Did I say that activists in San Francisco were upset about people blocking the sidewalk? No, that can’t be right. What the activists are upset about is “planters” blocking the sidewalk. It’s being called “hostile architecture” and now the activists have convinced the city to crack down on it.
San Francisco is ordering the owners of some sidewalk garden planters to move them within 30 days or foot the bill for shifting the heavy metal troughs.
Described as “hostile architecture” by advocates for homeless people, the planters are often used by residents and business owners to deter encampments on the sidewalk.
A number of citations were issued after a group of activists reported what they say were problematic placements of the planters to the Department of Public Works. They allege some of the planters block access for disabled people and pedestrians.
One property manager who was cited…
