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

KRFC From Here to Home··21 September 2026·16 min

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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.