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Functional spaces that make us stop
Posted on 2nd February 2021
“Streets need to be adapted to play a broader role in people’s general wellbeing, by offering a social, cultural and community experience” - Dan Jeffs, Infrastructure Officer, Sustrans
Building relationships and culture in our public spaces
Posted on 27th January 2021
Post Covid digital technology can help us make better use of our high street. The monitoring of both footfall and traffic could help people avoid busy times. WiFi accessibility can help remote working and employees can stay connected outside the confines
Metalco's STILE 2021 Catalogue Coming Soon
Posted on 22nd January 2021
Our 2021 will be full of surprises: new ideas, projects, and, most of all, new products. We are happy to announce that STILE, the new Metalco catalogue, will be available in a few weeks.
City Centre Strategies
Posted on 18th January 2021
Various studies have shown that the numbers of workers moving away from our cities has been increasing year on year. In 2019 for every nine adults moving into London for example, 10 were moving out. With nearly a year of living with Covid people are reloc
How can street furniture save lives?
Posted on 6th January 2021
JCDecaux has developed a new digital phone kiosk that could literally save lives. Usually an advertising company they have set about designing innovative street furniture that combines the latest in digital advertising technology with a range of free publ
Street Furniture can be smart, really SMART!
Posted on 16th December 2020
As we know in excess of 50% of the world's population now lives in our cities with this trend set to increase year on year. So how can we make these overpopulated urban areas more attractive? Self-powered street furniture could be one of the solutions of
Smart Green Street Furniture
Posted on 8th December 2020
With all in the world moving purposefully towards sustainable design we have to consider not just the movement of going green but also the social and economic benefits. Solar powered lighting for streets and recreational areas play a crucial role in the w
Grey to Green, the impact of nature on our mental health
Posted on 2nd December 2020
Within our modern environment many factors can affect our mental health, including of course our environment. Certain aspects of urbanisation and the loss of opportunity for experiencing nature on a regular basis for some people can affect levels of menta
Biodiversity in the urban realm
Posted on 24th November 2020
Biodiversity is the variety of all living things on Earth, including plants, animals, and micro-organisms. Every living thing has its own set of conditions that it needs in order to survive.
The health & well being benefits of urban planting
Posted on 18th November 2020
Well-being is as we know inextricably linked with our surrounding environment and it is proven that natural landscapes have a positive effect on our mental health. It is for this reason that urban planning now demands the inclusion of urban green infrastr
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