New construction or infill within the fabric of established neighborhoods.
Walking or biking to most of your daily destinations. Shops with apartments
above them (rather than strip malls). Places to live that promote community.
Traditional Neighorhood Design or New Urbanism, whatever the name it's the
type of life a significant proportion of the population always will prefer.
"I didn't come to a college town to live
in suburbia"
South
Side - Urban redevelopment New Terrain.org - Summer/Fall 2007
... GREENSBORO, NC - Greensboro, North Carolina’s Southside neighborhood,
a 10-acre revitalization project, is one of the city's first significant
mixed-use infill projects. Greensboro’s Department of Housing
and Community Development developed a traditional neighborhood district
ordinance—based on the Southside Area Development Plan adopted
by the Greensboro city council in 1995—to assist Southside’s
redevelopment.
In citing its 2003 award for Outstanding Planning: Implementation,
the American Planning Association noted that in creating the Area Development
Plan, "the importance of Southside could hardly be ignored. This
blighted downtown community connected five neighborhoods, served as
the gateway to the downtown business district, and was vital to enhancing
residential development in the downtown generally." ...
Trend
to infill spreads Divisive in Atlanta, at home in Athens
Banner Herald - 29 Jan 2006
...ATHENS, GA - Flanked by railroad tracks and
tiny run-down cabins, Harley Krinsky recently bought a brand new one-story
house near Hiawassee Avenue - one of dozens of such houses in and near
the historic Boulevard neighborhood.
"I didn't come to Athens to live in suburbia,"
the bartender and recent University of Georgia graduate said.
Despite some concerns about aesthetics and gentrification,
the practice of redeveloping and filling in established neighborhoods
- known as infill development - remains popular in Athens. Infill development,
long common in neighborhoods along Prince Avenue like Cobbham, Boulevard
and Normaltown, also is spreading into East Athens and Rocksprings...
Burlington, VT
Cohousing Champlain
Valley Cohousing
Nestled in a hidden, double meadow, bisected by an old stone wall with
some shade trees, we are constructing a cohousing village. Our land
lies east of Greenbush Road, one and one-half miles south of Charlotte,
Vermont. A scenic, 30-minute drive north along gorgeous Lake Champlain
is the vibrant City of Burlington, with an always-lively downtown pedestrian
mall, several small colleges, the University of Vermont, a regional
teaching hospital and a significant airport.
Brunswick, ME
Cohousing Two Echo Cohousing
If you’ve dreamed of living in a safe and friendly neighborhood,
surrounded by woods and fields, where residents exchange recipes, children
run and play without fear of cars, and friends of all ages stop to chat
in the road...take a look inside Two Echo in Brunswick, Maine.
Cambridge, MA
Cohousing Cambridge Cohousing Cambridge Cohousing is a community-designed and -developed housing
project in Cambridge, MA. We are a group of people of diverse ages,
backgrounds, abilities, professions and lifestyles. We are committed
to creating a neighborly and cooperative community in which we know
and care about one another. Children can play safely, surrounded by
neighbors, and residents know that caring friends are close by. We are
committed to the vitality, convenience and diversity that is Cambridge.
Our dream has become reality on a quiet, tree-shaded 1.5 acre site,
a 10 minute walk from Porter Square. The site faces south, and is close
to schools, parks, shopping and public transportation. We are organized
as a condominium association, as agreed upon by our members.
Columbus, OH
New Village Blend
of public, private housing a winning mix for development Architects Ruth Gless and Frank Elmer designed New Village
to blend with the surrounding Italian Village. The project recently
won a design award from Columbus Landmarks Foundation.
Dispatch - 28 Oct 2006
...COLUMBUS, OH - Trendy, brightly colored and well-tended, 37 buildings
in Italian Village are designed to appeal to young professionals who
are drawn to the Short North.
The one-, two- and threebedroom town house apartments hold their own
against the newest offerings in the Arena District and Brewery District.
Since New Village Place opened two years ago, there have been almost
no vacancies among the 100 units.
This month, New Village won its third prize, the Columbus Landmarks
Foundation’s James B. Recchie Award for urban design. In 2005,
it was honored by the American Institute of Architects-Ohio and Builder
magazine...
