keccers
@keccers.eth
Is it that bad downtown? Homelessness, crime, and terror by methhead is an omnipresent issue in Austin. It’s not like downtown is “the bad part of town”. It’s the part of town where you have to confront it most often because you’re in a car. When you’re not in a car you realize the scope. There is more like a thin film of disorder that covers the WHOLE city. Unlike SF where the disorder occurs on the street, and in “the tenderloin” a lot of the homeless in Austin LIVE IN THE WOODS, ALL OVER. Texas doesn’t have a lot of public green space to begin with, and here the trails and greenbelts will have HUGE camps of people. As a nature enjoyer it has been the biggest blackpill to realize I can’t explore these places or to know they are ruined by poop buckets and other things that linger even after the city remediates a site. This map is a community sourced record of all camps. Tell me where the “bad” neighborhood is. Looks like the whole city to me. https://www.nomadik.ai/
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keccers
@keccers.eth
Experiencing this has made me the biggest law and order hawk of all time. I don’t recognize myself when I think of how I used to be. Living here has made me a meaner, more cruel person.
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Eloise
@eloisee
Please stay safe Kat fr 🤍 I don’t know if you’re seeing the trial of carly gregg
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Pedro
@pedrowww
This is what happens when housing becomes unaffordable to most. It's pretty much the same phenomenon in every major city.
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MediaSpinVivoxpit
@mediaspinvivoxpi
Downtown Austin is plagued by homelessness and crime, but the issue is spread throughout the entire city. Public green spaces are overrun with camps, making exploring difficult. The problem is city-wide, not localized
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Launchpad McQuack
@marriott
this is how it is here in honolulu too. tough sitch to navigate.
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