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Transportation needs and mobility patterns of persons experiencing homelessness following shelter decentralization

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  • Canham, Sarah L.
  • Donovan, Morrison
  • Rose, Jeff
  • Jones, Shannon
  • Garcia, Ivis

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The provision and siting of homeless emergency shelters have community-wide implications for addressing the needs of people experiencing homelessness (PEH). In Utah, Salt Lake County’s transition from a large, centralized emergency shelter sited in a free transit zone to a decentralized scattered-site model outside of a no-cost transit zone provided the context to evaluate how transportation access and mobility patterns of PEH were affected as they were displaced from a centralized service network in a downtown core. We conducted 19 in-depth, semi-structured interviews with PEH aged 18 + who were staying in one of three distributed resource centers who had also previously stayed at the former centralized shelter. Thematic analysis of the interviews resulted in three categories, each with distinct sub-categories: 1) Pre-decentralization transportation and mobility, 2) Post-decentralization transportation and mobility, and 3) Recommendations to improve transportation access for PEH, including lowering or eliminating financial barriers to transportation and expanding transit and shuttle van frequency and route radius. Study findings demonstrate that there is a significant need for community planners to collaborate on the siting of homeless shelters to provide more affordable, flexible, and equitable access to transportation networks.

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  • Canham, Sarah L. & Donovan, Morrison & Rose, Jeff & Jones, Shannon & Garcia, Ivis, 2023. "Transportation needs and mobility patterns of persons experiencing homelessness following shelter decentralization," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 99(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:epplan:v:99:y:2023:i:c:s0149718923000836
    DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2023.102306
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