Examples of "hostile architecture" are popping up all over and are being used to keep people experiencing homelessness out of public parks, park strips and other places.
![Rachel Stomel 🎗️ on X: "Ramat Gan is spinning their new anti-homeless benches as "wheelchair #accessible benches" (because people sitting in wheelchairs need... a backrest? and can't sit beside/opposite a standard bench?). Rachel Stomel 🎗️ on X: "Ramat Gan is spinning their new anti-homeless benches as "wheelchair #accessible benches" (because people sitting in wheelchairs need... a backrest? and can't sit beside/opposite a standard bench?).](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eas6Y97XkAI7lT8.jpg:large)
Rachel Stomel 🎗️ on X: "Ramat Gan is spinning their new anti-homeless benches as "wheelchair #accessible benches" (because people sitting in wheelchairs need... a backrest? and can't sit beside/opposite a standard bench?).
![Guerrilla anti-homeless dividers appear in Mount Pleasant's Lamont Park. What does this say about our city? – Greater Greater Washington Guerrilla anti-homeless dividers appear in Mount Pleasant's Lamont Park. What does this say about our city? – Greater Greater Washington](https://ggwash.org/images/posts/_resized/Screen_Shot_2017-04-27_at_2.46_.56_PM_.png)
Guerrilla anti-homeless dividers appear in Mount Pleasant's Lamont Park. What does this say about our city? – Greater Greater Washington
![Try sitting on this ferry bench. It's called 'hostile architecture' and meant to deter the homeless. (Commentary) - silive.com Try sitting on this ferry bench. It's called 'hostile architecture' and meant to deter the homeless. (Commentary) - silive.com](https://www.silive.com/resizer/o1ULkU0uxK6er4LkDaRCFc0Tby0=/1280x0/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/YBQZ2KH4WVDNFDOYYC4J5CRC4U.png)
Try sitting on this ferry bench. It's called 'hostile architecture' and meant to deter the homeless. (Commentary) - silive.com
![Are these new MBTA armrests an aid for people with disabilities, or a hostile act against the homeless? - The Boston Globe Are these new MBTA armrests an aid for people with disabilities, or a hostile act against the homeless? - The Boston Globe](http://thumbor-prod-us-east-1.photo.aws.arc.pub/Bg2dvE1rKy7tlYvV35jo1vT6MYU=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-bostonglobe/public/O7YA5INNVAMD2OMZRMKTLBCRJ4.jpg)
Are these new MBTA armrests an aid for people with disabilities, or a hostile act against the homeless? - The Boston Globe
![Councillor says her proposal to introduce wheelchair-friendly benches is not anti-homeless - Extra.ie Councillor says her proposal to introduce wheelchair-friendly benches is not anti-homeless - Extra.ie](https://extra.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Wheelchair-Friendly-Benches-1.jpg)