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Understanding and Responding to Homelessness in State Transportation Settings

项目名称：	Understanding and Responding to Homelessness in State Transportation Settings
摘要：	More than 150,000 Californians experience homelessness every night. The limited capacity of shelters and social service agencies to meet the needs of this rapidly growing population has forced many to look for shelter in state transportation settings, including freeway rights-of-way, underpasses, rest areas, parking lots, and state highways. With affordable housing scarce and the crisis often overwhelming existing safety nets, Caltrans faces these pressing issues and must implement policy measures from realms beyond transportation to address them. The COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated these problems. This white paper will assess the state of homelessness in Caltrans environments, its mobility and equity implications, and best practices in responding to homelessness in transportation settings. The research team will synthesize existing analyses of homelessness in such environments and identify, describe, and compare relevant best practices. Following that, the research team will conduct interviews with staff at Caltrans and other departments of transportation, social service providers, law enforcement agencies, etc., focusing on what makes responses and partnerships most effective but also humane. This white paper will help policymakers balance potentially competing responsibilities, evaluate partnerships, and implement best practices in health, safety, operations, mobility, and other issues affecting the housed and unhoused public.
状态：	Active
资金：	$25,000.00
资助组织：	California Department of Transportation
项目负责人：	Brinkerhoff, Cort
执行机构：	University of California, Los Angeles
开始时间：	20210901
预计完成日期：	20220831
主题领域：	Administration and Management；Bridges and other structures；Construction；Economics；Highways；Planning and Forecasting；Policy；Research；Safety and Human Factors