Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Trailer Park as Community

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On Feb 17, 2010, at 6:20 PM, Blaise Tobia wrote:

> this article - is that we shouldn't get too bogged down in the  
> physical and design aspcts of cohousing. Building coho trailer  
> parks, slowly converting apartment buildings, organicaly changing  
> neighborhoods - these should all be part of the mix.

I think some communities have added to their goals the design of an  
architecturally exemplary community. As if they are doing this odd  
thing, it has to be better than they had before. While I think the way  
the facilities support social interactions and the way facilities are  
cooperatively maintained are integral to cohousing, it is also  
important to remember that being house-poor nationally got us where we  
are today.

i have thanked myself many times over for not taking advantage of  
inflated home prices to take out a larger mortgage. And I think about  
downsizing even more.

I've found that even though people talked about downsizing when they  
moved in, many have upsized now by buying larger units as they become  
available.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
"Logic will get you from A to B.  Imagination will take you  
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