http://www.cohousing.org/retrofit_cohousing

I’m sending a query to a cohort in DC who was in the Clinton White House and now manages our HUD contract. He has contacts that could answer some of these questions such as how one could use the maps to identify suitable retrofit cohousing opportunities, or if such initiatives already exist.

http://www.cohousing.org/retrofit_cohousing

I’m sending a query to a cohort in DC who was in the Clinton White House and now manages our HUD contract. He has contacts that could answer some of these questions such as how one could use the maps to identify suitable retrofit cohousing opportunities, or if such initiatives already exist.

http://www.cohousing.org/

and here: http://www.ic.org/

There are many models ranging all the way from pretty close to the hippie commune style on out to simply having a group of people all pool resources to buy land and then help one another build houses. Sometimes the house lots are privately owned with a commons, sometimes the residents own the houses but not the land. Some communities work by consensus…which means you’d better know your neighbors before they are your neighbors…some are more like condo associations with a set of rules kind of like a constitution with more changeable regulations voted upon by the group. There is almost always a commons area, and often a commons house with a big commercial-style kitchen for group meals. In the co-housing development here in Santa Cruz, there’s a common house with a weekly big meal, but each living unit (some detached single family houses, some duplexes, some singles with mother-in-law units) has its own kitchen, so if you’re not feeling particularly communal, you don’t have to participate. Yes, there are all the usual problems of people living with people, but they do try to work things out pretty nicely.

http://www.cohousing.org/

and here: http://www.ic.org/

There are many models ranging all the way from pretty close to the hippie commune style on out to simply having a group of people all pool resources to buy land and then help one another build houses. Sometimes the house lots are privately owned with a commons, sometimes the residents own the houses but not the land. Some communities work by consensus…which means you’d better know your neighbors before they are your neighbors…some are more like condo associations with a set of rules kind of like a constitution with more changeable regulations voted upon by the group. There is almost always a commons area, and often a commons house with a big commercial-style kitchen for group meals. In the co-housing development here in Santa Cruz, there’s a common house with a weekly big meal, but each living unit (some detached single family houses, some duplexes, some singles with mother-in-law units) has its own kitchen, so if you’re not feeling particularly communal, you don’t have to participate. Yes, there are all the usual problems of people living with people, but they do try to work things out pretty nicely.

I saw it. I couldn’t care less. Biden’s wife might want to slap him around, but otherwise, not my problem.

We need our heads wrapped around solutions and right quick. If our Fannies are melting down, we don’t have as much time as we thought.

Rick, tell me more about the ‘intentional community’ movement. I want to ask some questions about the NPOs and our maps tomorrow. We collect an incredble amount of information. The government owns it but after November, maybe there are smarter ways to use it. It’s worth talking about.

I saw it. I couldn’t care less. Biden’s wife might want to slap him around, but otherwise, not my problem.

We need our heads wrapped around solutions and right quick. If our Fannies are melting down, we don’t have as much time as we thought.

Rick, tell me more about the ‘intentional community’ movement. I want to ask some questions about the NPOs and our maps tomorrow. We collect an incredble amount of information. The government owns it but after November, maybe there are smarter ways to use it. It’s worth talking about.