Homelessness in Denver: Mayor Mike Johnston looking for housing space

Safe Outdoor Space resident Randall Jones stands outside his Pallet shelter near West 13th Avenue and Quivers Street in Denver on June 15, 2023. Some of the city’s planned micro-communities will use similar structures. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

By Joe Rubino | jrubino@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: June 20, 2023 at 6:00 AM MDT | UPDATED: June 20, 2023 at 6:03 AM MDT

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Denver has more tools than ever to provide stop-gap housing options to people living homeless on its streets but deploying those tools at a scale that meets Denver's deep needs remains an unmet challenge.

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Where will mayor-elect Mike Johnston house homeless? “The easy sites are gone.”

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