Seattle plans to spend $12 million on prefab homes for the homeless, and it's not the first wealthy tech city to do it
After years of witnessing its homeless population skyrocket, Seattle has developed a controversial solution to alleviate the problem. Both the city and the larger region of King County plan to move forward with a proposal to build $12 million worth of prefabricated modular homes designed specifically for homeless residents. The decision is part of a growing trend of using modular construction — the process of building a unit off-site, then assembling it at a desired location — to address issues of housing affordability and land restrictions in urban communities with large populations of tech workers.
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