More than a quarter of people living unhoused in the city are sleeping in a vehicle, and Seattle’s 72-hour parking law means that anyone stuck in one place is in a precarious position.

An RV lot set up for people experiencing homelessness since 2023 is being reclaimed for a pickleball court complex… 

But as Seattle Times Homelessness Reporter Greg Kim explains, the development is more complicated than it seems.

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More than a quarter of people living unhoused in the city are sleeping in a vehicle, and Seattle&rsquo;s 72-hour parking law means that anyone stuck in one place is in a precarious position.
An RV lot set up for people experiencing homelessness since 2023 is being reclaimed for a pickleball court complex&hellip;&nbsp;
But as Seattle Times Homelessness Reporter Greg Kim explains, the development is more complicated than it seems.
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More than a quarter of people living unhoused in the city are sleeping in a vehicle, and Seattle’s 72-hour parking law means that anyone stuck in one place is in a precarious position.  An RV lot set up for people experiencing homelessness since 2023 is being reclaimed for a pickleball court complex…   But as Seattle Times Homelessness Reporter Greg Kim explains, the development is more complicated than it seems.

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