Homelessness

Can Homelessness be Designed Out?

Urban designers Terri Chiao and Deborah Grossberg Katz take on the problem of homelessness in New York proactively, rather than waiting for RFPs to come in.

12 November 2009 - 6:00am

Urban Omnibus

The Solution for Homelessness? Homes.

Neal Peirce says that there is finally light at the end of the tunnel in the debate over homelessness, and a consensus that stopgaps don't work. The real answer is to, duh, give them homes.

6 November 2009 - 2:00pm

Citiwire.net

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Vancouver Seeks to Avoid Tragedy, Make Shelters More Practical

Homeless people may avoid seeking help or services because there is a lack of space secure their belongings in shelters. The death of a homeless woman in Vancouver last winter highlights the severity of the problem.

4 November 2009 - 8:00am

The Globe and Mail

One Drug Hotel at a Time

British Columbia has converted nearly two dozen formerly notorious hotels into housing for the homeless.

30 October 2009 - 9:00am

The Tyee

The Planetizen News Brief - 10/16/09

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Saving money by housing the homeless, Western cities team up to lure high speed rail funds, and the work begins on Rio's Olympic preparations -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, download or listen.

16 October 2009 - 5:00am

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Halfway Towards Ending Homelessness in Portland

Portland, Oregon is half-way through its ten-year plan to address homelessness. The city's seen improvements, but many challenges lie ahead, according to this report.

15 October 2009 - 6:00am

Oregon Public Broadcasting

Study Shows Shelter Reduces Costs

A four-year study by United Way of Greater Los Angeles has shown that stable housing provides benefits to taxpayers as well as the homeless.

14 October 2009 - 1:00pm

Los Angeles Times

2010 Census Faces Foreclosure Challenges

The high amount of foreclosures is expected to make things tougher for Census officials as they prepare for 2010 Census enumeration.

14 October 2009 - 11:00am

The Associated Press

To Cite or To Site: Competing Ideologies for Addressing Homelessness

To fight homelessness, some cities provide services, some build housing, and some arrest people. Often it's a combination of the three, but now many critics are calling on officials to de-emphasize the law enforcement element. Los Angeles is Ground Zero.

17 August 2009 - 5:00am

The Planetizen News Brief - 8/13/09

4:20 minutes (3.98 MB)

Miami nixes form-based code, cities warm up to tent cities, and Boston tries to be better to bikers -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

13 August 2009 - 3:00am

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Don't Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor?

New studies rank cities based on the extent to which they "criminalize homelessness."

20 July 2009 - 11:00am

NPR

Homelessness is On the Rise in Rural and Suburban Areas

Homelessness has jumped in the nation's suburban areas, according to a study from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Of those in U.S. shelters, 32% are in rural or suburban areas.

9 July 2009 - 2:00pm

USA Today

Can Sports Save Ailing Cities?

With activities ranging from organized running to the Homeless World Cup, sports are helping to improve the lives of people on the ropes, bringing increased motivation and community-building.

19 May 2009 - 8:00am

Next American City

Homelessness on the Rise

The results from a nationwide homelessness count submitted to HUD in January reveal that many cities are showing a dramatic surge in the need for services to the homeless.

7 April 2009 - 12:00pm

USA Today

Shantytowns, USA

The economic crisis is leading to a surge in homelessness and the growth of tent cities in many U.S. cities.

26 March 2009 - 12:00pm

New York Times

Vancouver, 'Supermodel of North American Cities'

Canadians are impressed by USA Today's rave review of their city last week, but the CBC says that its not all wine and roses in Vancouver.

17 March 2009 - 1:00pm

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

City Buys Homes For Homeless

The city of Dallas is committing to purchase homes for hundreds of homeless residents, rather than building shelters.

2 February 2009 - 1:00pm

Dallas Morning News

Housing for the Mentally Ill

Last week, a Santa Barbara apartment community, The Garden Center, opened to 38 new residents. The apartments were specifically designed to combat homelessness through housing and mental health care all at once.

19 December 2008 - 6:00am

Miller-McCune

Crackdown on Continuous Riding on Chicago's Trains

The Chicago Transit Authority is cracking down on 'continuous riders', people who sleep or hang out in the subway through the winter nights to keep warm. Advocates worry the crackdown will hurt the homeless.

10 December 2008 - 10:00am

Chicago Sun-Times

Could Vagrants Doom A Rebounding Downtown?

The issues posed by homeless people in downtown Riverside, California, are not out of the ordinary. But they definitely do not help the city's efforts to revitalize downtown.

3 December 2008 - 5:00am

California Planning & Development Report