Addressing Encampments on State Transportation Rights-of-Way with Marisa Zapata

On this episode of PDXPLORES, Marisa Zapata, Associate Professor of Land-Use Planning and Director of PSU's Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative, discussed her team’s grant-winning work developing a guidebook in conjunction with state departments of transportation, utilizing best suggested and equitable practices when responding to, managing and deterring homeless encampments on states rights-of-ways not designed for public use: a growing–and potentially dangerous–trend presenting unprecedented challenges.

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