Are leaning supports worth a damn?
New ‘lean on’ supports installed around Sud-Ouest borough seem to need explanation. They’re not benches, you can’t sit – the closest analogy is the bars installed along some walls in metro stations, which are also of limited usefulness.
Azrhey 22:00 on 2020-11-17 Permalink
Hostile architecture is hostile! *insert much swearing here*
Michael Black 22:26 on 2020-11-17 Permalink
Having something to lean on is way better than nothing. When the occupational therapist took.me for walks last year, I leaned against lamp posts a few times. If you have to stand (rather than walk) having something to lean against is really valuable.
At least some benches disappear before the snow comes. I assume because otherwise they’d block snowplows. Something to lean against doesn’t block as much, and nobody has to shovel it off after a snowstorm.
If this is instead of benches, maybe it’s suspect. But if someone’s lying on a bench, it’s not too useful to others. There’s a fine line between “anti-homeless” and things that may incidentally not be the best solution for the homeless. People don’t seem to complain about security guards telling a person perceived as homeless to move on, but that seems way more anti-homeless than this.
Ephraim 11:11 on 2020-11-18 Permalink
Not very helpful for the handicapped….okay, useless.