http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/01/25/annual-one-night-count-finds-2736-people-without-shelter-last-night Comments On: Annual One Night Count Finds 2,736 People Without Shelter Last Night by Anna Minard en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:15:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Limousine Liberal]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:31:49 -0800 The Stranger
this is a good (and academic) book on how poor people used to be housed in Murka: http://www.amazon.com/New-Homeless-And-O…

@14: 10 stories, 43K sf footprint with 2000+ 125 sf apts? your building sounds like a nightmare to this serious urbanista.
Posted by Max Solomon]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:43:33 -0800 The Stranger
if we put 2,700 apartments the size of many of these aPODments (tm) - 125 sq ft - all in a single building, it would only be about 10 stories on a one acre building footprint.

lay that on top of the Cap Hill light rail station and you'd get some real TOD that only a serious urbanista could love!
Posted by south downtown]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:47:47 -0800 The Stranger Posted by randomitis]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:59:56 -0800 The Stranger
Hmmm. Is there a city plan for that?
Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:58:27 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Sargon Bighorn]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:53:45 -0800 The Stranger
Action. Not words.
Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:13:25 -0800 The Stranger
It looks like one woman they tried to count was already dead (third story in the link, and there's no report of cause of death).
Posted by Matt the Engineer]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:13:08 -0800 The Stranger
@4: you're welcome to develop that project anytime. i'll be curious to see what site, and more importantly, what funding you can secure that isn't already being battled over by actual non-profits housing providers.
Posted by Max Solomon]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:59:53 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Adrian Ryan]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:59:33 -0800 The Stranger
The city attempted to clean out criminal encampments on Beacon Hill's Jungle in 2003.

When homeless advocates complained about the loss of tents and personal belongings, the city responded with new policies for managing seized property.

The city can't "encourage self-organized tent encampments" without taking on the liability for the encampments and without completely abandoning the building and fire codes the rest of us (imo correctly) must follow.

If you honestly care about homelessness (I suspect you don't) or, for that matter, the interface with public services and homelessness (John T. Williams), then shut up, learn a little and actually DO something.

Until then, let the grownups do the talking.
Posted by six shooter]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:55:17 -0800 The Stranger
Rapid Ride my ass.
Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:20:10 -0800 The Stranger Why can't we build one of those "apodment" high rises, but in someplace super cheap yet accessible to services (using light rail)?

With 250 sq ft apartments, you should be able to fit all the homeless in one or a few buildings.
Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:18:53 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Limousine Liberal]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:06:37 -0800 The Stranger Posted by treacle]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:49:09 -0800 The Stranger
Time to vote that clown out of city hall too. Oh wait...we could get a professional basketball team back....
Posted by Cato the Younger Younger]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:46:22 -0800 The Stranger