Apples and oranges. Civic infrastructure takes decades to build and could theoretically be utilized for a hundred years or more with only (comparatively) minor

Apples and oranges. Civic infrastructure takes decades to build and could theoretically be utilized for a hundred years or more with only (comparatively) minor maintenance. Also the best way to help the homeless would be at a national scale where integration, mental and physical health, and "new deal" programs could address the root cause instead of trying to apply rubbing alcohol and a bandaid to a deep cut to a thigh.