Thread by @chadloder, "Anti-homeless" hostile architecture, a thread.Toronto. These devices (left) keep homeless people from [...]

"Anti-homeless" hostile architecture, a thread.

Toronto. These devices (left) keep homeless people from sleeping on the grates to avoid freezing to death (right).

Los Angeles. The city calls these "arm-rests".

More homeless people die from hypothermia in Los Angeles than in New York or San Francisco.

Tokyo.

This tubular bench (left) gets burning hot in the summer and freezing cold in the winter. Short benches (right) are also common.

London anti-homeless spikes.

San Francisco anti-homeless spikes.

Seattle. Police cleared a homeless encampment from under this Highway 99 bridge, then installed unnecessary bike racks.

Florida. FSU claims these slanted benches at campus bus stops are designed to "save space."

Boston. These anti-homeless spikes were installed under a bridge in Arlington, then removed after public protest.

Montreal. Anti-homeless benches.

There is so much #HostileArchitecture out there that it has its own hashtag. https://twitter.com/samklew/status/1176509862483611648?s=20

https://twitter.com/samklew/status/1176509862483611648?s=20

Paris. Metal poles (left) to keep homeless people from seeking shelter. People become hackers (right) out of necessity.

Russia. This bench in Volgodonsk gets folded up and locked at night.

Calgary. @isaacazuelos documented the whimsical, brightly colored anti-homeless architecture in his neighborhood with the caption:

"When you’re inclusive but still hate the poor."

The lengths to which progressive, liberal neighborhoods go to disguise their anti-homeless architecture can make your head explode with cognitive dissonance.