Back in 2011, Eugene, Oregon—like many U.S. cities—had an Occupy camp pop up in a public space. And like in many cities, Eugene’s camp became a residence for not only activists but large numbers of homeless individuals. The camp was eventually shut down for safety reasons, another story common to Occupy encampments across the country. But in Eugene, something unexpected happened next.
Having finally seen the scope of the city’s problem with homelessness up close, its leaders vowed to actually do something about it. Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy set up a task force on homelessness to come up with solutions, and her directive was taken seriously: Three years later, Eugene has something to show for these efforts.
[For more of this story, written by Georgia Perry, go to http://www.citylab.com/housing...shed-village/381970/]
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