Austin considers adding overflow homeless shelter in another neighborhood

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A plan to put a homeless shelter in another Austin neighborhood is in the works.
On Thursday, City Council members ordered city staff to find a city-owned building to turn into a temporary emergency shelter as soon as possible. It’s part of a bigger effort to reduce the size of the homeless population in downtown Austin.
The Austin Resource Center for the Homeless, also known as the ARCH, is overflowing. The sidewalks along the building look about as busy as you&