Building a Resilient, Healthy Community
A development proposal for the Country Club Road site in Montpelier, Vermont.
by Execusuite
Deep Sense of Neighborhood
Human scale environment + porches + pedestrian paths + lots of activities =
many opportunities for lifelong friendships
Homeownership for Modest Incomes
Homes starting at $155,000.
224 of 300 homes targeted for sale; 76 rental units
Small Homes for Small Households
76% of prospective buyers are 1 or 2 person households.
Just 12% of central Vermont households have 4 or more people.
Apartments that feel like Home
These “stately homes” have 5-6 subsidized rental units each.
Abundant exercise opportunities
Existing activities will be enhanced: soccer, hiking, running, dogwalking, sledding, skiing, disc golf, mountain biking.
Proposed: biking, gardening, skating, yoga and other classes, pickle ball, basketball, kids’ activities.
Deep connection to local food and the Earth
Proposed community farm with 5-10 resident farm managers/teachers
Farmstand on site, with connections to a community kitchen
Possible new home for the FEAST FARM (or keep it in the park)
Classes for school kids and adults
Sugar shack for maple syrup production
Social spots and Play areas
A café at the edge of the park and village for folks to meet
At least one playground, hopefully two (tots and older children)
Dog park
Multi-modal saves family budget and environment
Two hubs will have shared cars, bikes, cargo bikes, golf carts, and wagons
A repair shop adjacent
Chargers for cars, scooters, bikes, and carts
Bus Shelters
Sustainability means low cost to operate
Geothermal district heat and cooling
Significant solar power production
Granite paved lanes – easy to maintain
Dense settlement means less roads to plow and maintain
High performance buildings
Resilience
Emergency shelters and shared facilities like laundries
Emergency routes
Expansive Park
Enhance the existing park’s edge while keeping the flat ground for recreation.
Knitted into the Community
Multi-use (bike) path up to Towne Hill Road, and down to Cross Vermont Trail
U-32 Cross Country Trail
Traffic signal at Route 2
Hiking trails to east and west
Sensitive to the land’s contours and wetlands
The land slopes 75 ft up – we propose keeping roads low, buildings small, and minimizing cut/fill.
Innovative stormwater management including engineered marshes, rain gardens, and bio-retention swales and trenches.
Bike Path to Town
A highlight of the project: a new multi-modal path down to Cross Vermont Trail in the direction of Downtown
Bike facilities along the route
Intergenerational
Village and cottage clusters designed for social interaction
Daycare for children and elders
Community farm for gardening
Accessible routes and buildings
Great opportunities for socializing
Opportunities to volunteer
Cottage Clusters in the north
5-8 homes around a shared lawn or garden
Each house a porch and private garden space
Shared parking
Steps to provide homes for folks who lost theirs
Tentative idea to house up to 13 people in tiny homes near services
Known budget: pre-fab homes and site costs
By working with established pre-fab companies, we can offer many models at many price points.
How the land is built out remains flexible as long as possible
Our team partner, PCM, has estimated specific components for site and infrastructure, giving us a clear idea of site costs at 5% design stage.