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When it comes to designing things for city living, whether it’s the infrastructure or even little details—like park benches or public washrooms, you expect they will be made with people in mind. But it turns out that’s often far from the case.

Recently, Sahra Sulaiman, the communities editor for Streetsblog L.A., shared an illuminating thread about soap dispensers in LAX bathrooms. “The worker struggling to refill soaps in the LAX bathroom said she just wished architects and designers consulted with the workers that had to maintain the spaces about whether their form would actually be functional,” she wrote in a tweet amassing 126k likes.

Soon it became clear that Sahra is not the only one frustrated by how nonfunctionally public spaces are sometimes designed. More people joined the thread to share their own observations and experiences, so dear designers and architects, please take notes!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh yeah the neverending ponytail and bun struggle is real... my SO always tells me I look like the Bendneck Lady when I drive lol

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Urban design is concerned with the arrangement, appearance and function of our suburbs, towns and cities. It is both a process and an outcome of creating localities in which people live, engage with each other, and engage with the physical place around them in the modern world.

According to the United Nations (U.N.), 68% of the world’s population will live in urban areas by 2050, compared with 2% at the beginning of the 19th century, 30% in 1950 and 55% in 2018. The current urbanization is represented in hard-to-believe figures. The world’s largest city, Tokyo, which had a population of roughly 37 million in 2020, is expected to be overtaken in 2028 by New Delhi, the capital of India.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also, in Japan, bathrooms have a sort of ledge where you can place your stuff while using the urinals. There are also hooks to hang your umbrella or bags.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because that would be using common sense! Apparently this too is a waning commodity!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There shouldn't have been a fight because it shouldn't have been an "if". The discussion should have started from "where do we put the disposal?"

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But you don’t have to look at metropolises to realize how much and how fast our environment is changing. Pick just about any city, the one that you live in right now, and it will seem both familiar and new at the same time. So today designers and urban planners face incredible challenges—to make sure the public spaces, infrastructure, and resources cater to the people who live there.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those are indeed the worst, and seem to be popular with "sleek" contemporary designs. A huge sink with the spout reaching 1" past the edge so you have to press your hands against the side of the basin to access the water.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My one experience with what I now take to be a purse hook was when they were installed on the face of the bar just where your knee would find them when sitting on the stool.

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Angela Johnson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I will now be installing those at the bar in the restaurant where I work! Thank you for the reminder!!! Sincerely!!!

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Casey Snell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No. Purse hooks are FAR from necessary. If you really NEED one, then YOU should be keeping one of these in your bag. 5bea42f4d4...45126e.jpg 5bea42f4d4bdac71723c5c2f-large-621059945126e.jpg

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Alex Schroeder
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel like there should be temporary purse holders handed out on request because if they are there without a purse, then it's a good way to get injured. Even though I've never been to a bar, the tables at my school have backpack hooks that I constantly accidentally knee.

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Thomas Dickson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I also want to add that, as a carpenter, most people who commission things aren't shiny designers. Neither am I, though I learn something every day :)

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Brian Rogers
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I mean those aren't really purse hooks? Unless we're thinking of something different, those hooks are meant for everything: coats, bags, umbrellas, etc. They're much more common in 'old school' bars in the US and more common everywhere in the EU where people actually walk places.

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Misty Pendergrast
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I keep one in my purse or my kids' diaper bag. So if I sit somewhere, I can hang my purse or diaper bag under the table instead of setting it on the ground.

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danielle howard
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've worked in several bars. Many of them with female management or female owners. None of them had purse hooks. Why should they install purse hooks when it is far more cost effective for you to hop on Amazon and buy yourself one. I'm a female and I don't like purse hooks, because I hardly ever carry a purse. This should absolutely be on the customer. If you want a purse hook, then stop acting like a victim and become the hero of your own story. Buy yourself a purse hook.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No, you don't. You assume they do because that's what you would do and you assume all women think alike, but that's just you, because evidently you're a sexist pig. The reality is, unless a purse hook is made out of some pretty sturdy material, it can bend, and create a stabbing hazard to anybody who sits down without looking. In addition, most of the time the underside of a bar is ornamental and not meant to be weight bearing. An overloaded purse hook can tear out of an MDF or veneer panel. Also, they're ugly. Maybe the designer just happened to be a woman with taste. And finally, purse hooks in bars literally started becoming popular less than 20 years ago. What horrifying pretension are you living under that you think any bar that hasn't retrofitted to accommodate your particular pet peeve is only doing it because they're sexist?

