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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMore Americans are forced to "reside" in their vehicles
Although admittedly I wish I could live in an RV and travel all across America, that isn't what this is about and takes a lot of money to do. RIP The American Dream.
More Americans are forced to "reside" in their vehicles
The number of people who live in their vehicles because they can't find affordable housing is on the rise, even though the practice is illegal in many U.S. cities.
The number of people residing in campers and other vehicles surged 46 percent over the past year, a recent homeless census in Seattle's King County, Washington found. The problem is "exploding" in cities with expensive housing markets, including Los Angeles, Portland and San Francisco, according to Governing magazine.
The problem of vehicle residency is national in scope, although its impact may be more "acutely felt in urban areas where space is more limited," said Sara Rankin, an assistant professor law at Seattle University and the director of Homeless Rights Advocacy Project, in an email to CBS MoneyWatch.
Challenges abound for people who live in their vehicles, ranging from racking up parking tickets to finding a safe place to park and shower, advocates say.
A recent survey by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (NLCHP), which tracks policies in 187 cities, found the number of prohibitions against vehicle residency has more than doubled during the last decade.
Continues https://www.cbsnews.com/news/more-americans-are-living-in-their-vehicles-amid-high-housing-prices
The number of people who live in their vehicles because they can't find affordable housing is on the rise, even though the practice is illegal in many U.S. cities.
The number of people residing in campers and other vehicles surged 46 percent over the past year, a recent homeless census in Seattle's King County, Washington found. The problem is "exploding" in cities with expensive housing markets, including Los Angeles, Portland and San Francisco, according to Governing magazine.
The problem of vehicle residency is national in scope, although its impact may be more "acutely felt in urban areas where space is more limited," said Sara Rankin, an assistant professor law at Seattle University and the director of Homeless Rights Advocacy Project, in an email to CBS MoneyWatch.
Challenges abound for people who live in their vehicles, ranging from racking up parking tickets to finding a safe place to park and shower, advocates say.
A recent survey by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (NLCHP), which tracks policies in 187 cities, found the number of prohibitions against vehicle residency has more than doubled during the last decade.
Continues https://www.cbsnews.com/news/more-americans-are-living-in-their-vehicles-amid-high-housing-prices
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More Americans are forced to "reside" in their vehicles (Original Post)
SkyDancer
Aug 2018
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democratisphere
(17,235 posts)1. What country are we living in?!
This confirms the "OFFICIAL" fake unemployment number is "ACTUALLY" fake!
SkyDancer
(561 posts)2. It does
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)3. One lie after another.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)4. 46% is a big rise. This is horrible.
Demovictory9
(37,113 posts)5. rent is crazy high on the west coast
SkyDancer
(561 posts)6. Rent is crazy high all over
And it's only getting worse. https://www.westword.com/news/denver-rent-prices-so-high-most-renters-want-to-move-9366875
MiniMe
(21,883 posts)7. And unless you have a physical address, you can't register to vote
So none of the people living in a vehicle can vote to make things better.