Secure parking lots are growing as unhoused people increasingly find shelter in cars

This week, following more that A year of urban planning capped by A controversial seven hours long advice meeting, THE city of Sedona, Arizona approved plans has create A 40 points "on car park plot" Or without housing city residents life In their cars can sleep not docked And appreciate to access has BATHROOM And showers. Call he A "last resort effort," Sedona Mayor Scott Jablow admitted that THE measure East not ideal, saying that "No her Really proud because This is not it Really THE answer." Instead, Jablow continued, THE controversial initiative East simply "A of a lot answers" has to assist her the city community of people experiment homeless - a lot of Who appreciate full time job, but always can't allow permanent accommodation.

Sedona NOW joined A growth list of cities through THE United States that are look has car park a lot has address save levels of without housing residents. Although accommodation rarity East barely A new phenomenon, THE government reported last year this homeless "increase at national scale through all household types" by 12%, Or more that 70,000 people. Rising to rent out costs And THE END of The Covid era social security net programs to have created A "financial double whammy that has hit vulnerable Americans particularly hard" And reversed A pre-pandemic down orient yourself In without housing Numbers, CBS News said. And as without housing populations to grow, SO Also TO DO on car park a lot.

For what car park a lot ?

While THE First of all example of using A car park plot as A temporary haven For without housing people East almost twenty years old, "THE idea doesn't take disabled nationally For a few time," THE New York Times said. Recently, However, "mobile homeless" communities to have become THE "majority of THE homeless population" In a lot cities, including The bone Angeles Or more that 60% of THE without housing population East estimated has be life In A vehicle of a few sort.

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Those life In their Vehicles are often "new has THE experience" of be without housing, THE Guardian said. A lot people "only need A short term security net has get themselves back In their previous State of accommodation" And A on car park plot provides that "sen...