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http://www.vaboomer.com/the_portal_to_boomeranger/2009/03/edar-mobile-housing-for-the-homeless.html

Here’s your idea Trace – the EDAR – “Everyone Deserves A Roof”….

Now that a few months have passed; what is the report?
Has anyone actually made a trip to Haiti? If so, what are your impressions?

I thought that during Katrina the government should have opend up a couple of closed down military bases which are plug-in cities, once abondoned the only thing prohibiting occupation is a padlock, permission, and power, the rest is there, stores, restaurants, mess halls, mass housing, gas stations, etc. If the government wants to find a place…[Read more]

Here’s the link to Fresno State’s efforts..

http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/05/13/1932637/buildings-for-fresnos-homeless.html

hope that works, if you are interested..

Wow! Amazing, Bob, thank you! I had no idea how big this problem is..Yeah, I geuss tents are the thing – I still like my shopping cart/pop top tent, but that may works for the crazies pacing the paved streets of Fresno, not for marginalized poverty-stricken people in beautiful Hawaii..

Great, thanks.

Landscape Plants for California Gardens by Bob Perry, available online: http://landdesignpublishing.com/index.html
Landscape Plants for Western Regions is out of print.
Bob’s book will get you up to speed on California climate considerations and water use in addition to plants.

The tent idea is a real solution where my parents live on the west shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Here is an article you may like…

THE NEW YORK TIMES December 5, 2006 By JANIS L. MAGIN

When the home she had rented for 30 years for $300 a month was sold, Alice Greenwood and her 6-year-old son joined an estimated 1,000 people living in tents along the…[Read more]

It’s an interesting read, for sure. If you ever have the opportunity to hear Cameron Sinclair (co-founder of Architecture for Humanity) speak, I would definitely recommend it.

Cool, Wyatt….I’ve read about that before, but forgot about it – on the Buy list, next paycheck!

Check out http://designlikeyougiveadamn.architectureforhumanity.org/. The book and organization focus primarily on architecture for disaster relief, but I think a lot of the ideas/solutions could be applied to homelessness in America.

In my opinion that is a xenophobic response to a population of people ‘we’ don’t try to understand, just make look like ‘normal.’

I like the platforms, nick..and I certainly envy you the hike..

..As esoteric as this topic seems, my city actually spent money on a 1 acre property with sheds, for the homeless..Our tax dollars at work..

wow, really frustrated with lost reponses here…smart response gone forever.

anyway, I was reminded of my trip on the appalachian trail last summer. I walked about 40 milesover about a week across new hampshires white mountains. The interesting thing about the AT is the campsites. I slept in the backcountry most nights, but I also stayed at…[Read more]

Great. Thanks.

Honestly, I think the best solution is public space..I mean ‘good’ public space with, like, trees and stuff. But really, just providing space I would think could be enough if it provides some shelter and habitat for everyone which is what parks used to do I think.

Shipping containers, off of the ground with a simple foundation, oriented to keep air moving or be closed from elements. Create various uses, sleeping quarters, restrooms, kitchens. Power with renewables.

The problem with this idea? Too permanent. It would take an accepting population and help from the community. But a metal shipping container…[Read more]

Ha! I like that, Nick! I lived in a 600 sq. ft. house once, with two huge dogs ..That was a nice size..I agee with you, there..It just seems like a terrible idea for a homeless person..They don’t like permanence..At least I didn’t when I was homeless, and living in a paper bag in the middle of a road.

kidding..