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If it's a federal failure why are the homeless highly concentrated in certain areas?
by zacharytelschow 3y ago
If it's a federal failure why are the homeless highly concentrated in certain areas?
- kube-system 3y agoPeople and resources are concentrated in certain areas https://xkcd.com/1138/ https://xkcd.com/1138/
- NotYourLawyer 3y agoYes, because obviously Houston has just as big a problem as SF.
- kube-system 3y agoOf course, not all cities experience homelessness at the same rate. However, Houston is in the top 25 cities for the total number of homelessness.
- NotYourLawyer 3y agoHouston is the fourth biggest city in the country. If it’s only in the top 25 for some bad metric, that’s great news.
- kube-system 3y agoYes, I agree. Despite Houston being one of the top cities in the US for homelessness, they have a slightly lower rate of homelessness than the US average. However, their homelessness rate is higher than the Texas average.
- sshconnection 3y agoIn sprawling cities like Houston you can also just not see that area of town. In a dense place like SF, it's harder to avoid.
- joshstrange 3y agoBecause certain areas of the country have better services for homeless people, because certain areas are livable/hospitable year-round, because some places bus homeless people to other areas? Probably mostly the first 2 reasons but the third doesn't help.
- sshconnection 3y agoCertain areas are inherently easier to be homeless in, regardless of local programs. Try sleeping outside for a year in Phoenix or in Minneapolis. Try getting resources in a sprawling suburb without access to a car. It seems clear that SF, with its dense, walkable layout, access to public transit, and year round moderate climate, would be vastly preferable to most areas of the US.