Flusty had identified a range of “characteristics…introduced into urban spaces to make them repellent to the public,” and he gave each of the five situations he listed particularly evocative names:

– stealthy spaces “cannot be found”
– slippery spaces “cannot be reached”
– crusty spaces “cannot be accessed”
– prickly spaces “cannot be occupied comfortably”
– jittery spaces “cannot be utilized unobserved”

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