What is cohousing you ask? The Cohousing Association of the United States define it as “a type of intentional, collaborative housing in which residents actively participate in the design and operation of their neighborhoods.” It’s not giving up privacy. It’s private houses with shared open spaces, courtyards and common facilities.
Pedestrian Street, Lancaster Cohousing; Found on reshaped.uk.com
Why do we have to make it work on our own. I agree with Talib Kweli when he said “Get yours first, them other niggaz secondary. That type of illin’ that be fillin’ up the cemetery”. Why do we insist on trying to do this on our own? I want to return to a style of life that embodies the African proverb of it takes a village.
I want to live with and near friends. I want my home, my neighborhood to be a refuge. I want to share in the experience of parenting with like minded parents. I want to walk outside and be in a beautiful place. I want to develop my community.
People all over the world are doing just that. They’re harnesting the power of collaborative planning to develop their own communities in partnership. Examples of this can be found in small communities in Portland, Oregon and Vancouver and Colorado and Lancaster, etc.
If we work together we can create the community we desire. Join us on Saturday, Feb 21 from 1 to 3 pm at Terra Café to discuss community building through development. Let’s discuss Putting the Neighbor Back in the Hood:
- What’s an ideal community?
- How do you buy property as a collective?
- What do you need to turn around a community successfully?
- What are attributes of an ideal community?
- What do you contribute to your current community?
- What do you need in a community?
- What do you know about community development?
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–Love Love
Urban Cohousing in Portland; Found on capitolhillseattle.com
Read more about cohousing:
Vancouver’s low-income housing made of recycled shipping containers; http://www.designboom.com/architecture/vancouvers-low-income-housing-made-of-recycled-shipping-containers
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