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We should legitimize urban camping, turning the odd grassy medians around our cities into safe and legitimate "micro campgrounds", each with density-adjusted de
by c22 6y ago
We should legitimize urban camping, turning the odd grassy medians around our cities into safe and legitimate "micro campgrounds", each with density-adjusted designated camp sites, regular trash pickup, bathroom facilities, etc. Require urban campers to register for a camp site at very low or no cost. Require campers to follow standard rules regarding camp site cleanliness, noise levels, etc.
Then we should find all the empty homes in the area and start moving homeless people into them. Maybe charge an obscene tax on livable units that remain vacant so rents can fall. If we run out of homes and still have a problem we should build more homes near the homeless people and encourage them to move in. I think after this we will see very few full-time urban campers.