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Public Realm Framework - Section 4.8 Street Furniture
Street furniture may include items such as seats, drinking fountains, bins, bicycle stands and repair.

Key Design Features

  • Seats set back 500mm from APT
  • Seats to be provided with arms and without
  • Seat heights varied
  • Spaces for wheelchairs or prams adjacent to seating
  • Objects achieve 30% luminance contrast with background
  • Prefer street furniture on one side path of travel
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  • Locate on areas with minimal cross falls that is: shallower than 1:40
  • Achieve minimum AS1428.1 circulation spaces
  • Seating at max 60m intervals

Summary of Recommendations

  • Street furniture requires careful siting to ensure it is accessible.
  • Luminance contrast of new street furniture should be considered against the proposed surface finishes to ensure min 30% contrast is achieved.