Our friend Eli Spevak from Portland, Oregon, is out in front — leading us to a wider range of housing options through policy changes and real life development. Read about what he’s up to in this Oregon Business article by Amy Milshtein …- Co-housing avatar
What’s happened(ing) with porches? They all but disappeared when air-conditioning and TVs brought people inside and they became a dispensable “extra” axed from the budget line. Now porches are making a comeback, as described in Lynn Freehill-Maye’s article in CityLab …- America Rediscovers Its Love of the Front Porch
In the last 60 years, prevailing building development patterns have emphasized privacy and independence – the American Dream of “a home of one’s own”. With Boomers now caring for aging relatives, and aging themselves, this dream of independence is imploding into isolation and loneliness. In this CityLab article, loneliness is cited "as being as bad for you as 15 cigarettes a day”. Given this, how can homes and neighborhoods be restructured to counteract this epidemic?- One of the Greatest Threats to Our Lifespans Is Loneliness
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| Image: Madison McVeigh/CityLab |
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