'Where can you go?': Portland map shows where homeless camps are banned overnight

In addition to the citywide daytime ban, Portland’s ordinance prohibits camping at all hours around places like schools and parks.

PORTLAND, Ore. — It’s been almost two months since the city of Portland’s daytime ban on homeless camps took effect, at least on paper. For a few weeks now, the city has been in possession of a long-promised map showing where people can and cannot camp at night — but few people actually know about it.

“Here’s the map … oh my god,” said Angelique, who is homeless in Southeast Portland, laughing incredulously. “That’s like on the entire outskirts … What the heck.”

Angelique

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