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To: Tony Roswarski
Replace Anti-Homeless Architecture in Lafayette
Anti-homeless architecture is seen in many places all over Lafayette, and it needs to be replaced. This includes benches with dividers, slanted benches, spikes outside of businesses, and split seating. Anti-homeless architecture not only harms disabled individuals, pregnant women, and the elderly, but it also drives our homeless population away from the resources they need. Instead of investing time and money into this, the city should be working to expand our over-flowing homeless shelter.
Why is this important?
Hostile architecture harms everyone, not just the homeless. It leaves the elderly, pregnant women, and the disabled without a place to properly rest. These types of seating are incompatible with mobility aids and make life harder for an already marginalized group. Anti-homeless architecture in Lafayette should be replaced with proper seating for the benefit of all citizens.