'Weaving micro-communities into the fabric of our city promotes widespread access to the resources that we protect and love.'
What does"community" look like? Maybe it’s greeting new neighbors with a casserole, attending PTA meetings, or catching up with friends at a local brewery. Community can look different to each person, but like a spider web, we are all interconnected. This web of relationships includes people sometimes forgotten as neighbors, like our unhoused Denverites.
Micro-communities can act as a soft launching pad for transitioning from houselessness to having a home. They can provide a sense of safety and familiarity in that residentsin a similar situation, and who they may already know. Further, micro-communities provide an opportunity for individuals who may have eviction records to have immediate stability. Several studies have citedfor experiencing homelessness.
Since the institution of Denver’s camping ban in May 2012, our response to a growing homelessness crisis has been to remove unhoused people from sight without providing a connection to housing, destroying their communities in the process, making an already difficult situation worse, and leaving the people living within them to fend for themselves.
Nevertheless, micro-communities have not been without controversy, with many Denverites expressing various concerns ranging from traffic to housing values. Denverites have discussed thethat may result from micro-communities. While congestion may increase during construction, it would resolve after completion — and many micro-communities utilize hotels that already exist. Additionally, individuals living in micro-communities most likely.
Denver Homeless Tiny Homes For Homeless
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Two Communities Find Electric Vehicle Options That Meet Local Goals Through Clean Energy To CommunitiesClean Tech News & Views: EVs, Solar Energy, Batteries
Read more »
OPINION: Federal lawmakers must engage with North Slope communitiesThe federal government’s most recent actions indicate a stark reversal of its initial pro-development actions.
Read more »
Opinion: Union Station is Denver’s housing hub, but can suburbs benefit from transit-oriented communities?Passing the $30 million tax credit for affordable housing with the TOC bill and demanding that a percentage of newly built units are affordable up front would expand outcomes for even more struggli…
Read more »
What's at Stake in Donald Trump's New York Fraud Trial?See multiple perspectives from National Review (Opinion), CNN (Opinion), and Christian Science Monitor at AllSides.com.
Read more »
Compassion or Hatred? What's Motivating Protesters on College Campuses?See multiple perspectives from New York Post (Opinion), CNN (Opinion), and The Hill at AllSides.com.
Read more »
Are Pro-Palestinian Protests at American Universities Going Too Far?See multiple perspectives from National Review (Opinion), New York Times (Opinion), and Newsweek at AllSides.com.
Read more »