CoHo Cohousing is having a “Welcome Weekend” on Saturday
and Sunday to review its site plan, visit the cohousing project, and
share information about cohousing.
The schedule includes a presentation at 2 p.m. Saturday at Corvallis
Neighborhood Housing Services, 257 S.W. Madison Ave., above Albright
& Raw Pharmacy.
A potluck will follow at 6 p.m. in the Willamette Landing Clubhouse,
off Southeast Rivergreen Avenue. Bring a vegetarian potluck dish to
share (plus the recipe) and your own plates, utensils, and glasses.
On Sunday, join a 10 a.m. brunch at New Morning Bakery, 219 S.W. Second
St. A tour of the cohousing project on Southeast Crystal Lake Drive
and Alexander Avenue will begin at 1 p.m.
A general meeting will follow at 4:30 p.m. at Corvallis Neighborhood
Housing Services downtown.
For more information, call 753-4453 or see www.cohousing-corvallis.com.
Meanwhile, CoHo Cohousing is identifying low-income, first-time homebuyers
for the cohousing project on Crystal Lake Drive. Down payment assistance
is available through Corvallis Neighborhood Housing Services.
Thirty of the 34 homes are already committed. Three of the remaining
four homes are designated for income-qualified households. Completion
of the project is scheduled for August 2007.
The neighborhood is designed around a pedestrian pathway and homes
are clustered to preserve open space that is owned jointly by the community.
A common house is part of the neighborhood, and community meals are
prepared and shared several times a week.
For information about housing assistance, call Brigetta Olson at 752-7220.
Cohousing Hundredfold Farm
Cohousing Community
The Hundredfold Farm Cohousing Community is an effort of several families
to create a 14-household rural cohousing community in the Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania area . The members of this multi-generational community
are learning together as they explore the art of living in a sustainable
way.
Ithaca, NY
Cohousing EcoVillage at Ithaca
EcoVillage at Ithaca, located in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of
upstate New York, is part of a growing global movement for a saner,
more sustainable human culture. Comprising an intentional community
and a non-profit educational organization, the project aims to develop
an alternative model for suburban living which provides a satisfying,
healthy, socially rich lifestyle, while minimizing ecological impacts.
Cohousing Arboretum Cohousing
"Arboretum Cohousing will provide neighborhood community living
to all who are interested in Cohousing. There will be 40 new and retrofit
units in the midst of a tree and kid filled neighborhood. In a convenient
urban location, within walking distrance to the revitalized downtown
Madison, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Edgewood College, this
is truly urban living at its finest.
The Arbco neighborhood community includes homes ranging from 1 and
2 bedrooms in shared buildings to existing 3 and 4 bedroom single family
homes from the 1910-1930 era. The 6000 square foot common house will
have meeting and kitchen facilities overlooking Lake Wingra. A paradise
for kids of all ages, there will be many safe nooks and crannies to
explore, as well as the Lake Wingra beach and Vilas Zoo just around
the corner..."
Village
Cohousing
"In 1991, Design Coalition held a series of workshops to introduce
cohousing to the Dane County area. Three core groups formed immediately.
One group is still going strong, 'The Village' Cohousing group.
After almost 9 years of meetings and changes in membership, after
looking at scores of sites, they purchased an urban site in Madison,
half a city block bounded by St. James Court, and Mills and Mound
Streets. The neighborhood is a lively older Madison area with a mix
of students and homeowners. It is close to the UW-Madison campus,
bus lines, hospital and downtown offices.
In 1997 the group began moving forward in earnest, working with Design
Coalition architects to design the project, get city approvals, contract
with housing consultant Steve Silverberg and builder Krupp Construction,
and begin building. Now, they're finally moved in."
USA
New Houses for Old Lots Design
Challenge winners from New Old House Magazine (narrow lot
with alley access)
College town life
College towns make great hometowns. Students, singles, families, working people,
and retirees all can find connections and a niche for themselves in the wide
variety of college towns across the United States. Town and gown together
create a better quality of life.
CollegeTownLife
P. O. Box 223
Oxford, OH 45056
Robert Karrow, editor
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