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![ Street furniture is a collective term (used
mainly in the United Kingdom[1]) for objects
and pieces of equipment installed on streets
and roads for various purposes
. It includes benches, traffic
barriers, bollards, post boxes, phone
boxes, streetlamps, traffic lights, traffic
signs, bus stops, tram stops, taxi
stands, public lavatories, fountains, watering
troughs, memorials, public sculptures,
and waste receptacles](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/streetfurniture-120811092117-phpapp02/75/Street-furniture-2-2048.jpg)
![ Fire hydrants : fire service hook ups have
a regional flare, or in the UK, buried in the
street.
Street furniture can be positioned to
control overspill parking in addition to its
primary purpose; for example a bench and
a number of bollards may be used to block
access to a sidewalk or verges
for vehicles.[3]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/streetfurniture-120811092117-phpapp02/75/Street-furniture-6-2048.jpg)
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Street furniture
Street furniture refers to objects installed on streets and roads, including benches, barriers, streetlamps, traffic signs, post boxes, and more. These items serve purposes like identifying streets, illuminating areas at night, warning of road conditions, and providing places to sit. Street furniture can also be used to control parking and requires liability insurance and maintenance if placed in public areas.
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Street furniture
- 2. Street furniture is a collective term (used mainly in the United Kingdom[1]) for objects and pieces of equipment installed on streets and roads for various purposes . It includes benches, traffic barriers, bollards, post boxes, phone boxes, streetlamps, traffic lights, traffic signs, bus stops, tram stops, taxi stands, public lavatories, fountains, watering troughs, memorials, public sculptures, and waste receptacles
- 3. Street name signs identify streets for the benefit of visitors, especially postal workers and the emergency services. They may also indicate the district in which the street lies. A bench is essentially a chair made for more than one person, usually found in central parts of settlements (such as plazas and parks).
- 4. Post boxes, also known as mail boxes, are found throughout the world, and have a variety of form. Streetlamps are designed to illuminate the surrounding area at night, serving not only as a deterrent to criminals but more importantly to allow people to see where they're going. The colour ofstreetlamps' bulbs differ, but generally are white or yellow.
- 5. Trafficsigns warndrivers of upcoming road conditions such as a "blind curve", speed limits, etc. Direction signs tell the reader the way to a location, although the sign's information can be represented in a variety of ways from that of a diagram to written instrucation.
- 6. Fire hydrants: fire service hook ups have a regional flare, or in the UK, buried in the street. Street furniture can be positioned to control overspill parking in addition to its primary purpose; for example a bench and a number of bollards may be used to block access to a sidewalk or verges for vehicles.[3]
- 7. Adds attractive and recognizable features to your district. Are useful as well as attractive: benches provide a place to sit, clocks and kiosks are sources of information, etc.
- 8. Requires liability insurance if placed on public right-of-way. Requires maintenance and routine cleaning
- 9.