Salt Lake City's council has voted in favor of building a tiny home community for people experiencing chronic homelessness. Organizers hope the project could be a model for other cities.
The community will initially feature 60 fully-equipped cottage-style homes, split into smaller neighborhoods of 30 homes. It will have a bodega, and plans to start a donut shop and succulent plant arrangement business. These stores will provide employment opportunities for the villagers, so they can become financially self-sufficient while connecting with the surroundingThe planners hope to eventually build an open air event center and auditorium for world class musical talents.
A rendering of a section of the village. Thirty homes will make up individual neighborhoods, Samuel Grenny said.A rendering of a section of the village. Thirty homes will make up individual neighborhoods, Samuel Grenny said.Puy said his constituents liked the concept of the village and agreed the city needs to do something about homelessness, but were concerned it could be yet another burden on the west side.
Grenny said they made dozens of adjustments to aesthetics, the program and its amenities based on these conversations. The Other Side Village is diligently recording data to track its successes and failures, with the aim to be replicable around the country. Grenny said their team will package their plans to hand off to other cities and offer training – and, in turn, hopes to learn from those cities' innovations.Truly addressing homelessness really comes down to housing prices, Grenny said.
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