1.0 Project Book (Group 1- Jared, Micaela, Jay)
Migration of the Unhoused
Demographics
What: Migration of encampments in the west moorland area (18th and Chambers, Eugene)
Who: Homeless community
Why: To network data with position and time so that we can develop solutions which respond to community needs in real time.
Research and Reasoning
If a stranger were to walk thought the city of Eugene there’s a good chance that they would pick up on the fact that we have a large percentage of homeless. They would be right. The 2019 point in time count report stated there are 2165 total people experiencing homelessness (collaborated by Lane County). 426 of those individuals stayed in emergency shelters, 106 individuals were in transitional housing, and 1633 were completely without shelter. Since Eugene has the highest number of homeless people per capita in the entire country (432/100,000 residents), it is safe to say there is a need to gather data and propose real solutions. Our study will be an attempt at mapping where houseless people are choosing to sleep and make temporary dwelling. Over an intense week of data gathering we will determine where these individuals are living, what type of dwelling they have assembled, and where and when these people choose to migrate. We will also catalogue resources and events that may affect these movements. Our study and those similar will raise understanding of this community so that proposed solutions can be more specifically catered to address their specific needs.
Categories and Markers
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h6OhQNHUfBJ-lxcmqNd97c3QBzmsoePBwwJdHVqkHbM/edit?ts=5f8cfaf6#gid=1004880501
My Maps
Images and info Graphics
Videos
https://www.kezi.com/content/video/572753601.html.
There is a recent effort by community members to convert the church on 18th and chambers to homeless shelter with the capacity to offer a variety of services. Here is a video posted October 15th exploring the proposal
Vice explored the criminalization of homelessness and asks the viewer to consider the nature of recent laws. “Everyone wants to move the homeless, but where are we supposed to go?”
3D Model Progress
More visualization maps of the individual data is helpful.
Try to imagine the tool as not over reaching in its objectives.
Zoom in more.
Measure fine grained qualities of the built environment.