I am thinking about starting an Internet mailing list to support the former called 12RAIN which the intentional community might someday come to be known as where 12RAIN derives from 12xx Russell Av Intentional Neighborhood. For the rest of this message I will use 12RAIN and the HC interchangeably. Regarding the differences between new built cohousing and retrofit cohousing, usually a corollary of any cohousing is that most people move there from elsewhere in order to participate. This is true of N Street and On Going Concerns and San Mateo, etc etc. His suggestion would probably reult in more community sooner.
People have most of the same concerns and willingness to deal collectively with problems.
Larry told me that he has gotten appointed to the local community organization board to pursue some changes he's like to see. I asked where he is going to find the time. His response was that his family is likely to be disappointed that he expects he will cut back on church activities.