Cohousing-L Mailing List: Author Chuck Durrett speaking in Oakland (CA) tonight

[Raines Cohen (rc3-coho-L]

Replacing I-980: Cohousing for Community

What should we do with the land under I-980? Could "cohousing" make sense
as an equitable and practical option? Consider amongst community.

Oaklandside reports that Caltrans is considering removing I-980. Residents
old and new have many ideas for how to use that space. This conversation
requires nuance and must keep an eye towards the history of the relations
between humans and the land, and how life there may be good and promote
flourishing into the future.

One option is known as "cohousing." This communal style of living arrived
in the US in the late 20th-century and has spread to many parts of the
country. In fact, there are already cohousing communities in Oakland.

Leading cohousing architect Charles Durrett of The Cohousing Company will
talk about his recent book, A Solution to Homelessness in Your Town. A
detailed case study of a new cohousing community in Napa County, Valley
View Senior Housing, he will share lessons learned, how a project in an
urban environment should adapt, and the history of the cohousing movement
generally. Finally we will place this into the context of Oakland's past
and the political concerns of people today and to come.

6 PM, today Monday, July 8 at Clio's bookstore in the Grand Lake
neighborhood of Oakland.

Info/RSVP via East Bay Cohousing:
https://www.ebcoho.org/replacing_i_980_cohousing_for_community