Comment on Clearing of Springwater Corridor won’t end housing crisis

PORTLAND -- Officials who serve homeless populations in Portland say the pending cleanup of the Springwater Corridor means hundreds of people will be dispersed into an area without enough shelter space or other indoor options to accommodate them. Outdoor camping will continue; it'll just move around the city. After Portland Mayor Charlie Hales' July 15 announcement that outdoor camping will be banned on the trail, service providers began preparing for an onslaught of people in need of a new place to set up camp.