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Does Sit-Lie Work: Will Berkeley's "Measure S" Increase Economic Activity And Improve Services To Homeless People?, Jeffrey Selbin, Joseph Cooter, Ericka Meanor, Ericka Soli
Does Sit-Lie Work: Will Berkeley's "Measure S" Increase Economic Activity And Improve Services To Homeless People?, Jeffrey Selbin, Joseph Cooter, Ericka Meanor, Ericka Soli
Jeffrey Selbin
In November 2012, Berkeley voters will decide whether to enact Measure S, an ordinance that would ban sitting on public sidewalks during business hours in the City’s commercial districts.
Proponents of the “Civil Sidewalks Ordinance” – called “Sit-Lie” in the municipalities which have enacted such laws in recent years – argue that it will: (1) increase local economic activity (“saves jobs”), and (2) improve services to homeless people (“helps people”).
To test whether Sit-Lie laws deliver on these promises, we reviewed data on economic activity and homeless services in other Sit-Lie jurisdictions nationally, statewide and locally; surveyed community organizations, municipal …