Block Planning and East Blair Housing Co-op
East Blair Housing Co-op, Eugene
The co-op dates back to 1982. It's a great story how the co-op came together. It was not easy but the results are significant as many people have called East Blair home over the years, right up to the present. The co-op owns about 16 properties. It is oriented towards people with modest income. It is not a Block Plan but the properties, most contiguous, but not all, can be managed similar to what a BP would allow. Residents in the townhouses can access more space for gardening elsewhere on co-op property. The take home message, there are many benefits gained by managing a group of properties in a syncronized way - in terms of land use, social, safety, security and economics. The fotos and captions help tell the story.
The co-op dates back to 1982. It's a great story how the co-op came together. It was not easy but the results are significant as many people have called East Blair home over the years, right up to the present. The co-op owns about 16 properties. It is oriented towards people with modest income. It is not a Block Plan but the properties, most contiguous, but not all, can be managed similar to what a BP would allow. Residents in the townhouses can access more space for gardening elsewhere on co-op property. The take home message, there are many benefits gained by managing a group of properties in a syncronized way - in terms of land use, social, safety, security and economics. The fotos and captions help tell the story.
Above is a Google Image of East Blair Housing Co-op in the Whiteaker Neighborhood of Eugene. All the fotos below are contained in the view above. Note, the garden in the lower left hand corner. The red two story building is the community house - meeting space, office, two apartments above, washing machines, library. Former parking lot is open space just to the right of the community house. Some roofing work under way. Whiteaker's bustling small commercial area is two blocks to the left. Downtown Eugene a mile to the right.
