What traffic impact will Sycamore Village have, versus a regular subdivision?
We foresee creating less traffic than a traditional subdivision. When you can walk to destinations in the same or less time than it takes to walk to your car, drive, find a parking place, and walk to your destination, there is an incentive to walk. A regular development puts cars as close to houses as possible. We prefer the advantages of having cars away from people and are willing to walk some distance from our homes to our cars to enjoy those advantages. In addition, because of our desire to live cooperatively with our neighbors, we will naturally tend to share trips to local stores and other destinations, to order food in bulk to distribute among ourselves, and to rely on carpooling and shared vehicles to meet our transportation needs. In an independent study done in Colorado, the Lafayette Planning Department determined that residents of cohousing make 25% fewer car trips than typical home owners. When you feel free to borrow a cup of sugar from your neighbors, when you have a bab
