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In Manchester, walking tsar Chris Boardman is trying to rethink the zebra crossing

A short history of the drinking fountain

What does Manchester’s statue boom tell us about the city?

What traffic lights can tell us about our cities

What makes people feel safe at night? On the science of street lights

Hackers could engineer traffic jams, by using their cars to lie to smart traffic lights

Podcast: A load of old bollards

How does the humble street bollard connect Napoleon to Carillion via Welsh devolution?

A brief history of London’s Christmas lights

As urban housing gets squeezed, it’s time for smart street furniture

Should we remove all the traffic lights from our city centres?

These giant flower streetlights in Jerusalem bloom when you walk past

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