Community living

Explore ways to foster a thriving community and enhance your experience of community living. Discover top ideas for building connections, organizing events, and promoting a sense of belonging in your community.
Pocket neighborhoods make up small clusters of houses in urban, suburban, or rural settings in which small-footprint homes are arranged around a shared common area. The closeness that is created in these communities encourages interaction among neighbors and is perfect for people who seek a stronger sense of community than is found in a conventional neighborhood.   They want a more caring supportive, safer, and connected place to live. Pocket Community, Ross Chapin, Cottage Community, Neighborhood Design, Pocket Neighborhood, Low Fence, House Community, Private Yard, Family Compound

Pocket neighborhoods are a growing trend across the United States and Canada. They create a friendly supportive community for people in many different stages of their life. Ross Chapin, an architect in Washington first coined the term pocket neighborhoods. Several of those are profiled here.

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Tiny House Expedition
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Just as a home is more than its walls and windows, cohousing homes are more than standard condos. To the people who create, join and live cohousing communities, they join an active and involved community of neighbors who know and care about each other and together live more consciously of one another and the earth. Successful communities generally share 5 key characteristics that may tempt you to consider a cohousing community for your next move.

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Dawn Lupinek