NEIGHBORLY HOME DESIGN

Simple home improvement projects to make your building more neighborly.

CHECKLIST

Plant your windows, porch/stoop/balcony or other publicly viewable space with plants and flowers.
Use your stoop, porch or balcon
Get rid of the fence in front of your building, or at least minimize it.

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What is a neighborly home? Browse through DIY Neighborhood: Logan Square, a guide to neighborly building design in Logan Square, for ideas that work for your home. This could include:

Getting rid of your fence.
Grilling in front of your home.
Planting some flowers in your windows.
Holding more stoop parties.

The booklet is divided into sections for renters, condo owners and boards, landlords and people who want to start co-ops. Pick a project that you're interested in, and try it! It's not hard to sit on your porch or stoop.

This project is an extension of Neighbors Project's successful DIY Neighborhood: Logan Square event in July 2007, in which we profiled neighborly homes in Logan Square.

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DIY Neighborhood: Logan Square, a booklet on neighborly building design in Logan Square.

Neighbors Project's flickr pool has lots of images of neighborly homes. Add yours.

Your two minute guide to Neighborly Building Design.

Thanks to everyone who came to DIY Neighborhood: Logan Square! Check out photos of the event at the Neighbors Project flickr pool.