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Outside Moses Lake is far outside Seattle's jurisdiction.
by pseudalopex 5y ago
Outside Moses Lake is far outside Seattle's jurisdiction.
- mjevans 5y agoIt's also far too far away from jobs jobs jobs.
- vineyardmike 5y agoYes, but its not like most of the formerly-homeless sheltered individuals are getting a job in the urban core near the business district where many of the shelters are
- pseudalopex 5y agoAre jobs concentrated specific places or all over? Where do transit lines run? Where are other services located?
- vineyardmike 5y agoIn many cities, the transit is hub-spoke from downtown (which is mostly offices), so not a lot of opportunities. > Are their jobs concentrated elsewhere? Knowledge worker jobs are concentrated downtown, and jobs that are likely to look favorably upon someone homeless are probably not concentrated in any one area.
- pseudalopex 5y agoNot a lot of opportunities for what? It sounds like it would be more difficult for homeless people to travel from or to anywhere else on average.
- coryrc 5y agoThere are quite a few farms out there which need labor. At the wage paid in Seattle, employers can get a more productive worker than someone who has been chronically homeless is capable of being.
- coryrc 5y agoAnd? We don't feed Seattleites with food grown inside its jurisdiction or have landfills within its borders, or house all its prisoners, so why should that be a limitation for where to locate shelters?