*Street furniture* is a collective term (used in the United Kingdom <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom>[1] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_furniture#cite_note-1>, Australia[2] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_furniture#cite_note-2> and Canada <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada>[3] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_furniture#cite_note-3>[4] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_furniture#cite_note-4>) for objects and pieces of equipment installed along streets and roads for various purposes. It includes benches <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bench_(furniture)>, traffic barriers <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_barrier>, bollards <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollard>, post boxes <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_box>, phone boxes <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phone_box>, streetlamps <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetlamp>, traffic lights <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_light>, traffic signs <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_sign>, bus stops <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_stop>, tram stops <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tram_stop>, taxi stands <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxi_stand>, public lavatories <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet#Public_toilets>, fountains <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain>, watering troughs <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watering_trough>, memorials <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial>, public sculptures <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_art>, and waste receptacles <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_receptacles>. The design and placement of furniture takes into account aesthetics, visual identity, function, pedestrian mobility and road safety.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_furniture
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