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The Unwelcome Mat: How Cities Use Hostile Design Against the Unhoused
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- KRFC From Here to Home
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- Sep 21, 2026
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- 981
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Summary
Ever wonder why benches have metal bars every few feet or there are spikes on window ledges outside stores? David and Larry talk about "hostile architecture"- - design choices that are explicitly aimed at keeping the most vulnerable among us from downtown areas.