MLavingarz said: Supportive housing is a good > thing, but clustering them is a bad idea for the residents of such housing > and for neighborhoods. It should be spread out throughout the city. After > all, 38 of Minneapolis' neighborhoods have no supportive housing.
Mark replies: I think it makes sense to cluster supportive housing. Isn't it useful to have different supportive housing close to each other, so they can help each other out? Isn't it more efficient to hire some specialized personnel for more than one location, which works better if they are geographically close to each other? Don't some neighborhoods make a lot more sense for supportive housing than others? Such as neighborhoods that have more bus lines and are closer to local stores? Neighborhoods such as Kingfield or Kenny are poor in both those aspects. Also, it makes sense to have this housing where the housing costs less. Both because then the supportive housing costs less, and it is easier for the residents to phase into non-supportive housing close to their previous residence if it is affordable close by. What is the downside of clustered supportive housing? At this point, I think the 1/4 mile rule should be repealed. Mark Anderson Bancroft _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
