Social Housing should be part of the regional system, incorporated into neighbourhood planning from the outset.
— Lewis N. Villegas, The Gastown Principles, March 2011.
Alexander Street in Gastown, pictured here, presents a microcosm of a workable housing strategy. In this photo we see co-op housing, social housing, affordable housing, and hi-end condominiums all on the same city block. There is a higher level of social mix taking place on the street than inside any given building.— Lewis N. Villegas, The Gastown Principles, March 2011.
The Face of Homelessness
Sustainable urbanism must incorporate social housing. Vancouver’s homeless are:
80% one or more of: addiction, mental health, HIV, other chronic
60% trauma victims
50% released from government care (foster care, group home, corrections) [Kraus, 2010]
33% aboriginal
10% Out-of-province
From: Housing and Homeless Strategy, City of Vancouver, 1 February 2011
In spring 2011, a CBC radio interview suggested that the cost of homelessness per person can be measured as:
In spring 2011, a CBC radio interview suggested that the cost of homelessness per person can be measured as:
$80,000 Federal Incarceration
$70,000 Provincial Incarceration
$55,000 Street Homeless (cost on the system–”Housing and Homeless Strategy,” City of Vancouver, 2011)
$45,000 Housed with supports
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