Median Housing
First of a B&W urban series on homelessness in Seattle. Prominently visible from the breakfast room at my hotel, but I went down to the street for a better angle.
One could pursue this theme in any American city. I don’t claim that the series is in any way definitive or systematic. I just shot some of what I saw walking through generally prosperous commercial and residential neighborhoods on the north side of downtown. Homelessness in America used to be a mental health problem. That hasn’t been fixed—some of it will show up in this series—but now there is also “economic homelessness”. Due to limited availability, in many places those with a median income can not afford median housing costs. The problem predates Covid.
For the Brits: “median” is American for “central reservation”, the green belt separating traffic on multi-lane roads.
Happy Mono Monday, anyway!
6 Sep 2021; 09:30 CDT; Acros & post
Median Housing
First of a B&W urban series on homelessness in Seattle. Prominently visible from the breakfast room at my hotel, but I went down to the street for a better angle.
One could pursue this theme in any American city. I don’t claim that the series is in any way definitive or systematic. I just shot some of what I saw walking through generally prosperous commercial and residential neighborhoods on the north side of downtown. Homelessness in America used to be a mental health problem. That hasn’t been fixed—some of it will show up in this series—but now there is also “economic homelessness”. Due to limited availability, in many places those with a median income can not afford median housing costs. The problem predates Covid.
For the Brits: “median” is American for “central reservation”, the green belt separating traffic on multi-lane roads.
Happy Mono Monday, anyway!
6 Sep 2021; 09:30 CDT; Acros & post