LAS VEGAS (AP) — A campus of homeless services, a place for street-dwellers to store belongings, and a mental health hub are some of the ideas being floated to curb chronic homelessness in downtown Las Vegas.
Dozens of people turned out for a recent brainstorming session to consider a redesign of a several-square-block downtown area dubbed the "homeless corridor."
It's where facilities including the Salvation Army, Catholic Charities and shelters are concentrated, with the Las Vegas Rescue Mission a short walk away.
The talk was about increased lighting, pathways to shelters and food kitchens, a clinic where people could receive quick medical care or mental health assessments — even bathrooms like ones on the streets in Amsterdam.
Rick Van Diepen, the conference host, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal the idea is to get really inventive.