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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSan Jose opens first tiny home community for formerly homeless residents
Walking into San Joses first tiny home community for homeless residents is like stepping foot inside a miniature gated neighborhood.
After making your way past the 10-foot gate surrounding the property, 40 tiny homes 80-square-feet rectangular structures with just enough room for a single bed, desk, shelf and air conditioning and heating system are in neat rows with gravel paths, lined with potted plants, leading from one home to another.
The unconventional community built on a Valley Transportation Authority site leased by the city on Mabury Road near Coyote Creek offers a mix of stability and compassion for those trying to stay afloat in spite of the regions chronic shortage of affordable housing.
And after more than three years in the making and months of delays, state and local leaders from Mayor Sam Liccardo to Assemblyman Ash Kalra to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday gathered at the site formally called a bridge housing community to tout it as an innovative approach to helping solve the states growing homeless crisis. In San Jose alone, more than 6,000 residents sleep in cars, shelters or on the streets every night.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/02/27/san-jose-opens-first-tiny-home-community-for-formerly-homeless-residents/
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San Jose opens first tiny home community for formerly homeless residents (Original Post)
Bayard
Mar 2020
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lame54
(35,290 posts)1. I've been to one in Sacramento...
Very impressive
silverweb
(16,402 posts)2. Where was that located?
I've been reading about the plan for the first tiny home village for youth and Steinberg wants 1000 of the homes, but I didn't think anything had actually been built yet. I'd love to see it!
leftstreet
(36,108 posts)3. Trailer Parks bad, gated Tiny Home Communities good
SharonClark
(10,014 posts)4. 8 x 10 is incredibly small.
No sink, toilet, fridge, or cooktop?
Is there a communal shower room?
Why is a tiny house better than a dorm-like structure?
I visited a tiny house community outside Austin but it also had trailer homes. It was very interesting.
Duppers
(28,120 posts)5. This is such a great idea.
Folks can have the essential roof over their heads, privacy, along with feeling secure.