Co-ops help make urban housing more affordable, and emphasize sharing, democratic process and consensus building among their members.
Comfortable pedestrian access to stores, restaurants and other businesses, co-mingled with neighborhoods, reduces the need to own cars and encourages social connections.
Small and micro homes help keep housing prices affordable, require fewer materials to build and lower utilities to live comfortably, and encourage living with less “stuff.”
Cities nationwide are preserving historic neighborhoods and facilitating smaller residential footprints via McMansion Ordinances.
ADUs provide potential income streams and space for family members via smaller-than-average footprints that require fewer materials to build and lower utilities to maintain.
