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Old 12-14-2014, 04:28 PM
 
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I am new to Houston. Think this is a great city to live in but the amount of panhandlers is very disappointing. Brings down the image of the city. With the amount of jobs in Houston why are there so many? Why doesnt the mayor and city council clean this up? If you go to NYC you wouldnt see nearly has many as you do on the streets of Houston.
I am shocked that there is not more talk about this on the forum and why it is just being accepeted in Houston.

 
Old 12-14-2014, 04:44 PM
 
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I am new to Houston. Think this is a great city to live in but the amount of panhandlers is very disappointing. Brings down the image of the city. With the amount of jobs in Houston why are there so many? Why doesnt the mayor and city council clean this up? If you go to NYC you wouldnt see nearly has many as you do on the streets of Houston.
I am shocked that there is not more talk about this on the forum and why it is just being accepeted in Houston.
They have all been run out of down town to other parts of town the Mayor made a statement about 6 months there are no panhandlers in down town. This is half true yes there might not be any more in down town but they all moved to areas 2 to 5 miles outside of down town the problem did not go away
 
Old 12-14-2014, 05:07 PM
 
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I am new to Houston. Think this is a great city to live in but the amount of panhandlers is very disappointing. Brings down the image of the city. With the amount of jobs in Houston why are there so many? Why doesnt the mayor and city council clean this up? If you go to NYC you wouldnt see nearly has many as you do on the streets of Houston.
I am shocked that there is not more talk about this on the forum and why it is just being accepeted in Houston.
Compared to NYC or SF and you are complaining about Houston?
 
Old 12-14-2014, 05:32 PM
 
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Lol. Try coming to LA and complain about that. I'm sure there's no "epidemic" in Houston.
 
Old 12-14-2014, 05:41 PM
 
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come over to west chase if you think their isn't a homeless person problem in houston.
 
Old 12-14-2014, 06:01 PM
 
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Yes, you can never completly get rid of panhandlers but if youve been to NYC latley it is not a common sight. They are just not allowed to be on street corners begging for money. NYC has cleaned up there streets significantly. There is a major issue in Houston and yes West Chase is extremely bad.

To serviceprotexas, I would love to do something about it thats why im starting here, to see others opions on the forum to see where to start, so if any ideas on how to clean the streets that would be great.
 
Old 12-14-2014, 06:05 PM
 
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If you had people at large walking around like you do in NYC or San Francisco, you wouldn't notice them as much. In Houston, they're simply a larger percentage of the people on the street.
 
Old 12-14-2014, 06:13 PM
 
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come over to west chase if you think their isn't a homeless person problem in houston.
I used to live in West Chase back in 09-10. It wasn't that bad. What parts? Near Richmond? Has it gotten worse since then?

When I think of bad I think of Skid Row or how bad it was under the 45 near the greyhound station in downtown. That was bad.

I guess you'd have to live in a place where it really is an issue to understand but I think that calling it an epidemic is too much.
 
Old 12-14-2014, 06:15 PM
 
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Yes, Houston has way too many panhandlers and frankly, there isn't a good way to eliminate the problem. As long as so many nice folks keep giving them money, they'll stay here. Recently, I was waiting for the traffic signal at Elgin and 288 when a ratty-looking woman approached. When I refused to make eye contact with her, she spat on my newly-washed vehicle -- an old pickup truck.

There have been numerous recent studies on panhandling and homelessness. The OP might want to research to see how other major U.S. cities have attempted to deal with these problems.
 
Old 12-14-2014, 06:19 PM
 
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You guys act like they're vermin or something. I mean a solution has to be met by the city but I dont know what you guys expect them to do?
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