Amadolobha anethemba lokuthi 'amamitha omnikelo' azomisa ukuphatha

Ngemva kosuku kuvele i-contraption ephuzi engamafidi angu-5 ubude endleleni yomgwaqo egcinwe kahle ngaphandle kwehhotela lase-Hilton, umgcini-sango u-Howard Golden wayijikeleza, eyibuka ngokusola.

Wabe esekhipha isinqumo sakhe ku-jab yakamuva yase-Atlanta enkingeni yayo yokubaleka, amamitha omnikelo. “Lena ngenye yezinto eziyiziwula kakhulu engake ngazibona ekuphileni kwami,” kusho ukufakelwa kabusha kweDolobha laseNew York. Indlela ayibala ngayo, akukho okuzovimba umuntu ozimisele ngokwenza iholo losuku. Impela akulona imitha.

“Ngilinde umuntu ozongintshontsha,” kusho yena.

I-Panhandling iyisikhalazo esingunombolo 2 mayelana nedolobha, ngemuva kwethrafikhi. Abaholi base-Atlanta bachithe iminyaka belwa nezinxibi ezikhula njalo futhi ezithola inkontileka, ezituswa izivakashi ezisabisayo, zixosha amabhizinisi edolobha nokuba nobuhlungu obujwayelekile.

Manje idolobha licela izisulu - kusukela kwabahamba umhlangano kuya kwabahamba ngezinyawo nsuku zonke abadlulisa indoni ukuze bagcine ukuthula - ukuthi banqande inkinga ngokwabo ngokunqamula iholo labathengi emthonjeni.

Ukushintsha okuyisipele okufakwe amamitha esikhundleni sokuthi izintende zezandla zabenzi bezandla kuzoqoqwa futhi kusakazwe emaqenjini ezenhlalakahle, indlela entsha edolobheni elizame konke kusukela ekuvinjelweni kuya ekulweni namaphoyisa ukuze kunqandwe ukucela okunonya kwesizwe.

Kodwa njengoba izisulu zikhathele ngamasu njengoba zingama-panhandlers, impumelelo ingase yephuze ukufika.

Ucwaningo kwamanye amadolobha lukhombisa ukuthi ama-panhandlers ahola imali efinyelela ku-$50,000 ngonyaka.

Iziteshi zomnikelo ezifana namamitha okupaka eziklanyelwe ukuqondisa kabusha enye yaleyo mali zaqala ukubonakala phakathi kwedolobha ngo-September. 11. Ngemva kwamahora angu-XNUMX, abambalwa edolobheni babonakala bezibheka njengeyifanele imali yabo.

"Lokhu kuzoba yindlela enhle yokwenza okuhle," kusho uJeff McCord, isisebenzi sikahulumeni esaphefumula ngemitha efakwe eCity Hall. Alukho ushintsho, esho.

Wayefana nabahamba ngezinyawo abaningi abeqa amamitha, ukucasuka kwabo ngama-panhandlers kwakusithwe ukunganaki kwabo kunoma yimiphi imizamo yokubenza bahambe.

UMarie Brewer wabheka kwelinye elingaphandle kweCity Hall kodwa wanikina ikhanda lapho ebuzwa ukuthi uzonikela yini. Wayezibuza ukuthi ushintshi wakhe uzosetshenziswa kanjani.

“Bayayithatha … awazi ukuthi izophelelaphi,” kusho uBrewer.

Izikhulu zibeke amamitha amahlanu ezindaweni ezigqamile emhubheni webhizinisi osindayo wezivakashi, lapho “abaphangi” - abakhuluma isihlamba kwabacela ukushintshwa - ngokuvamile bacasha.

Amaphosta azungeze idolobha akhuthaza izivakashi nabahamba ngezinyawo ukuthi baphakele amamitha esikhundleni sama-panhandler. Amakhadi ezinsiza enza uhlu lwezindawo zokukhosela nezinye izindawo zokuthola usizo lwengxenyana yabasebenzi abasebenzisa ama-panhandlers izikhulu ezikholelwa ukuthi baswele ngempela.

