Criminalizing Homelessness

Pedestrian Signal

Where Enforcement of Jaywalking Equals Criminalization of Homelessness

Records in Salt Lake City show that police in Salt Lake City concentrate jaywalking enforcement in the corner of the city that houses most of the city's homeless services.

December 2, 2019 - The Salt Lake City Tribune

Cherry Creek

'Right to Survive' Homeless Initiative Fails With Denver Voters

Denver's "Right to Survive" initiative highlights just how troubling and problematic policy approaches to homelessness can be.

May 15, 2019 - Governing

Homeless

The 'Find It, Fix It' App Increasingly Used to Roust the Homeless

Seattle's Find It, Fix It app plays a telling role in the city's approach to its homeless population. The question is whether the app is fixing anything for the people living on the street.

July 1, 2018 - The Atlantic

Ohio

Pedestrians Not Allowed Within Three Feet of Cars in Dayton

The new law is billed as a pedestrian safety measure, which is just one of the problems with the law according to critics.

May 28, 2018 - Dayton Daily News

park at night

Do Good Fences Make Good Neighborhood Parks?

A Chicago city park, recently redesigned to be more welcoming, could become less so in its final form. Neighbors complaining about "really shady" park visitors are lobbying for a 6-foot fence to be included in the park's multi-million dollar revamp.

May 8, 2017 - DNA Info

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