"Benches are where optimistic visions of civic life meet reality. To remove them, or to curate who gets to sit, is to abandon the work of defining a civic ideal and determining, together, how to live up to it."
NEW: Why benches are slowly disappearing from public spaces — and why we need them back:
NEW: Why benches are slowly disappearing from public spaces — and why we need them back:
The Disappearance of the Public Bench
Benches are microcosms of an expansive debate about who belongs in urban public spaces. When they are removed or made uninviting, we lose more than just a place to rest.
placesjournal.org
April 23, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Public space matters.
❤️ Brussels - and especially its parks ❤️
#brussel #bruxelles #brussels #publicspacematters #happyanthro
❤️ Brussels - and especially its parks ❤️
#brussel #bruxelles #brussels #publicspacematters #happyanthro
July 14, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Public space matters.
❤️ Brussels - and especially its parks ❤️
#brussel #bruxelles #brussels #publicspacematters #happyanthro
❤️ Brussels - and especially its parks ❤️
#brussel #bruxelles #brussels #publicspacematters #happyanthro
Ever been in a city that makes you feel like you belong?
Budapest gave me that.
The U.S.? Feels like you need a car and a reason to exist in public.
🎥 youtube.com/shorts/mrxwf...
#RaySaidIt #BudapestLiving #WalkableCities #PublicSpaceMatters #BlackAbroad #CityVsCity #SlowLiving
Budapest gave me that.
The U.S.? Feels like you need a car and a reason to exist in public.
🎥 youtube.com/shorts/mrxwf...
#RaySaidIt #BudapestLiving #WalkableCities #PublicSpaceMatters #BlackAbroad #CityVsCity #SlowLiving
Europe Has Public Squares. America Has Parking Lots.#RaySaidIt #UrbanDesign #BudapestLiving
YouTube video by #RaySaidit
youtube.com
June 22, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Ever been in a city that makes you feel like you belong?
Budapest gave me that.
The U.S.? Feels like you need a car and a reason to exist in public.
🎥 youtube.com/shorts/mrxwf...
#RaySaidIt #BudapestLiving #WalkableCities #PublicSpaceMatters #BlackAbroad #CityVsCity #SlowLiving
Budapest gave me that.
The U.S.? Feels like you need a car and a reason to exist in public.
🎥 youtube.com/shorts/mrxwf...
#RaySaidIt #BudapestLiving #WalkableCities #PublicSpaceMatters #BlackAbroad #CityVsCity #SlowLiving
It’s time to stop paving paradise. It’s time to put people first.
#HamOnt #CitiesForPeople #ParksNotParking #PublicSpaceMatters #CompleteStreets #UrbanGreenspace #PeopleFirst
#HamOnt #CitiesForPeople #ParksNotParking #PublicSpaceMatters #CompleteStreets #UrbanGreenspace #PeopleFirst
May 6, 2025 at 9:24 AM
It’s time to stop paving paradise. It’s time to put people first.
#HamOnt #CitiesForPeople #ParksNotParking #PublicSpaceMatters #CompleteStreets #UrbanGreenspace #PeopleFirst
#HamOnt #CitiesForPeople #ParksNotParking #PublicSpaceMatters #CompleteStreets #UrbanGreenspace #PeopleFirst
Gender inequality in public bathrooms www.linkedin.com/posts/ewelin...
#pottyparity #genderequality #publicspacematters #toiletjustice… | Ewelina Jaskulska | 40 comments
Public Toilets: A Hidden Mirror of Gender Inequality
“If you want to know the position of women in a particular society, look at the line formed in the toilets.” — Clara Greed, Urbanist
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April 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Gender inequality in public bathrooms www.linkedin.com/posts/ewelin...