I couldn't even sit in that comfortably

This is so nasty!

That's just ugly.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

It is that way so you can stand but have some (butt)support at the same time

You know what would tackle the homeless crisis? Affordable homes and healthcare!

And many got rid of them sharply when the response was anger.

Where I lived there were not many homeless ppl and plenty of better places to be than bus stops and we had bus stops exactly like that, so i don't think that is the main reason in this case

Interesting that they chose to sleep at a precarious angle rather then on the walkway.

Although I think shoving homeless people out is deplorable..I can understand them not wanting a homeless person to sleep on and intake or exhaust vent. It could majorly screw up machinery that's linked to that grate.

what if someone is really overweight and has to sit down?

That's pretty upscale...

Pure fire in summer

And from the empty bottle it would appear to stop drunk people crashing through the window

Sleep in the gaps between!

This is bad for elderly people too, who might need to sit for a moment to get some rest

You just see one point of view "don't let homeless people lay on bench", look other way - in this case this is also a great help for older people, seniors, who need these kind of armrest to get up, it's very common and sometimes even required in regulations.

This is against drunks peeing in the corner and if it is an area close to bars or pubs, then I do understand.

I'm pretty sure I've seen that object in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2

Doesn't look like its working

I'm from & live in Portland and one of our many "solutions" was placing actual rock boulders on our highway shoulders to deter and prevent homeless camps/tents. It's sad, really

And I paid $30 for a pillow shaped like that for my bed...smh

Four people can seat on that if they didn't put that arm rest there.

Its for ventilation, you shouldn't cover it.

you can sleep under that

It would be a bit dangerous to sleep in the centre island anyway, would it not?

This is another anti drunks measure. It is to stop loudmouth drunk people spilling out from bars to sit and have noisy in the middle of the night conversations.

How is anti-homeless? There's is plenty of room for people to sleep/hang out.

Are we absolutely sure that's what they are?

But it's pretty. (Sorry...)

These benches are actually designed to make it easier for disabled or elderly people to stand up after sitting on them. This one has nothing to do with homelessness

To be honest - if we had homeless people sleeping in Malls people would moan about that as well

It could also be to stop cars from parking there

I bet at least one person had tried to play/slide down it!

It avoids people peeing. And this kind of corners are perfect for ambushing, or kick the hell out of someone.

That does not stop anyone sleeping there. Come on people!