Street furniture facts for kids
Street furniture is the equipment on streets and roads mostly for the safety of people and their information. The term is most used in the UK, Canada and Australia.
It includes benches, bollards, post boxes, phone boxes, street lighting, traffic lights, traffic signs, bus stops, grit bins, tram stops, taxi stands, public lavatories, fountains and memorials, and waste receptacles.
An important consideration in the design of street furniture is how it affects road safety.
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The signage systems of Metz, France, were created by Swiss designer Ruedi Baur.
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Fire hydrant in Prague
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Sidewalk valve for long defunct gas lighting company, Uptown New Orleans.
See also
In Spanish: Mobiliario urbano para niños
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