We previously pinpointed the cause of the homelessness crisis in King County. The county added more than 700,000 residents over the past 30 years but woefully failed to keep pace by expanding housing supply. Research clearly shows that local jurisdictions with a massive shortfall in housing end up with large-scale homelessness.
But we haven’t yet proposed solutions. Does the fact that King County has a large, long-term housing shortfall mean we can solve homelessness in King County merely by building more housing? No. The problem is now far too complicated. We aim here to explain why, and to offer a starting point for solutions to a complex problem. More than anything else, we need political leadership...
We previously pinpointed the cause of the homelessness crisis in King County. The county added more than 700,000 residents over the past 30 years but woefully failed to keep pace by expanding housing supply. Research clearly shows that local jurisdictions with a massive shortfall in housing end up with large-scale homelessness.
But we haven’t yet proposed solutions. Does the fact that King County has a large, long-term housing shortfall mean we can solve homelessness in King County merely by building more housing? No. The problem is now far too complicated. We aim here to explain why, and to offer a starting point for solutions to a complex problem. More than anything else, we need political leadership...