Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Homelessness

Op-Ed: The Killing of Jordan Neely and the Broader Failure of a Police-First Policy

By Alex Vitale | May 10, 2023 | No Comments

Many are calling for ex-Marine Daniel Penny to be held accountable, but will elected officials be similarly held responsible for policies that make clashes like this possible?

Three Ways DOTs Can Help the Unhoused — On and Off the Road

By Kea Wilson | Feb 23, 2023 | No Comments

A new study finds that departments of transportation can and must do more to protect a particularly vulnerable group: the unhoused people who take shelter on and alongside American roads.

Talking Headways Podcast: The Overlap of Public Transit and Homelessness

By Jeff Wood | Feb 16, 2023 | No Comments

Here's a very good conversation about the need for more federal agency coordination among transportation, health, and human services as well as how transit agencies are tackling the issues vulnerable populations face.

Talking Headways Podcast: Saying ‘Yes’ to the City

By Jeff Wood | Oct 20, 2022 | No Comments

How 'millennials' are battling 'boomers' in order to change the politics of urban housing policy.

How To Design Better Cities For ‘Unseen’ Cyclists

By Kea Wilson | Aug 30, 2022 | No Comments

Bicycles play a radically different role in the lives of many cyclists experiencing housing insecurity, a new study suggests — and policymakers don't always do enough to consider the unique needs of people who bike for their survival.

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Controversial New L.A. Ordinance Cracks Down on Bicycle "Chop Shops"

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 15, 2022 | No Comments

In a brief and anticlimactic session yesterday, City Council tentatively* approved a controversial ordinance cracking down on so-called “bicycle chop shops,” which advocates say targets unhoused people.

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