This is an collaborate project with Nicholas OMalley. Boston– Emergency Shelter shortage - it’s been a problem for a while since November, 2023, while the state government uses transportation building(MTB) as a temporary solution for two weeks. Later in January this year, the Terminal E of Logan Airport was used as “de facto shelter” as well. Both of the locations are the overnight only shelter for the homeless families. And this temporary shelter has been kept until now. Where are the Shelters located across the state? The current families in the shelters are located in the state with significant locations around the Boston area. According to the bi-weekly report from the state, more than a half of families who currently stay in the state’s emergency shelter are located in the greater Boston Area. Most of the families live in the eastern part of the state. The families on the west side of the state are mostly located around the Springfield neighborhoods. In the Greater  Boston area, the city of boston took nearly 20% of the…