I have included a graveyard in my suburb for a number of reasons. Seize the day for tomorrow we die. Secondly, graveyards are important because dying is the one thing every living creature can count on. To hide and try to ignore this is not only stupid but un-natural. The three parts of life.
Graveyards also supply a sense of permanence to a settlement.
With todays almost nomadic lifestyle of suburbanites, this sense of permanence is valuable. Graveyards add to the history of a town. To fully complete the lifecycle my community will also include a birthing center, where children can be born. This is where town meetings can be held, cultural activities such as plays and concerts can take place and a myriad of other community activities can take place. I think that there should be rooms available for activities such a gymnastics, ballet and karate.