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[Reid Fairhurst, Wendy (wreidfairhur]

Hi All,

tldr: Questionnaire to help make cohousing more affordable!

I'm finally through ethics for this first part of my research, which is basically to crowdsource the knowledge and ideas around cohousing and affordability through a questionnaire / interview process. See below the info and links to two versions of the questionnaire if you have time and interest! Also, share widely. Would love to capture as much of the collective knowledge and ideas on this topic so that potential tools are more broadly relevant!

My name is Wendy Reid Fairhurst and I am currently studying how to make cohousing more affordable and help get more cohousing built (in Canada specifically, but I think the findings will be transferable to the US). I am looking for anyone with experience (successful or not) with developing cohousing, living in cohousing, trying to find cohousing, or just interested in cohousing to complete this survey about the problems with the current cohousing model and ideas for how it can become an option for more people. More information about me, the research project and ethics can be found at the top of the google form. Close the browser or navigate away from the form at any time to cancel your participation. Nothing will be collected until you select the “Submit Form” button at the end of the questionnaire. Thanks so much for considering participating, and please share with anyone you think might have insights into creating a more inclusive cohousing model. There are two versions so self-select the one that best fits:

Link to questionnaire for people working in the cohousing field: https://forms.gle/H7SPWf2AA7pdWDsk9

Link to questionnaire for people with lived experience with cohousing (ex. want to live in cohousing, currently live in cohousing, working on developing cohousing, etc.): https://forms.gle/uYzYZF4yhRSghXU48