Beeping, humming and drilling are some of the primary sounds emanating from a 3-acre property on Northeast 94th Avenue in Vancouver.
The city is in the home stretch of construction for a new shelter — whose working name is Bridge Shelter — that will accommodate about 120 unhoused adults once it’s complete.
Vancouver declared a homelessness emergency in 2023. Since then, the city has ramped up funding to expand shelter capacity, homeless services and pathways to permanent housing. The Bridge Shelter is a key part of this strategy. Once it opens, it’s expected to be the largest shelter in Clark County. It will not allow children, though recent surveys show families with kids are increasingly experiencing homelessness in the region…