Hostile Design

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•examples of hostility toward the houseless, disabled, and general public• personal: https://bsky.app/profile/wapplehouse.bsky.social

A map of Houston, Texas vs the outline of Paris. Both areas have the same population.
An enclave along a sidewalk with rows of small studs fixed to the ground
Two “benches” made of unpainted steel tubes with no actual seat on one and no back or seat on the other
A skateboarder using their bird to sit atop a strip of metal spikes on a marble wall
Our bus shelters are getting a new look. Keep an eye out as we work to deploy these new amenities in the coming months. Shelters help keep you safe, protect you from the elements and give you a place to sit. #tbt
Two metal bars attached to a wall serving as a “leaning bench”
The Boston Globe @BostonGlobe With long Red Line waits, seats intended as art at Downtown Crossing can be a pain in the rear Image of uncomfortable stone seats at train station bostonglobe.com With long Red Line waits, seats intended as art at Downtown Crossing can be a pain in t..
A blue tiled bench in a metro station with additional panels raised and tilted to make it uncomfortable
A sidewalk bench with dividers so you can’t lay down with an ad for a church or outreach that says “No one should have to sleep here”
a wheelchair ramp at an entrance to a park that ends at a high curb before dropping off
A row of spikes along a brick window sill
A neon green bench on a sidewalk in front of a yellow bus. The center portion of the bench is lower than the ends.
Two bench seats facing opposite directions. Looks as if a full size bench was cut in half.
Two steel tubes of differing heights meant to be benches
Low triangular fence around a gardened area
Tweet that reads: Rich Mintz @richmintz lol imagine designing an enormous public destination so that it's illegal and dangerous to walk to Sign in the tweet: Hotel Guests attending events at MetLife Stadium cannot walk to the stadium and cannot walk back to the hotel from the stadium. It is illegal and dangerous to walk on the roadways surrounding the stadium. Please make the proper transportation arrangements. Thank you.
Green gate entrance to a playground with a narrow, zigzag opening
A wooden bench made of slats that elevates in the center for no reason making the bench mostly unusable
A row of black inclined “leaning benches” at a train station in a yellow hallway with large windows
Two rows of triangle angled metal along sidewalk and building side
Lunch table seats leaned forward to cause discomfort in the legs to make you want to leave quicker
A twitter exchange wherein the subway authority admits it removed benches to prevent the homeless from sleeping on them
An illustration of a man using a wheelchair, positioned in a gap between two ends of a single bench
A metal bench attached to a wall in a train station made from metal grating that curves into itself midway like a car has smashed into it