Homeless people have left downtown Tucson's Veinte de Agosto Park, per city orders.
The park is surrounded by yellow caution tape on stakes, and notices about the closure are posted on the light poles and lawn.
City crew washed the sidewalks, patio and fountain with high pressure water Monday morning. With no restroom facilities available at the park, the smell of urine in the sun was strong at the former homeless camp.
Metered parking spaces where a van would bring coffee and doughnuts to the homeless people each morning also were closed.
A group of downtown businesses had asked for those changes and more, saying they wanted to see solutions to the health and safety problems at the park.
Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild also agreed to take up the issue of a ban on urban camping, following a model used in Denver, at a city council meeting in July. The issue stalled a few months ago after a previous homeless camp cleared out, but the camp returned a few weeks ago.
