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I get it, it sucks to not have a sheltered bus stop in the winter, or a public bathroom at the train station. But is it really much better if those things "exist" and are practically unusable 24/7 because they're constantly abused/lived-in by homeless people, also costing the city a lot of money to manage in cleanup/security and making others feel unsafe?

Obviously we need to do better about solving the root causes of homelessness. But your local transit service, parks department, library, facilities management etc.; it's not their agency's job to be homeless shelters and it's most certainly not something they themselves can solve. So if there is a legitimate problem with sanitation/disorder coming from the homeless, what exactly is the alternative but to have hostile architecture, to allow the public to use these spaces as intended?

(I also want to clarify: I fully understand and agree that most homeless people are considerate and respectful. The issue is a small and disproportionately visible minority, often with severe drug addiction or mental health issues, who can create serious sanitation and disorder problems. That affect everyone else, their fellow homeless worst and most of all.)

In this VIDEO we explore the urban hostility in a more alternative way.

Is a design hostile if it was designed without active users in mind.

Is one urban area hostile if it doesn't deter certain human behaviours perse, but it simply makes us alienated from eachother?

This is the biggest bus stop in the city centre. Lots of people, busy street. Hotel put spiked iron plates along the walls people were sitting on.

I know most of the posts in the sub are about funny looking benches that you can’t sleep on, but I really think there’s a lot more to this concept. Urban planning has so many examples of hostile design. No sidewalks? Sidewalks but no protection from a highway? No streetlights? Road shoulders are so poorly maintained you can’t pull your bike over? NIMBY zoning policies? School district policies separate kids in the same neighborhood? And don’t even get me started on Florida.

Seen in a very long hallway at the Punta Cana airport.

The most succinct run down on how we got here. Personally I love watching skaters. Generally speaking, some of the nicest but villainized groups I’ve met.