DC Permanently Removing NoMA Underpass Encampments

[Anonymous]

https://www.hillrag.com/2021/09/10/dc-permanently-removing-noma-underpass-encampments/

By the end of the month, the NoMa underpass encampments will be disbanded with residents placed in permanent supportive housing. Thank goodness, this initiative is long overdue. Of course there are critics who are complaining that providing housing is "criminalizing" homelessness. Ridiculous. I look forward to feeling connected to the Metro station and businesses on the other side of the underpass that I've been avoiding because the walk through the encampments was so unpleasant. Hopefully this is the first of many successful steps in clearing out that tent cities that have sprouted up across the city.

[Anonymous]

Better late than never.

[Anonymous]

Awesome.

[Anonymous]

That guy looks 20 years older than 41. This will probably save his life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.hillrag.com/2021/09/10/dc-permanently-removing-noma-underpass-encampments/

By the end of the month, the NoMa underpass encampments will be disbanded with residents placed in permanent supportive housing. Thank goodness, this initiative is long overdue. Of course there are critics who are complaining that providing housing is "criminalizing" homelessness. Ridiculous. I look forward to feeling connected to the Metro station and businesses on the other side of the underpass that I've been avoiding because the walk through the encampments was so unpleasant. Hopefully this is the first of many successful steps in clearing out that tent cities that have sprouted up across the city.

You really believe DC is going to provide housing for all these people before clearing the encampments? Yeah, right. They're just going to keep pushing the people out of the way of whatever needs to be cleaned up for development.

I'd love to be pleasantly surprised.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.hillrag.com/2021/09/10/dc-permanently-removing-noma-underpass-encampments/

By the end of the month, the NoMa underpass encampments will be disbanded with residents placed in permanent supportive housing. Thank goodness, this initiative is long overdue. Of course there are critics who are complaining that providing housing is "criminalizing" homelessness. Ridiculous. I look forward to feeling connected to the Metro station and businesses on the other side of the underpass that I've been avoiding because the walk through the encampments was so unpleasant. Hopefully this is the first of many successful steps in clearing out that tent cities that have sprouted up across the city.

You really believe DC is going to provide housing for all these people before clearing the encampments? Yeah, right. They're just going to keep pushing the people out of the way of whatever needs to be cleaned up for development.

I'd love to be pleasantly surprised.

Do you think the current situation is working well? Should we just surrender otherwise useful areas to encampments?

[Anonymous]

Dc does provide housing.

As much as I feel for homeless people, it’s just not allowed to camp on public property.

[Anonymous]

Can I just randomly pitch a tent and decide I live somewhere?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can I just randomly pitch a tent and decide I live somewhere?

In DC? It appears you can! You can also commit violent crimes without repercussion!

[Anonymous]

At some point the encampments will return.

[Anonymous]

Every time I see encampments, I suffer rapid onset GFS, ghetto fatigue syndrome. A small minority of people are allowed to ruin everything for everyone else, while everyone excuses bad behavior or stays silent. If you want to do full ghetto, that’s great. But don’t do it in NW. it’s like reverse gentrification.

[Anonymous]

There's an encampment in my NW neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Don't be homeless. If you're doin it, stop it. Get some help.

[Anonymous]

Great they will all relocated to first street if there is still room..if it sounds to good to be true it is!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every time I see encampments, I suffer rapid onset GFS, ghetto fatigue syndrome. A small minority of people are allowed to ruin everything for everyone else, while everyone excuses bad behavior or stays silent. If you want to do full ghetto, that’s great. But don’t do it in NW. it’s like reverse gentrification.

Imagine moving into someone's city and then complaining about the people there before you.

You all never run out of audacity.