Proposed street camping changes in Phoenix move ahead [Video]

PHOENIX — A partial ban on street camping in Phoenix is moving forward after the amendment to the city’s camping ordinance passed out of subcommittee Wednesday. 

The amendment would ban camping within 500 feet of schools, child care centers and shelters.

“We need to spend resources on this,” Councilmember Jim Waring, representing District 2, said. “But we also need people to be incentivized to help themselves. 

Phoenix’s Public Safety and Justice Subcommittee voted 3 to 1 to send the proposed amendment to the full nine-person council for discussion and vote, a date for that has not yet been set. 

Councilmember Betty Guardado opposed the change. 

“Instead of us sitting here pretending that we’re doing something, we should actually do something that’s going to have like a real impact on the community, not just moving …