New street furniture to revitalise our city
Architect-designed infrastructure will help make our public places more attractive for everyone to enjoy.
Architect-designed infrastructure will help make our public places more attractive for everyone to enjoy.
The City of Sydney is replacing 340 bus shelters to offer more protection, increase accessibility and improve passenger comfort.
As well as the new shelters, we’re doubling the number of public toilets throughout the city, and installing new communication pylons and kiosks. We’re also installing more of our award-winning benches and litter bins designed by Sydney firm, Tzannes.
Construction work will be carried out in stages to minimise disruption.
The new bus shelters feature advertising screens that can display real-time event information, community updates and safety messaging.
The upgrade of street furniture follows last year’s signing of a 10-year deal with leading outdoor media company, QMS, with an option for a 5-year extension.
Jemma Enright, QMS general manager for the City of Sydney portfolio, said the company was excited to be working on the project to reinvigorate Australia’s premium and most sought-after street furniture network.
“It is great news for marketers, agencies and the people who live, work and visit the city and we look forward to working closely with the City of Sydney to create something truly world-class for Sydneysiders,” Enright said.
Designed by award-winning firm Grimshaw Architects, the new infrastructure will make the city more accessible for residents, visitors and businesses.
Grimshaw managing partner, Andrew Cortese, said the elegant designs are functional and accessible.
“Our aim was to create a distinctive and elegant ensemble of street furniture that gives service and amenity to Sydney’s streets, its parks and the public realm,” Cortese said.
“This design affirms Sydney’s standing as a progressive and citizen-oriented city with continued investment in public infrastructure. The design is digitally enhanced, resolved to place, heritage and the natural landscape, and has an enduring materiality and resilience. A design that is unique to Sydney.”
Features of the updated street furniture include:
Up to date information on the upgraded street furniture is available on the City of Sydney website.
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