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Thomas Dickson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a man, I just thought the lack thereof was short-sighted. If there's a real connection, that makes me sad.

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Em Cloud
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Short-sighted because men aren't thinking about it. If women were in management, it would probably come up.

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Michael Pattow
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those are hat hooks. Just happen to be convenient for purse too

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Katchen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because hats are more commonly worn than purses are carried? Maybe in the winter, or in the 1950s.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I dont like sitting at bars anyway. I'm short so when I sit on those stools, my feet dangle and dont hit the floor so I have to climb down, it makes me feel like a kid pretending to be old enough to drink,

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Tom
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why bring a purse to a bar? lol And sure, women's pockets are often small, but there are plenty of jeans on Amazon and other places that are designed to alleviate that issue. Phone, keys and wallet. That's all you need!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Men's jeans maybe, women's jeans not so much. Our jean pickets are often too small to even hold a phone let alone 1 bank card ID card, insaurance cardtwo $20s and a dime withing the confines of 4 pockets in at least more than 50% of our pants. The women's modern fashion industry got started by a bunch of men. If you want to know more on thw functionality of women's clothes there's a ticktock creator who has a whole bunch of videos on exactly what the issues on women's clothing are. He presents it in a comedic fashion but he is accurate as all hell. He said something that one of the women in hia life took him clothes shopping with her.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pro tip. Itoxication and purse hooks can be an unfortunate mix when you stumble on your way out of the restroom stall.

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Beth L
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a woman who carries a purse, I think purse hooks are terrible. Yeah, you have a place for your purse, but it also grabs literally everything else. And they're usually installed too low for a crossbody purse anyways.

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Cheyanne Pavan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've never seen a bar WITH purse hooks, which is one of the reasons I always sit at a table instead of at the bar.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would tend to just use a small purse for my wallet and phone, something with a cross body strap, or something small enough to keep on the counter in sight, because it could be stolen off the hook in a crowded bar or I just might forget it. I forget my purse at restaurants and coffee shops when I'm sober. I put my coat on, I'm talking to my friend, ok ready to go.. and my purse left behind on the chair 🙄

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mary norton
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To the waitress: you don’t know that!!!What do purse hooks 🪝 have to do with promotions????

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Kristen Adorno
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's ridiculous. There are many female OWNED and operated bars near me and NONE of them have purse hooks. Never bothered me

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In my 20's and 30's I would carry a battery screwdriver and some extra hooks and screws in my purse. If I ran into one without purse hooks I would tell the bartender (female, if they had one) what I was going to do and put one in front of my chair while enjoying my beer. I probably installed 7 or 8 during that time.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Whereas we removed the purse hooks because women kept walking off without their purse and complaining when seconds later it was stolen. Combine that with the fact that a hook at knee height annoys everyone male or female and they just had to go. My top manager is male, but most of his management team are female and wholeheartedly agreed.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I do think it would be better to have a locked cubby for personal belongings at the bar for those who wish to use one. There atuff is locked till they come get it themselves. It's safe, secure and nobody gets hurt from a hoo to there bodily appendages.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Weird, our bar manager and one of the owners is a woman and we have purse hooks bc people asked for them...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never heard of purse hooks. Everyone just hang their bas on the back of their chair.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Put your purse on a purse hook, forget your purse... Every frikkin' time.

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J Clausen
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I must be the only woman who refuses to “hang” her purse in a bar, that is full of people I don’t know and don’t know if I can trust with my purse . If I can’t wear it cross-body, why do I even have it with me ?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And women should STOP patronizing these bars!! Go to ones that take care of women and spend your money with the caring pro female ones!!

