TROY GARDENS ONLINE COURSE
A key element of the Troy Gardens Case study is the
development of a companion Distance Learning Course. This
course is being designed to provide not only to provide a
detailed overview of the project, but to provide course
participants with the opportunity to take some of the
lessons learned at Troy Gardens and apply them in their
own communities. We expect to go live with this course in
the second half of 2008.
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let us know what you think! And if you think you
might be interested in enrolling in this course when
it is offered,
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Here is a sample of course topics:
Neighborhood-Based Planning
Referencing Troy
Gardens along with examples from other communities, with
some basic grounding in urban planning concepts and
community organizing.
Community Engagement
Community engagement with
local, state and federal government to purchase
public-owned land for the benefit of the community.
Conservation-Based Affordable Housing
Integrating
greenspace preservation and food systems security into
the work of CLT’s.
Cohousing and CLTs
Applying the cohousing model
to community land trusts, where the CLT is the lead
developer.
Mixed-Income Community Development
Identifying
the key components to creating healthy mixed-income
communities.
Universal Design
Universal Design – creating
communities that are accessible to all potential
homebuyers (and their guests), and that enable homeowners
to remain in their homes for the entire lifespan.
Condominiums and CLTs
Different approaches to CLT
condominium documents, looking at the use of master
ground leases, individual ground leases, deed
restrictions, and land use restriction agreements.
