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Today’s Urban Design Observation: Abandoned Bicycle Improvised Garbage Can

I pass this abandoned bicycle daily. It’s near one of those corners on Hester Street that has no garbage cans. This bike has long since been stripped of its useful parts. There also used to be a chair shackled to it, but someone has destroyed the chair and left only the seatback.

Someone has prised open the bike’s rear cargo container and filled it with what looks to be their lunchtime trash.

On the one hand I admire the person for not littering. On the other hand….

If you look closely you’ll see they’ve even stuffed garbage down into the seatpost. Now that’s thorough!