50% actually seems way too low to me, and I wish I had some time and resources to look at their methodology.
The other number that would seriously affect solutions is whether homeless in general travel to cities that better support being homeless or not. That is, how much of the problem is homegrown and how much is just because Seattle, LA, SF have good resources and weather? Because if mobility is an significant option, the better any one city does at solving their homeless problems, the worse their problem will become.
All the studies I’ve seen so far have been really flawed (eg most Seattle homeless living in pioneer square before they became homeless).
The other number that would seriously affect solutions is whether homeless in general travel to cities that better support being homeless or not. That is, how much of the problem is homegrown and how much is just because Seattle, LA, SF have good resources and weather? Because if mobility is an significant option, the better any one city does at solving their homeless problems, the worse their problem will become.
All the studies I’ve seen so far have been really flawed (eg most Seattle homeless living in pioneer square before they became homeless).