Who Lives in Vehicles and Why? Understanding Vehicular Homelessness in Los Angeles

Giamarino, Christopher; Blumenberg, Evelyn; Brozen, Madeline

doi:10.1080/10511482.2022.2117990

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“…First, policy criminalizes a rational survival strategy that results in nominal public harm (Gustafson, 2009); it can even threaten the safety of this rapidly growing population who cannot afford housing (Ruan & Zwiebel, 2021). This is an example of a policy that emphasizes criminalization and surveilling but does not result in increased public safety or security (Giamarino et al, 2022). Findings suggest potential lessons for policies designed to further marginalize vehicle residents.…”

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What happens next? The ever-dreaded “knock” and mobile access instability for vehicle residents

Montague

2023

Mobile Media & Communication

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This high-exposure study explores information-seeking via mobile phone usage among a specific unstably housed population. There exists a population referred to as “vehicle residents” who are people earning wages, who have chosen to move into their vehicles as a survival strategy during a time when housing expenses account for more than half of lower-income Americans’ monthly income, and whose situation varies from traditional homelessness in that they sustain some stability in maintaining ownership of the vehicle in which they are residing. Building on previous studies of homeless people and their mobile phone usage, while using mobilism as the frame, this study investigates the ways that access instability, an underexamined facet of digital inequality, impacts vehicle residents’ ability to search for information via their mobile phones to support their daily lives. This study is based on two rounds of semi-structured interviews with the same participants, complemented by a virtual guided tour of participant's vehicles. Among the key findings is that mobility creates and resolves access instability for vehicle residents, introducing the concept of mobile access instability. Overall, understanding the unique features and information needs of this particular group results in a more thorough comprehension of the contemporary housing crisis, which is necessary to improve policy by developing mitigation strategies and resolutions.

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What happens next? The ever-dreaded “knock” and mobile access instability for vehicle residents

Montague

2023

Mobile Media & Communication

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“…LAHSA's Demographic Survey is a key source used when preparing special reports for stakeholders seeking planning and policymaking guidance, population monitoring updates, and other demographic insights. Further, researchers have turned to LAHSA's Demographic Survey data for insights about homelessness experiences not otherwise attainable (e.g., Aguas, 2017;Barboza-Salerno et al, 2023;Chinchilla & Gabrielian, 2021;Giamarino et al, 2022, Henwood et al, 2020Nicholas et al, 2021).…”

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In-Migration Histories of Persons Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness Within the Los Angeles Continuum of Care: Survey Item Validation and Exploration of Motives

Mitchell

2024

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This study investigated domestic migration of national interest and local importance. Namely, Los Angeles (L.A.) County officials overseeing public responses to the nation’s largest regional homeless population are interested in the origins of persons experiencing unsheltered homelessness (unsheltered PEH). This study addressed whether valid inferences may be drawn about where unsheltered PEH migrated from using the survey items intended to measure this construct for the L.A. Continuum of Care’s HUD-mandated Point-in-Time (PIT) count. This study further addressed the migration motives of unsheltered PEH, so elected officials better understand the county’s popularity as a destination for unsheltered PEH.

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Disparities in the “who” and “where” of the vehicle purchase decision-making process for lower-income households

Pierce

Connolly

2023

Travel Behaviour and Society

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Who Lives in Vehicles and Why? Understanding Vehicular Homelessness in Los Angeles

Cited by 6 publications

References 26 publications

What happens next? The ever-dreaded “knock” and mobile access instability for vehicle residents

What happens next? The ever-dreaded “knock” and mobile access instability for vehicle residents

In-Migration Histories of Persons Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness Within the Los Angeles Continuum of Care: Survey Item Validation and Exploration of Motives

Disparities in the “who” and “where” of the vehicle purchase decision-making process for lower-income households

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