Cohousing-L Mailing List: Chaos in Oregon

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

From Strong Towns.

The state of Oregon is about to descend into chaos. 

> Where the rule of law once reigned, their government has made the shocking 
> choice to throw the rulebook out the window and let loose the forces of 
> anarchy. 
> 
> That's right: Oregon is...about to allow their citizens to build duplexes!
> 
> (We know: you probably just fainted from the horror. Take all the time you 
> need to recover, and then come back to this email.) 
> 
> In all seriousness: we're pretty excited that the Beaver State is getting so 
> close to passing a bill that will allow their cities to grow financially 
> strong and resilient. But we still have one big question: how on earth did 
> this legislation come to seem so radical, when the kind of incremental 
> development this policy allows is exactly how we built strong places for 
> thousands of years? 
> 
> Today, my colleague Daniel explores exactly that question. And if your state 
> isn't talking about following OR's lead, you'll want to give it a read—and 
> consider joining the movement that will make moves like this possible in 
> every community in North America. 

The article mentioned by Daniel Herriges, "Making Normal Neighborhoods Legal 
Again”
http://bit.ly/2YuVn4b

This reminds me of neighborhoods in Albany NY with rows of “two family houses” 
in which 1 in every block or two had a bar. Irish neighborhood. The bars 
weren’t marked and weren’t interested in growth. They were neighborhood pubs. I 
was never in one but I assume  the pub took the two parlors or the first floor.

Sharon
----
Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org