Portland to remove homeless camps more aggressively

The City of Portland announced Wednesday, May 19, it will get more aggressive in removing what it deems the most problematic homeless encampments in the city.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the city had scaled back how many camps officials remove, and how quickly the removal process happens. It was an effort to limit COVID-19 transmission among people living on the streets and was in line with recommendations from the CDC.

[HappyValleyGuy]

There is No “right” to establish a “home” simply by parking a vehicle or pitching a tent in a public space, because a “public” space by definition cannot be appropriated for exclusive use by any individual.

[rubydad]

I worked 14 hours today. Pay my rent, taxes, etc. I could not care less for people who just want to leech off of society.

[brendabrock]

How about paying people a LIVING f$5cking

[mikalsolo]

Wouldn't be so bad if they cleaned up and at least tried to seek housing. The garbage and needles though! Come on man. I was homeless for a while and had to want to get off the street to make it happen. If you really want to work and help yourself, there are places that will help you. Just kick the drugs and don't vandalize and steal shit!

[pathological-lyingagw-deni]

*Paragraph 4 of 4.* 89 million Americans is 27% of the *working* population! Or a $50, 000 a year stipend for 40 million American families of 4 making less than $15 an hour; *so that they are NOT made permanently homeless.* Amen.

[trumpensteinsmonsters]

*1 of 4* Cities can eliminate homeless tent encampments by replacing them with *Homeless Shelter Villages* [HSV] using _Pallet Shelter's_ existing *Homeless Shelter Village* [HSV] components. The _Community Room_ sells for $37, 000 and serves as a shared laundry room, restaurant, *child daycare center, * and addiction services center. The _Bathroom_ cost $35, 000 and the _Services Office_ costs $9, 000. So for only $81, 000 a city can establish a *Homeless Shelter Village* [HSV]. The 10'X10' *Camping Cube Sport Pop Up Tent* that costs only $120 provides protection from the elements; for two people and their belongings.

[seanw]

By remove, you mean store their papers, cardboard beds, and other useless crap for 30 days and then they move a block away? Yeah Ted wheeler doesn't care.

[The_Conqueeftador]

Increasing funding in social service for homelessness has done nothing but create more homeless. That has been demonstrated several times in several cities across the U.S. that is not a solution. Fast swift removal and destructive is the best solution.

[jessewilliams]

Why would anyone else be obliged to deal with these people's addictions?
Be accountable for your own sh*t & quit with the excuses. 🤷🏻

[Pitchithard]

I have no doubt that if you offered these people a place to stay but had to show up to work SOBER half wouldn’t even try!

[pathological-lyingagw-deni]

In Los Angeles the _Arroyo Seco Tiny Home Village, _ _Alexandria Park Tiny Home Village, _ and the _Chandler Street Tiny Home Village._ Proves that everything it said about the cost to build and run tiny home villages being in the millions; *is a lie.*

[superhero]

A one bedroom apartment in Portland rents for $1, 500 a month. How much income will the rental company require it to make in order to qualify to rent that unit?

[pathological-lyingagw-deni]

The *Homeless Shelter Village* [HSV] residents pay rent for their units based on a percentage of their net income. The HSV pays for utility hook ups, one free meal a day, and childcare. Laundry, shower, toilet, and cooking-facilities are provided. Dumpters and the staff's salaries; which should total only $260, 000 a year. Where is it getting its "millions more to run" lie from?

[polskigirl]

Sooo….theyll get moved a block over…wash, rinse, repeat…

[thomasdeininger]

I love the hero with the mask... online. what a country.

[pathological-lyingagw-deni]

It cannot *ban homelessness* nor can it hold back the tides. It ends homelessness by building affordable housing *Homeless Shelter Villages* [HSV]. Where rent is 20% of net income for a four bed shelter. P

[superhero]

*Paragraph 2 of 4.* *Build and anchor these floating cities for the homeless ON LAND that has already been flooded and will be flooded in the future.* _The UN is supporting a design for a new floating city that can house the homeless_ The company believes a floating city project would address both dire housing shortages and threats from rising sea levels. The structures themselves would be designed to withstand all sorts of natural disasters, including floods, tsunamis, and Category 5 hurricanes. Silicon Valley's largest city wants to house the homeless in floating apartments. The concept, known as _Oceanix City, _ was designed by renowned architect Bjarke Ingels in collaboration with Oceanix. Though it still needs funding, it's essentially a toolkit for investors brave enough to take on the project. Here's what the city might look like if it comes to life. The city would essentially be a collection of hexagonal platforms that can each hold around 300 residents. Hexagons are widely considered one of the most efficient architectural shapes. (Think of the orderly inside of a beehive.) By designing each platform as a hexagon, the builders hope to minimize their use of materials. The designers consider a group of six platforms to be a "village." The entire city would contain six villages, for a total of around 10, 000 residents. Ingels said 10, 000 is the ideal number of residents, since it would allow the island to achieve "full autonomy" by producing its own power, fresh water, and heat. Ingels is best known for individual projects like the Superkilen public park in Copenhagen or a pair of twisting towers in New York City. But he told Business Insider that designing an entire city gives him room to expand his vision. "At the city scale you can achieve more, " Ingels said.

[superhero]

*Paragraph 4 of 4.* *Build and anchor these floating cities for the homeless ON LAND that has already been flooded or will be flooded in the future.* _The UN is supporting a design for a new floating city that can house the homeless_ Oceanix envisions the villages within about a mile of major coastal cities. The platforms could also be towed to safer locations in the event of a disaster. The platforms would be bolstered by Biorock, a material created by exposing underwater minerals to an electric current. This leads to the formation of a limestone coating that's three times harder than concrete, but can still be made to float. The substance becomes stronger with age and can even repair itself as long as it's still exposed to the current. This allows it to withstand harsh weather conditions. "Cities really start and fail by how well they manage water, " engineer Bry Sarté told the UN on Wednesday. In a disaster scenario, machine generators could pull air from the atmosphere, condense it into water, and filter it for impurities like metal or bacteria. These machines pull clean drinking water out of thin air, and they might be a solution to the global water crisis.* In addition to homes, the city would feature a spiritual center, cultural center, and communal library, where residents could rent computers and bicycles as well as books. All buildings would be constructed out of sustainable materials like timber and bamboo. They're also designed to be disassembled so that future generations of architects can reconfigure the concept.

[annesummers]

And where are they supposed to go? Just to another spot? It really isn't up to the city to find these people somewhere to live, tho.

[superhero]

*Paragraph 1 of 4.* A _The UN is supporting a design for a new floating city that can house the homeless while withstanding a Category 5 hurricane_ April 3, 2019 This news article is from _INSIDER._ *Build and anchor these floating cities for the homeless ON LAND that has already been flooded and will be flooded in the future by FLOODS 3 FEET HIGHER.* The United Nations just unveiled a concept for a floating city that can hold around 10, 000 residents. The city is built to withstand natural disasters like floods, tsunamis, and hurricanes. The design comes from architect Bjarke Ingels and floating city builder _Oceanix._ P