Just today we read an article about the intriguing subject of pocket neighborhoods. As you will might already know, this is s a subject of on-going conversation here in Asheville,N.C. As we talk about and consider community culture - ecovillages, co-housing developments, naturally occurring communities (NOC) and in "old-timey" neighborhoods- we wonder if, in fact, community culture could be a coming trend in design and if it will include lifelong homes and "aging-in-place" ... .
Natural Neighborhoods Graphic Courtesy of Ross Chapin Architects
“Pocket neighborhoods are a clustered group of neighboring houses or apartments gathered around a shared open space — a garden courtyard, a pedestrian street, or a reclaimed alley.” Many communities are taking the possible benefits of living in “pocket neighborhoods, a concept developed by architect Ross Chapin under consideration. One example according to today’s article, developer Ken LeBlanc said he thought [pocket neighborhoods]would be a “perfect thing” for downtown Lake Placid.”
Picking up on the question of advantages in “pocket neighborhoods”... a survey from The Sage Companion Project asks : What is your sense about living in a community that embraces many age groups- an inter-generational community? Would you prefer to live alone? Would you prefer to live with a group of people of your own age? Or might you prefer to live with people of the "boomer" generation, your children and your grandchildren?
CONTINUE READING AND TAKE POLL HERE
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