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Bussed out: how America moves thousands of homeless people around the country | Homelessness | The Guardian

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Q uinn Raber arrived at a San Francisco bus station lugging a canvas bag containing all of his belongings: jeans, socks, underwear, pajamas. It was 1pm on a typically overcast day in August. An unassuming 27-year-old, Raber seemed worn down: his skin was sun-reddened, he was unshaven, and a hat was pulled over his ruffled blond hair. After showing the driver a one-way ticket purchased for him by the city of San Francisco, he climbed the steps of the Greyhound bus. Homeless bus relocation journeys to destinations in the mainland US 21,400 He traveled 2,275 miles over three days to reach his destination: Indianapolis. Cities have been offering homeless people free bus tickets to relocate elsewhere for at least three decades. In recent years, homeless relocation programs have become more common, sprouting up in new cities across the country and costing the public millions of dollars. But until now there has never been a systematic, nationwide assessment of the consequences. Where are thes

Bussed out: how America moves thousands of homeless people around the country | US news | The Guardian Skip to main content Credits Guardian staff Alastair Gee (homelessness editor), Julia Carrie Wong (reporter), Paul Lewis (editor), Adithya Sambamurthy (video editor), Charlotte Simmonds (copy editor) Data analysis and visualization Nadieh Bremer Data visualization and web development Shirley Wu Reporters Carla Green, Erin McCormick, Winston Ross, Thacher Schmid, Luis Trelles, Amanda Waldroupe, Joanna Walters Videographers Daniel Hollis, Sara Lafleur-Vetter, Michael Landsberg Photographer Loga

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