# The Unwelcome Mat: How Cities Use Hostile Design Against the Unhoused

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Podcast: [KRFC From Here to Home](https://stenobird.com/podcast/krfc-from-here-to-home-7563680)
Published: 2026-09-21T13:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 981

## Resource

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.

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