dining facility, which serves as a focal point to the interior landscaped courtyard of the campus and also as a food magnet providing social workers with an opportunity to connect with the homeless. “Since the opening of the Bridge, more than 2.5 million meals have been served, 750 homeless have been placed in housing and the chronic homeless has been reduced by 57 percent,” said James Andrews, principal of Overland Partners Architects. “The homeless have not been the only beneficiaries of having The Bridge in their community”. Since its opening, the local crime rate has reduced by more than 20%.”
Figure 21 Site plan of The Bridge Homeless Assistance Shelter
Figure 22 Zoning of the Site plan of The Bridge Homeless Assistance Shelter
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