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Evan Connolly
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've never even heard of a purse hook. I didn't even know that it was a thing.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah because not having hooks for customers definitely translates to bad management promotion lol

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natie marie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd never seen purse/coat hooks at a bar until I was on holiday as an adult. Why are we not doing this more.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I will never forget many years ago before purse hooks my son's six year old friend was sitting at the table while we were out to eat and he said they should make hooks that you can carry in your purse so you can hang your purse from the table instead of putting it on a chair or the floor. He's an airline pilot now and you can find purse hooks easily.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've actually seen coat/purse hooks quite often at least on the bar counter in the UK. Very convenient.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have never seen hooks at a bar, I used to go to bars often back in my 20s with my now ex husband. I never even see hooks at the bars in places like Ruby Tuesdays, Red Lobster, Hooters....ECT and I'm 41

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's gender irrelevant. I always prefer to hang a jacket near me etc. For a good while now most pubs I visit, if they had those hooks, they're mostly broken not removed completely 🤔

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Everyone i sit at a bar" wow have your jobsite lookouts real well thought out and varied.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I bartended I had one of my bosses install those. Yes you can bump your knees, but they're nice.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The3 purse Hook should be there But recessed inside a fold out - think DeLorean, see back to the future movies, the fold out is flush with the Wall underneath, so no one gets banged up by a hook hanging out. But it's still there to be used by those who need it

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always ask the request be firwarded to manager. One bartender said his boss said no because it was too much trouble and expense.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thats why I just rock a book bag. It fits snug on my back and my arms are free

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Nate Moore
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So you assume all women view purses as necessities?

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Bradley McElroy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nate, there's a reason women carry bags more than men. Have you ever met one? Anyways do you know what a period is 🙄

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I worked at bars with female owners. None of them had purse hooks. Honestly, I've never even heard of one, and I am a woman.

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Connor Kristiansen
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If your so prim and proper then don't go to bars. There not made to be comfortable.

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Paul Z.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Men also carry bags that have to be placed on the soggy floor... so...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lol....okaaaaaay. Whatever you say, you privledged twat.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's a naive and ignorant opinion to have about people based on some hooks.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wait, you mean there are bars that have purse hooks?? I need outta this town.

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Joe Dawson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well if the bar is in a restaurant that makes sense to have a purse hook, if its a bar and grill even. Now in a strict bar I can see the lack of hooks the idea being to discourage women from bringing in purses because along with the chance of them being stolen, many bars won't allow anything bigger than a clutch inside due to security risks, in America anyways.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to work in a hotel and always complained that there was only one elevator that went from the 5th floor to the suites on 6 and 7. Everyone used this elevator including guests, housekeeping and room service. Often guests would be presented with carts filled with dirty linens or used room service tables when the doors opened. Christmas was always a nightmare as people would squeeze in and the elevator would get stuck between floors for hours!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But most don't. Their pockets are large enough to actually put a phone, card and keys in.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've literally never been to a bar that had this. That's not the only thing that makes it obvious men don't consider bars as women's spaces, it's like they think of such places as theirs exclusively. At best they are "allowing" us to be there, at worst they think we're intruding on their territory.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What...? Maybe the woman manager doesn't waste money on needless crap... Bring one...

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There are many ways to approach urban development that promote healthy living and longevity through a variety of design practices. Areas called “Blue Zones” are one of them. Dan Buettner, the author of the concept who wrote about for National Geographic, found that these communities had lower incidents of cancer and heart disease, fewer cases of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, a higher percentage of the population in their 90s and 100s, and were generally happier.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In general things are designed with the worst way for handicap people. Urban architects and engineers should live a month in a wheelchair or with a stroller before they do things. For example the metro at my parents city is """adapted""" for us, they put a beautiful sticker and cheered of how amazing they are. The metros are taller than the platforms and it leaves a small step. Small enough that a walking person wont notice but bit enough that my disabilities scotter cannot get there...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

BP taught me that those gaps in the stalls i an American thing. Sooo happy we dont have those

