Tiny houses make big impact out west, emerge as possible fix for Pittsburgh homeless crisis
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The Guadalupe Quick Build Community in San Jose, Calif., a tiny house community to help house the city’s homeless population.
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A community of tiny homes for veterans is nearing completion in Harrisburg.
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Many tiny houses outside Austin, Texas, are painted bright colors and have covered porches.
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The Evan’s Lane Quick Build Community was constructed specifically for San Jose’s homeless families and has a playground on site.
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The tiny houses outside of Austin range from about $80,000 to $145,000 to build.
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Dignity Moves opened tiny house communities in Santa Barbara and other California cities in an effort to give homeless people more dignified places to live.
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Anthony Coghill, left, and Deb Gross from city council talks about ready wooden-made home that will be produced for homeless people, during an interview with TribLive in Pittsburgh on Thursday Feb. 1, 2024. Pittsburgh Councilman Anthony Coghill, left, and Deb Gross in front of a prototype tiny house that Coghill built for about $2,000.