Umqondo ubukeka kahle ephepheni.

Emigwaqweni yedolobha? Hhay kangako.

"Ucabanga ukuthi insizwa izokuvumela ukuthi ufake imali lapha?" kusho uGolden, oqinisekile ukuthi ama-panhandlers anolaka angangenelela uma kukhona okhuphukayo ukuzophakela amamitha.

Ngempela, ama-panhandlers ase-Atlanta anedumela lokuphusha futhi ngezinye izikhathi anobudlova. NgoSepthemba 2, amaphoyisa abopha owesilisa athi wayengumgadli owadubula wabulala owesilisa waseFlorida egalaji likaphethiloli ngemuva kokumncenga imali.

Idolobha selike lazama ukubhekana nale nkinga phambilini. Ukuvinjelwa kwezingane ezineminyaka engu-3 ubudala zokubamba inkunzi okuhloswe ukuthulisa izinxibi ezintengayo ngemuva kokuba izisulu - ngokuvamile izivakashi - zenqabile ukubuya zizoshushiswa.

Ngasekuqaleni kwale nyanga, amaphoyisa asonge izinsuku eziwu-30 ezithinta amaphoyisa angagqokile izingubo ezilingisa izivakashi nabanye abahamba ngezinyawo. Lapho sebehloliwe, baba yizisulu eziqinisekisiwe ukuthi zizovela enkantolo.

Udosi lubophe abantu abangu-50 ngokuphula umthetho wokuvinjwa kwe-panhandling. Kwakuyimbobo encane phakathi kwenqwaba yama-panhandlers aklelisa amabhlogo wonke.

Amaphoyisa athi kuningi angakwenza. Sekusele kwabahlukunyeziwe ukuthi banqume ama-panhandler.

“Siyazi ukuthi isizathu sokuthi abantu babuye yingoba bathola imali,” kusho uWilma Sothern, iphini likamongameli wezokumaketha neCentral Atlanta Progress, okuyiqembu lokuvuselela elisebenzisana nedolobha kanye namaqembu ezokuvakasha ukunqanda ukuxhashazwa.

Yena nabanye abaholi bedolobha babheke emadolobheni afana neDenver ukuze bathole ugqozi.

Abahamba ngezinyawo lapho bebenikela ngemali efinyelela ku-$4.5 million ngonyaka kubantu abahamba ngezinyawo ngaphambi kokuthi idolobha lifake amamitha angu-86 ngonyaka odlule, kusho uJamie Van Leeuwen, osiza ukwengamela umzamo ngeDenver's Road Home, uhlelo lokulwa nokungabi namakhaya.

Iphrojekthi le yenze imali engaphezu kuka-$15,000.

Amamitha afakiwe ezindaweni ezifana ne-Chattanooga, Tenn., St. Louis ne-Baltimore, ethole iqoqo lokuqala esizweni. Ezinyangeni ezizayo, idolobha lizokwengeza amamitha angama-25 kwayisishiyagalolunye elinawo, kusho uKirby Fowler, umongameli weDowntown Partnership yaseBaltimore.

Noma kunjalo, usizo olukhulu kufanele luqhamuke kubantu abafana noDaniel noDanielle Corenchuk, izivakashi ezivela e-Fort Stewart, e-Ga., abafikelwa abathengisi izikhathi ezinhlanu ngosuku lwabo lokuqala edolobheni.

“Nganginowesilisa wangiculela iculo elimnandi … 'Cupid, buyisa umnsalo wakho,'” kusho uDanielle, ehleka.

Uklomelise umdlali oyedwa ngo-75 cents okungenzeka ukuthi wayengeke awadle ngemitha.

Phela umdidiyeli wayenezwi elimnandi.