Washington DC Area Cohousing

Saturday, May 3, 9 AM to 7 PM, starting and ending at Eastern Village Cohousing in Silver Spring, Maryland. Details below; scroll to the bottom to reserve your seats while supplies last. Note that RSVPing on MeetUp is NOT enough, you have to actually buy your seat at the MAC website to be confirmed.

Mid-Atlantic Cohousing presents:

Excitement is in the air! Get ready to be part of something extraordinary as we visit THREE cohousing neighborhoods in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Plus, we’ll hear from several forming communities looking to build in the close-in suburbs, an opportunity for you to get involved early in these forming groups.

• Tour Common Houses, shared land, and private homes in both urban and rural communities.
• Meet longtime residents, people starting new groups, and other community seekers (and your potential community co-founders).
• More Cohousing is happening in the Mid-Atlantic region! Talk one-on-one to members of forming groups or hear presentations about their plans for creating Cohousing in the close-in suburbs in Virginia and Maryland.
• See what community living is really like!

Established Communities we will visit on the bus:

Eastern Village
Silver Spring, MD
We'll gather and wrap up at Maryland's most-urban cohousing community, a super-green project that recycled an existing 4-story building.

Blueberry Hill
Vienna, VA
We'll enjoy our lunches and tour this suburban community that helped save the farm that surrounds it from development.

Takoma Village
Washington, DC
See the area's first cohousing neighborhood, and the only one in the District of Columbia.

Forming Communities you’ll get to meet as you check in, ride on the bus, and at the closing reception

DMV Commons
Washington, DC & nearby
This group is working to build a multigenerational co-op neighborhood in a walkable part of DC, Virginia, or Maryland. Site search is underway!

Newark Area Cohousing
Newark, DE
A forming group is seeking members to co-create a community in the region's smallest state.

Altair EcoVillage
Kimberton, PA
This rural cohousing neighborhood in the greater Philadelphia region is getting ready to build your future home in a green senior community.

Plus meet pioneers from established and growing communities in the area that have homes for sale or room for you to be a part of them.

This is the ONLY bus tour scheduled for the Open House Weekend as part of National Cohousing Week in 2025.

Mid-Atlantic Cohousing's bus tours always sell out. There’s always a long waiting list. Reserve your seat now.

We've done virtual "no-bus bus tours" in recent years, but there's no substitute for in-person visits and meeting the people involved. It's an event like no other, and we want you to be there! 🎉

Every registration to this event will be used to support the programs of Mid-Atlantic Cohousing, the regional organizer of this event. Acting together, we can build more cohousing in the region and support established communities, creating a brighter, more compassionate world for all.

Thank you for supporting our mission, your support is invaluable.

Things to Know About the Bus Tour

• Seating is limited to 36 spaces.
• No refunds until after all the spaces are reserved and there is a waiting list.
• We start and end at Eastern Village Cohousing, not far from Silver Spring Metro, just off of Georgia Avenue. We'll provide directions, and parking info when you buy your ticket.
• We have a bus that supports power wheelchair riders! We have two spots, so contact us immediately to reserve one.
• BYO brown-bag lunch, which we will enjoy together in community at one of the stops. We will provide coffee and light refreshments at the starting location and a wine-and-cheese reception at the end.
• We encourage all participants to take steps to stay healthy. Masking onboard is optional. If you have any potential exposure to contagious diseases, or aren't feeling well, stay home and join one of our virtual No-Bus Bus Tours.

Accessibility

Two seats can accommodate power wheelchair riders. Please let us know ASAP if you want an accessible space.

Support animals are limited to dogs. No snakes, chickens, ponies, parrots or exotic or other domesticated animals. Robots? If they fit under the seat, sit on your lap, fit in storage under the bus. If you want a seat for your bot then you must pay for the seat.

Rollators, walkers, manual wheelchairs and similar equipment must fold and be light enough for you or another person to handle. If there is no room inside the bus then it can be stored under the bus during the trip.

NOTE: we do NOT provide medical assistance. People who may help you may be other people on the tour or one of the residents of a community we are visiting or one of the MAC guides riding on the bus. Their assistance, if any, is strictly voluntary. No one should expect assistance during this tour. Of course, if you have an emergency need for assistance ASK sooner rather than later.

Still have questions? Contact mailto:MidAtlanticCohousing@gmail.com or call 202-546-4654.

Remember, after you RSVP you have to go actually buy a ticket to save a space on the bus.