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We have an abundance of parking and a shortage of housing, it's too bad we don't have a way to quickly setup housing (even temporary) in parking areas. Most pa
by supportengineer 3y ago
We have an abundance of parking and a shortage of housing, it's too bad we don't have a way to quickly setup housing (even temporary) in parking areas. Most parking is already located near other utilities so they would already be close by. To start with, we could require every parking lot over a certain size provide basic amenities like public restrooms with showers and water fountains.
- gwbas1c 3y ago> it's too bad we don't have a way to quickly setup housing (even temporary) in parking areas. RVs. Don't quote me, but I suspect some temporary shelters during disasters are RVs (and go to the exact parking lots you describe.) > We have an abundance of parking and a shortage of housing But I'm not sure that putting RVs in underutilized parking lots will solve the homeless crisis. (Assuming that's what you're referring to.) I generally see a lot of homeless people in very dense cities where parking is at a premium. Maybe "RVs in parking lots as temporary housing" would work for low-wage employees, who sometimes are at risk of becoming homeless due to their low wages?
- axus 3y agoI thought RVs had to worry about electricity and sewer hookups for anything over a few days.
- gwbas1c 3y agoFrom the parent: > Most parking is already located near other utilities so they would already be close by
- simplyluke 3y ago> I suspect some temporary shelters during disasters are RVs Yes, they're known as FEMA trailers, and gained some national attention in the late 2000s due to toxic levels of formaldehyde in the ones that were used in the Katrina response. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FEMA_trailer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FEMA_trailer
- supertrope 3y agoWhen developers apply for a permit to build an apartment building on a parking lot people howl about the character of the neighborhood.