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In America big cities “squares” are associated with crime and homelessness. Times Square (NYC) and Union Square (SF) being two examples. The crime wave of the
by pyuser583 10mo ago
In America big cities “squares” are associated with crime and homelessness. Times Square (NYC) and Union Square (SF) being two examples.
The crime wave of the 80s and 90s really messed up urban architecture.
Parks got a similar reputation- even now there’s still a “good park”/“bad park” mentality.
Mass surveillance has its downsides, but safer public spaces is not one.
- veeti 10mo ago> In America big cities “squares” are associated with crime and homelessness. Times Square (NYC) and Union Square (SF) being two examples. Oh, that's what the main train station in any western European city exists for.
- archagon 10mo ago> Mass surveillance has its downsides, but safer public spaces is not one. Citation needed.
- fragmede 10mo agoMere blocks from Union Square is http://frontier tower.io, a 16 story commercial building that was almost a we work. These German investors bought the building and turned it into a vertical village, a community. If you're in San Francisco and looking for community, look there!