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What do you see when you think of public green spaces? You may picture parks, trails, or easy places to sit and eat lunch under the shade of a tree. But what makes those public green spaces that tourists and locals love? Accessible and beautiful site furniture.
Site furniture is a broad term that usually refers to outdoor furniture – such as benches, trash cans, recycling bins, bike racks, and more – that makes green spaces more accessible for tourists and locals alike.
Today, we’ll explore various types of site furniture and how they create green spaces that tourists and locals love.
Benches, although they seem like a relatively simple piece of site furniture, are actually extremely beneficial to public green spaces. They provide a nice resting place for the public to sit back and relax in simplest terms while offering a safe, accessible place to rest while those with physical limitations enjoy public spaces. They also offer community engagement by creating a space where people can connect and chat during the night weather!
Let’s look at a few more key perks!
Long-Lasting, Eco-Friendly Materials: Benches can be made from sustainable or even recycled materials, reducing overall environmental impact. These materials can also last for years to come, meaning they won’t have to be regularly replaced, further reducing the need for waste.
Encouraging Sustainability: Benches are awesome places where people can sit back, relax, and enjoy nature – encouraging both tourists and the public to appreciate green spaces. Not only this, it encourages the public to opt for green-friendly forms of transportation, such as walking, jogging, or biking, as they know they’ll have a place to rest if they get tired.
Low Maintenance Options: Durable materials such as reinforced steel reduce the need for regular repairs and maintenance, which helps conserve city resources. The longer a bench can last, the greater likelihood the city is also able to get a good return on investment, which is a double-plus!
Inclusive Design: Luckily for you, benches come in varying designs that include armrests and varied heights in terms of seating, making it easier to accommodate seniors and individuals with physical limitations.
Strategic Placement: By ensuring benches are placed along accessible paths, you can make sure benches act as rest stops for EVERYONE. Make sure benches are unobscured and easy to access by being free of obstacles.
Universal Appeal: Benches can be crafted to fit various themes, from rainbow pride to a more classic look. This allows you to blend benches in with the environment around them.
Encouraging Rest: Wellness isn’t just about getting more exercise - it’s about getting proper rest, too. By providing refuge for tourists and locals alike, benches can encourage even the most active people to take a moment to rest. They also provide convenient respite for the elderly or those with physical limitations. Trails and walkways aren’t just for the able-bodied – they're also for people who need a little extra help along the way.
Community Connection: Benches are community hub spots that allow people to meet, socialize, and build a stronger sense of community with each other. The friendlier and more social a space feels, the more likely people are to gather and interact with the people around them!
Tourism Appeal: Having public green spaces dotted with well-placed benches encourages visitors to fully take advantage of the scenic views, encouraging much more active tourism. When a space is easy to walk, rest, and interact with the community, tourists are more likely to get outside and really make the most of the space.
Check out some of Classic Display’s bench models, such as our Riverside Bench, Urban Flare Bench, and Midtown Bench.
Trash cans and recycling bins aren’t just convenient places to deposit your waste. They’re essential pieces of site furniture that help keep communities clean and tidy, while also providing green solutions for getting rid of your recyclables.
Keeping the Community Clean: Designated trash cans and recycling bins can ensure the community is kept nice and tidy by providing a space to dispose of waste materials properly. This encourages the public to avoid littering, which can cause serious damage by polluting green spaces, waterways, and other natural habitats around the community. Utilizing proper waste management can keep parks, trails, and other open green spaces clean, which encourages the community to utilize them!
Ensuring Community Safety: It might sound silly, but litter can be dangerous to the community at large. Other than just damaging the environment, litter poses a risk to adults, children, and even animals alike! Excessive litter can pose a tripping hazard, while sharp glass or cans could pose a physical risk to children and pets. Some trash can even contain contaminants that, if ingested by a beloved pet, could be fatal.
Convenience for Visitors: Tourists coming from far away may not be super familiar with the best practices for disposing of waste, so having clearly labelled bins makes it much easier for newcomers to help keep the community clean.
Community Responsibility: Both visitors and locals alike can be encouraged to take care of the environment by having the proper bins dotted around the community. This provides everyone in the community to develop a feeling of pride and community spirit – which, in turn, inspires them to keep things clean!
Accessibility for All: By ensuring trash cans and recycling bins are placed strategically across the community, you can ensure that they're accessible to everyone - even those with mobility challenges. This helps to make green spaces much more inclusive and enjoyable for everyone, both locals and tourists.
See some of our options, such as Drummer Boy Container, Classic Waste System and Pheonix Waste Bin.
Nothing makes a greener community than an option where you don’t have to burn fuel! Having a safe place to lock your bike in enables the public, both local and tourists, to ride freely around the community and make stops at local businesses and parks. That safe place to lock in a bike means that riders can confidently explore the community without the concern that their ride could be stolen.
Commercial Infrastructure Accessibility: By creating safe cycling infrastructure, you can make communities and parking areas more accessible for those who don’t drive typical vehicles, by ensuring they have a safe place to store their bike.
Increased Community Security: Carefully placing bike racks in areas where cyclists won’t be at risk of being obscured or potentially hit by other vehicles makes the community safer as a whole. This goes for cyclists and drivers alike.
Improved Health for All: According to the Government of Canada, heart disease is the second leading cause of death in Canada. An essential way to reduce the risk of heart disease is to get exercise – and by increasing bike accessibility, you make it possible for the public to get active. Whether it’s going on a casual bike ride on a weekend or even taking a bike to work, cardiovascular exercise is proven to reduce the risk of heart disease.
Improved Mental Fortitude: According to the National Library of Medicine, physical activity is also beneficial to mental and emotional wellbeing. Having accessible trails with bike racks ensures locals and tourists can keep their minds happy and healthy by getting lots of exercise.
Reduced Traffic Congestion: By providing convenient options for the community to bike instead of drive, the city can reduce the amount of traffic congestion keeping people from getting from point A to point B. Biking is a great option for those who want a greener way to travel or simply want to get some extra exercise, and if it also means they don’t have to sit in traffic? Bonus!
Support for Local Businesses: Bike accessible cities and towns make it possible for everyone to safely and securely explore the community, including local businesses. Imagine someone biking downtown and riding past a beautiful-smelling bakery, and there’s a conveniently placed bike rack where they can store their ride and head inside. Not only do they get a tasty treat, but a local business makes a sale! Accessibility is truly for everybody.
See some of our versatile bike rack options: Hiker Bike Rack, Coil Bike Rack, and Axis Rack Rail System.
Green spaces can be anywhere in a city or town that you optimize for environmental impact. Whether it’s your local memorial park, trails, or even your downtown core – every part of a community can be made greener with the help of site furniture.
Classic Displays is well-known for our amazing Christmas decor, but we also make high-grade site furniture to help keep your community green and accessible. If any of our products have sparked interest in you today, don’t hesitate to reach out to us.
With more than 46 years of experience in the business, our team is well-equipped to handle your community’s needs.
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