The New Chautauqua Project aims to create small, equitable cooperative communities for homeless, low-income, and young adult populations. It plans to establish human-centered, self-governing communities united by common values and financial cooperation. The communities will provide both private and communal spaces to meet members' needs for independence and belonging.

1. The New Chautauqua Project provides small, interdependent, equity cooperative
intentional communities within the intersection of the needs for both personal space
and community belonging for members of the homeless community, low and
moderate-income groups and young adults.
We create human design-centric cooperative communities united by common
passions and purpose, within a self-governing cooperative ownership financial
structure, in a sharing, local economy.
The New Chautauqua
Community Cooperativ
Mission StatemenNC3
A Public Benefit Cooperative

2. The New Chautauqua Project

3. The
New Chautauqua
Project Eco-Villages
Named in response to the typical “Not In My Backyard” response to new development, Y!MBY stands for “YES! In My
Backyard”. One of the primary barriers to the implementation of these Eco-Villages is the unfounded fear of the neighbors
that will be residing in these intentional communities. Concerned citizens living near and adjacent to the projects are
justifiably concerned about the presence of those who are homeless living in their neighborhoods. Considerable
neighborhood education is required to allay these fears, including neighbors of other communities who now house homeless
who understand their plight and are confident that the self-governing villages can actually be a wonderful addition to their
neighborhood.
The
New Chautauqua Project
Y!MBY Campaign

4. The
New Chautauqua
Project Eco-Villages
The Tiny Home Eco-Villages become more
sustainable as regulatory roadblocks are
removed by interdisciplinary teams of city
planners and utility providers who work
expeditiously under health emergency
mandates to implement appropriate health,
safety and welfare standards appropriate to
the need to reduce homelessness. Economies
of scale will also improve as many Colorado
based tiny home manufacturing plants scale
up to meet the increased demand for the
homes.
Although a synergy of support from existing
homeless and community housing providers is
necessary and encouraged, as the eco-villages
become more internally self-governed the
need for traditional social service provider
support will be minimized as residents build
their resiliency and self-supportive personal
responsibility and ownership skills.
Several cities nationwide have declared states of
emergencies to deal with the crisis of homelessness in
anticipation of the need for new solutions for housing the
homeless. We are engaging Boulder’s Human Rights
Commission and City Council to follow suit in Boulder. Many
successful tiny home communities are sprouting up
nationwide. This solution complements existing affordable
housing solutions.

5. Up-Cycle Arts Eco-Village
A Project of the
New Chautauqua
Communities
Cooperative, PBC
A Public Benefit
Cooperative
These renderings depict an arts community
located at Boulder’s Eco-Cycle Center,
including shipping container studios and art
shops and a vibrant residential community
organized around promoting and creating art.
This community also includes residents who
have been homeless and who have recently
endured poverty stricken lives.
A For more information
contact Morey Bean
Morey.bean@gmail.com

6. Valmont Sports Eco-Village
A Project of the
New Chautauqua
Communities
Cooperative, PBC
A Public Benefit
Cooperative
These renderings depict a community focused
on team sports, located at Boulder’s Valmont
Sports Park, including where young Boulder
athletes can live near their training grounds
and live in a vibrant intentional community
organized around building strength, team play
and fun. This community also includes
residents who have been homeless and who
have recently endured poverty stricken lives.
The village also hosts a tiny chapel for
meditation and spiritual growth.
A For more information
contact Morey Bean
Morey.bean@gmail.com

7. Intergenerational Eco-Village
A Project of the
New Chautauqua
Communities
Cooperative, PBC
A Public Benefit
Cooperative
These renderings depict a community located
on the Elks Lodge property, focused on
intergenerational living, where Boulder elders
can pass on their wisdom to its young friends
in a vibrant intentional community organized
around day care, elder care and fun. This
community also includes residents who have
been homeless and who have recently
endured poverty stricken lives. The village also
hosts a tiny chapel for meditation and spiritual
growth.
A For more information
contact Morey Bean
Morey.bean@gmail.com

8. The
New Chautauqua
Project Eco-Villages
This is a conceptual rendering of an eco-village located on a parcel owned by a small Boulder faith community. Most of the
essential physical ingredients of the Eco-Village are shown, including the commons, greenhouse community center, jobs and
information kiosk, promenade and of course tiny homes, small dignified hermitages for individuals to live temporarily in
prayer, reflection and safety.

