Green Places to Live: America's Top 10 Best Eco-Neighborhoods

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January/February 2007
By Karen Romer 
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Early this year, residents began moving into the first two U.S. “elder cohousing” communities. These cohousing villages are created by residents, with an emphasis on mutual support and environmentally conscious, accessible design. The Glacier Circle Senior Community in Davis, California, began in 2002 when its founding member called a meeting for seniors interested in a community approach to aging. With the help of cohousing developer Virginia Thigpen, eight households within a larger, mixed-use community evolved. Glacier Circle has a group garden and a common house, which includes an apartment that may house a cook or caregiver as the community’s needs evolve.

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In Abingdon, Virginia, ElderSpirit Community is a larger project that includes privately owned homes as well as affordable rental units.

Other elder cohousing communities are forming across the country, from Fairbanks, Alaska, to St. Petersburg, Florida. To learn more, visit the Elder Cohousing Network online.

—Judy Ostrow

Elder Cohousing Projects

Elder Cohousing at Prospect
Longmont, Colorado
(303) 684-9999
www.ProspectElders.com
25 to 30 households currently forming

Elder Family in the Smoky Mountains
Whittier, North Carolina
(828) 497-7102
annariel@dnet.net
common facility and two group homes now being built on eight acres

ElderSpirit
Abingdon, Virginia
(276) 628-8908
www.ElderSpirit.net
29 residences (privately owned and rented)

Glacier Circle Senior Community
Davis, California
2358 Glacier Place
Davis, CA 95616
eight residences

Silver Sage Village
Boulder and Arvada,
Colorado
(303) 449-3232, ext. 215
www.SilverSageVillage.com
16 households, mixed income

Wolf Creek Lodge
Grass Valley, California
(530) 478-1970
www.WolfCreekLodge.com
community for ages 50-plus, currently forming

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