Could the cargo containers from then Governor Doug Ducey’s improvised border wall become places to live for low income Tucsonans? That’s a possibility the City of Tucson may work to encourage.
TUCSON, Ariz. — Could the cargo containers from then Governor Doug Ducey’s improvised border wall become places to live for low income Tucsonans?The raw materials for this idea come from the roughly two thousand shipping containers then Governor Doug Ducey stacked on the border as an immigration barrier. After the Federal government claimed that was trespassing and sued, the big boxes came down and went into storage.
In Tucson a non-profit called Boxes of Hope is working towards turning bare steel into comfortable little homes. “At the last city council we talked about the overall topic of tiny homes which includes container homes and includes these micro shelters with basically sleeping pods eight by eight that you put in the community and you have communal restrooms and kitchens and storage. We're looking at everything that makes sense for us to do to make it easier for these things to happen.”
At Decibel Coffee, Ian Rose says working in a converted container feels about the same as any building.KGUN reporter Craig Smith asked: “So what did you think when you knew you were going to be working in something like this?
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