Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: "Neighborhood" Cohousing or "Retrofit" Cohousing

[Karen Scheer (karen]

As someone who has now lived in both versions of neighborhoods (the 
intentionally built/closed version and the single family home joined by 
a gate in the back yard version),  I am finding this conversation 
fascinating.

What about "Open Neighborhood" vs. "Neighborhood by Design"?

Are there any other neighborhoods who have followed the N St. Model of 
opening up their properties to create common spaces and easier access?  
I am curious as to what factors contributed to the organic development 
of community?  What have people learned from the experiences of N Street 
and any other transformed neighborhoods?

Thanks for this evolving conversation.

Karen Scheer
Inspired by the concept of growing neighborhoods organically,
member of Parkview HOA (pre-dating and adjacent to Ashland Cohousing 
Community)
Ashland, OR

On 12/11/13 2:11 PM, Mariana Almeida wrote:
> In short, it made made me wonder about the meaning of neighborhood, rather than 
> zeroing in to what the most emblematic feature of N Street Cohousing has been: 
> evolving over time by inhabiting existing, adjacent (and close by) buildings.
>
> So, I like "evolving cohousing" or "organic cohousing" instead.