I had the opportunity to give my cohousing “elevator speech” to a friend this morning. All it takes is on friend sharing with another to start a movement. Pass it on!
Another friend referred me to a group of clustered houses that were built in East Hampton a few years back. They are off Spring Close Highway next to the farm stand on Covey Court. I was told the road in is public so I had a look. It seemed to me that creating a village where people live lightly on the land was not the intention. Still, it gives me hope because the town approved of the clustering. Nine traditional looking houses are constructed around a tiny cul-de-sac; too few units to have a viable village community but there are ways the site could have been planned to be more earth friendly and community oriented. Major open space was consumed by paving driveways to each home. Five 2-unit duplex houses could have taken up less space and added on more family. Moving the access road and the parking to the periphery could have facilitated and pedestrian friendly village green. The manicured landscaping also uses up water resources and costs more to maintain.
Anyone interested in visiting cohousing developments in neighboring states call me. I want to keep the vision alive.
VMG
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