Five Corners Neighborhood - It Takes a Village; Cascadia Village's Attractive Design and Family-Friendly Grounds Make It a Model for Low-Income Housing
The Columbian › December 16, 2005
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ORCHARDS Maybe, by the time they unearth the 25-year time capsule buried at Cascadia Village, all low-income housing projects will look like this.
The pitched roofs, wide eaves and square columns all show off plank construction that make the whole area feel something like a ski lodge. The courtyards include arbors and archways, fancy lightposts, and an artificial babbling brook. Center stage are a couple of spongy-surfaced playgrounds.See the full content of this document
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Five Corners Neighborhood - It Takes a Village; Cascadia Village's Attractive Design and Family-Friendly Grounds Make It a Model for Low-Income Housing
"It's a very open environment, very kid-friendly," said Kristi Howard, whose eight children pretty much guarantee kid-friendliness topping her values list.
Howard can step out the front door of her ground-floor apartment and view her whole brood ages 2 to 16 climbing on the monkey bars, racing across the lawn or just chilling in the courtyard....See the full content of this document
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