) - this is one way to get some traction at HUD.
> > Cohousers may be small in numbers compared to the rest of the US,  
> > but if
> > we vote with our numbers, then we have a chance to be heard.  This  
> > would
> > be a great way to gain audience with the HUD secretary and staff.   
> > The
> > HUD staff will be looking at this public "vote" as they develop their
> > priorities.
> >
> > http://hudideasinaction.uservoice.com/pages/33263-promote- 
> > affordable-ren
> > tal-housing-<http://hudideasinaction.uservoice.com/pages/33263- 
> > promote-affordable-ren%0Atal-housing->
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks for your time and consideration!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > grace h kim aia, architect & cofounder
> >
> > schemata workshop | empowering communities through architecture
> >
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> >
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> >
> >
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> >
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