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According to Joe Pobiner, Planning and Urban Design expert and advisor, urban design that follows the concept of Blue Zones includes: walkable environments to reduce the need for cars; increased vertical density and mixed-use diversity to encourage walking; a mix of housing options to encourage a multi-generational population; a mix of development types beyond residential and office spaces; local gathering places, parks, and plazas; locally owned farm-to-table restaurants; community gardens and rooftop gardens, and so on.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wasteful and disgusting. Flushing sends up particles into the air and can spread across the bathroom so you breathe in the aerosolized waste or the potentially harmful bacteria/viruses from stool, urine, vomit...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bring a roll of blue painters tape and put a piece over the sensor while you clean then move it to the next toilet when you finish that one. It will keep it from flushing

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, we got a new delivery ramp years back, so we do not need to use the public entrance anymore. Turns out we use the public entrance since them anyways, because the ramp is highly unsafe and horrible to work with. The architect is still mad at us, he think, it was a great idea.

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Pobiner argues that today, walkability and access to green spaces are top selling points. “Buyers want neighborhoods that offer new architecture, land uses, and technology—areas that create 'intelligent' density conducive to walking and biking, and that are less costly and more sustainable,” he explains.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my bf who is a chef also hates sinks that are to small for a very large pot and/or too far away from the stove so that you have to carry the big, full and therefor heavy pot to the stove. it's something he hates in his professional kitchen and in our ymall privat one LOL

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can't hang it on the hook at the top of the door if it has one - it can be reached by a determined thief. And who wants to put it on the floor

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had to get a glob of soap on my hands and let a little girl swipe it off because the soap dispensers were impossible for her to reach. This was at a ski resort, with ski schools and everything. Main lodge at the bottom of the mountain

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, place where I used to work had floor to ceiling glass walls on conference rooms. Then they had to add curtains because you know, sometimes you might be sharing something you can't announce to the whole company. Also it is a distraction when you are in a meeting in a glass cube and you see people outside the cube passing by.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And how about designing parking lots in northern climates that snow plows can actually maneuver around

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A Brand High School (1991) Had A Chemistry Lab With An Emergency Shower But NO Floor Drain--Contaminated Water Everywhere

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At my McDonald's the stall is so short they had to cut a hole in the door so it could swing past the toilet when it opened. You had to stand beside the toilet to get in or out.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have repeatedly seen paper towel dispensers that you grab the towel to pull some out, but the damn thing is set so tight all you get is a very small handful of paper. Bloody useless.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And/or there's a 'vessel sink' like a honking great mixing bowl on a high counter. I've thought, I hope whoever designed this mess has to use this very bathroom when they're old and arthritic, and see how -they- like it.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’ve heard about lots of school libraries that were centrally placed in their buildings …fantastic! Centrally placed in an atrium … not fantastic. (No walls = no crowd control, no noise control, no stock control…)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At a school I taught in they put the drains in the center but sloped the floors UPWARDS towards the drains. So nothing would run in the drain unless the entire room was flooded with 1.5 inches of liquid. Our poor janitor was always fighting with the bathrooms and especially the ones for the little kids with bad aim. He'd have to hose the floor down and then sweep the pissy water towards the drains for a half hour to attempt to clean things.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Disney Had A Coaster W/ Animatronic Bigfoot That Is Static Now. Movement Cracked The Foundation And Can Only Be Braced. A Proper Fix Would Have To Dismantle The Entire Ride. Too Expensive They Said

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The art department at my college was connected to the architecture building, and they were the ugliest buildings on campus. The bathrooms were small and dark, the lighting was horrible throughout, the elevator would frequently stop a few inches above the floor and was slow as hell, which meant that more often than not, you were hauling projects and art supplies up a narrow flight of stairs. 😑

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also dishwashers! It's bad enough having to bend down to load one (really, can't the top be higher than the bench without causing armageddon?) but when you have to twist as well to reach the place where dirty dishes are stored before going in then that's just beyond irritating. Also, if I can't walk past it when the door is open I am not happy.

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