Comments on: Effective downtown planning requires a genuinely collaborative approach to the problem of homelessness http://saltlakecityutahblog.com/2007/10/14/effective-downtown-planning-requires-a-genuinely-collaborative-approach-to-the-problem-of-homelessness/ A blog of Salt Lake City at its cosmopolitan best Fri, 18 May 2012 23:34:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Mark Alvarez http://saltlakecityutahblog.com/2007/10/14/effective-downtown-planning-requires-a-genuinely-collaborative-approach-to-the-problem-of-homelessness/#comment-26 Mark Alvarez Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:53:00 +0000 http://saltlakecityutahblog.com/2007/10/14/effective-downtown-planning-requires-a-genuinely-collaborative-approach-to-the-problem-of-homelessness/#comment-26 As people in Salt Lake City grapple with the issue of homelessness and particularly with the issue of crime in Pioneer Park and other public places, it should be remembered that the homeless are more likely to be victims of crime than to be perpetrators. They have an interest in reducing that crime. The collaboration required in effective downtown planning should include the voices of the homeless. Indeed, learning more about and working more with the homeless population would enable our government and ourselves to address more effectively and humanely our current challenge. The better angels of all our natures should be respected. As people in Salt Lake City grapple with the issue of homelessness and particularly with the issue of crime in Pioneer Park and other public places, it should be remembered that the homeless are more likely to be victims of crime than to be perpetrators. They have an interest in reducing that crime.

The collaboration required in effective downtown planning should include the voices of the homeless. Indeed, learning more about and working more with the homeless population would enable our government and ourselves to address more effectively and humanely our current challenge. The better angels of all our natures should be respected.

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