The furniture that is found on the sides of the streets is known as street furniture. Items like bollards, bus stands, mail boxes, traffic signal and many other items that one sees on the road are together called street furniture. These items are placed on the roads to carry out various tasks. The persons in charge of positioning them must take care that the street furniture does not hamper the regular activity on the roads.

At many points on the road one finds medium sized poles. They are placed to separate the area for pedestrians to walk, from the main section of the road used by the vehicular traffic. These poles are called bollards. Many types of bollards like cement, plastic or cast iron bollards are found. The advantages of using the cast iron bollards are that they are long lasting and strong. These cast iron bollards are fixed on the roads at specific distances so that the cars and other transport modes do not enter the pavement area or the muddy area. Another item from the street furniture seen often is the park benches.

A park bench is a long seat to accommodate two to three persons. These are seen mainly in the parks, maintained by the local governing body. Many of the benches found are generously donated by trusts, individuals or the governing body. The park bench is meant for people going on walks or visiting the parks. Sometimes these seats are provided with hand rest, so that the person sitting there does not lie down. This also discourages undesired proximity. Besides these, a bike stand is also seen. The bike stand is also called bicycle stand. The stand is useful when many bicycles have to be parked in a line. The stand could be kept next to a wall or inside a building compound, if the parking is exclusive. In case of public use the bicycles are parked in a commercial place using an outdoor version of the bike stand.

Various form of bike stand is available. The most effective type is the one which locks the tyre and the cycle structure with a wire or a u shaped lock. If the bike stand is to be a permanent fixture, then placing it in a shaded area would be appropriate. While walking along the streets or passing by in vehicles one often sees a lot of trees planted in a row along the street. These add beauty to the road. Here the trees have to be safeguarded. The best way would be to put a fence around the tree. This fence is the tree grille. The tree grille protects the roots but also supports the tree and as well guard it.

If the trees in a residential complex are to be protected then getting a number of tree grille of a same type would make sense. Planting a lot of trees along the roads and protecting them with the tree grilles would be a great service to nature.