File Under – NASTY

[Heather Smith]

I wonder why there is the assumption that the homeless are the majority of people using this tail as a toilet? I live in a small college town…I certainly don’t let my children go wading in the fountain where god knows how many inebriated college students are taking a piss.

[Heather Smith]

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hate-crimes-law-senators-add-attacks-homeless/story?id=11754964

 

[Tosh K]

Ha… I think I know that park you speak of… from a rather awkward personal experience.

 

I find the rather subtle curved surfaces of OLIN’s benches to be unfriendly for long term sleeping (it felt like Columbus Circle is similar if not same as Washington Memorial)

 

It is rather sad that the city didn’t consider this, on a another note there is a nice park nearby that is well designed (though not a plaza).

[Tosh K]

Let’s add a few of Walter Hood’s work in Oakland as contemporary examples.

 

I agree with Olmsted and Hood on the need for public landscapes to embody a democratic society, though I must say there were (probably still are) some parks in Tokyo where some residents have decided to stake out their turf and fight to retain their claim which is a tad exclusionary from the other end.  The issue for me is public safety (and sanitation) both perceived and real.

 

We do have private parks and gardens at a pay for admission after all…

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