9. The
New Chautauqua Project
Balsam Eco-Village
This is a conceptual rendering of the Balsam eco-village located on a parcel owned by the City of Boulder, on the site of the
former Boulder Community Hospital. The site is west of Broadway, adjacent to North Boulder Park. The colorful campers can
be located on the site during the warm summer season, intended for the occupants of the village’s tiny homes to rent their
homes via an Airbnb type platform, providing them some income to help get them through tough, high energy bill winters.
This will also make room for summer New Chautauqua guests who come to Boulder to enjoy our mountain summers

10. The
New Chautauqua Project
Call To Action

11. New
Chautauqua
Arts & Culture
The New Chautauqua
Project
Tree of Life
New
Chautauqua
Eco-Villages
New
Chautauqua
Wellness &
Spiritual Life
New
Chautauqua
Governance
New
Chautauqua
Jobs,
Exchange &
Finance
New
Chautauqua
Design
Guild
New Chautauqua Communities
Public Benefit Cooperative (PBC)
New
Chautauqua
Education &
Programs

12. Arts & Culture
• The arts and cultural
expression are an
essential pattern of
community life
The New Chautauqua
Project
Pattern Language
Eco-Villages
• Energetic community is a
source of individual
health
• Aesthetics are a symbol
and indication of
community health
• Villages must be
accessible to all those
with disabilities
• Active common spaces
are an essential pattern
of community design
Wellness &
Spiritual Life
• Mindfulness,
meditation and prayer
practiced personally
and in community
develops both.
• Welcoming all faith
practices is essential in
living a healthy,
spiritual life.
• Spiritual life needs to
be celebrated with
liturgy and song.
Governance
• Participatory democracy
is essential in creating
and sustaining
successful village life.
• Visionary Cooperativism
is a primary source of
community abundance
and wellbeing
• Community wisdom
should be elicited at
every turn
Jobs, Exchange
& Finance
• Trade will be accomplished
within the ethos of sharing
and abundance, not greed
and scarcity.
Design
Guild
• Good design and
design thinking are
fundamental to the
success of
sustainable
community
New Chautauqua Communities
Public Benefit Cooperative (PBC)
Education &
Programs
• Life long learning and
community programs
enrich lives and foster
village evolution
• Face-to-face Learning in
community is important

13. New
Chautauqua
Communities,
Public Benefit Cooperative (PBC)
New
Chautauqua
Design
Guild
New
Chautauqua
Wellness &
Spiritual Life
New
Chautauqua
Arts &
Culture
The
New Chautauqua--Boulder
Tree of Life New
Chautauqua
Eco-Villages
Exchange & Finance
Mark
Emma
Thomas
Neshama
Bret
Arts & Culture
Kara
Emma
Shannon
Morey Bean
Eco-Villages
Morey Bean
Scott
Jim
Zane
Mike
Governance
Nathan
Jason
Martha
Laurel
Jacki
Aaron
Becky
Criss
Wellness & Spiritual
Life
Deborah
Len
Greg
Pedro
Michael
Judy
Darren
Sarah
Stephanie
Design Guild
Morey Bean
Peter
Brian
Mekayla
Sam
Norbert
Cooperative
Co-Founders
Morey Bean
Roxanne Peterson
Dorie Glover
Education, Outreach &
Programs
Jacki
Ariane
Ali

14. The
New Chautauqua Project
Upcoming Events
STUDIOSHED TOUR
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3
3:00PM

15. Boulder Assembly of the Commons
Cooperative Barnraising Incubator
August / September?
Boulder Cooperative MapJam
September / October?