Street furniture are objects and pieces of equipment installed on streets and roads for different purposes , including traffic barrier , benches , bollards , post boxes , phone boxes , streetlamps , street lighting , traffic lights , traffic signs , bus stops , grit bins , tram stops , taxi stands , public lavatories , fountains and memorials , and waste receptacles . Street furniture is a collective term for objects and pieces of equipment installed on streets and roads for various purposes , including traffic barriers , benches , bollards , post boxes , phone boxes , streetlamps , traffic lights , traffic signs , bus stops , grit bins , tram stops , taxi stands , public lavatories , fountains , watering troughs and memorials , and waste receptacles .