Street Furniture

The city of Toronto is rolling out a new street furniture program. Lisa Rochon calls the new additions to the city's sidewalks an "assault on civic life".

This slide show includes pictures of unorthodox bus stops all over the world, including Yellowstone National Park, Estonia, Japan and Brazil.

Street furniture is a critical part of the urban makeup in cities. New developments in the Middle East are beginning to recognize its importance.

Solar sculptures light up at night to take the place of energy-intensive streetlights.

Seattle is closing the lid on a disappointing experiment with public toilets after spending $5 million dollars to install them. Cities from Boston to San Francisco have had mixed results with automated toilets, The New York Times reports.