There's a housing crisis in many cities. But cars can park free. Why not claim public street-space for those who need it? If you disguise your shelter as a polluting, duly-licensed private vehicle, like artist Michael Rakowitz did...
...the authorities should be fine with it.

More on this thought-provoking art project here:

http://www.michaelrakowitz.com/plot-proposition-i

(p)LOT: Proposition I β€” MICHAEL RAKOWITZ

MICHAEL RAKOWITZ
"You'll never be unhoused in Americaβ€”if you're a car."
There are 2 billion parking spaces in the US.
The nation now builds more 3-car garages than 1-bedroom apartments.

@straphanger *left unsaid, rare is the person who wants a 1BR apartment OR the real estate company who wants a 1BR apartment in the portfolio. People want home offices or guest rooms and real estate companies want to give people apartments they can stay with - and that means grow into with families.

This is not surprising!
Let's not make too much of this ratio - which I would actually dispute!

@jann @straphanger

That's why 1 bedroom apartments in NYC, Boston, SF, etc. are so cheap -- nobody wants one!

@rob @straphanger Fine... judge the 1BR's in NYC, Boston, or SF against the number of 3 car garages in those cities.

You'll be found wanting!

That's not the point!