[Tagging] How to map Hostile Architecture? e.g. benches you can't lie/sleep on?

Rory McCann rory at technomancy.org
Thu Feb 28 06:37:18 UTC 2019


Hi all,

Is there a good way to tag "hostile architecture"? To take a common 
example: How should one map a bench that one cannot physically lie down on?

  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostile_architecture
  * https://hostiledesign.org/
  * an example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden_bench

I'd define this type of bench as: "The bench is about as long as an 
average person's height, but is physically designed in a way that makes 
it impossible, or very hard, for someone to lie down on it"

Suggestions? `sleepable=yes/no` (my current favourite) `can_lie=yes/no`? 
`lie=yes/no`? ? `lieable=yes/no` `lyable=yes/no`? Or 
`bench:architecture=hostile`?

There has been some discussion on reddit:

* 
https://www.reddit.com/r/openstreetmap/comments/avbmsb/is_there_a_preferred_way_of_mapping_possible/
  * 
https://www.reddit.com/r/openstreetmap/comments/8rs7zf/how_to_map_antihomeless_bench/

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R



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