People have proven time and again that they can be incredibly innovative when it comes to solving certain inconveniences in life. Or coming up with ideas of how to make their environment more comfortable, be it their homes or entire cities.
The latter is something many public space designers should be applauded for. From solar panel-covered parking lots, providing shade for cars and electricity for people, to bike fixing stations, among other things – there are many ways they have made cities more convenient for their residents. Scroll down to find more examples of great engineering and urban design done right, and feel free to share in the comments what feature in your city you think makes it a better place to live.
#1 Cool Bike Repair Equipment On A Bike Path
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#2 Lisbon Consists Of 7 Hills. In Order To Make It Easier For Residents And Tourists To Move Between The Different Neighbourhoods, This Open-Air Escalator Was Installed
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#3 These Bins In Sweden Show You What To Recycle
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#4 My City Has Public Defibrillation Stations And The Sign For It Looks Like A Video Game Health Bar
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#5 The Narrowest Street Of Prague
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#6 This Crack In The Pavement Filled With A Stained Glass Cat Portrait
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#7 This Traffic Light On The Sidewalk For Pedestrians On Their Phones
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#8 Public Air Shower In Tokyo To Blow Pollen Off Hay Fever Sufferers
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#9 This Car Park In France Has Soft Barriers Between Parking Spaces To Stop People Scratching Other Cars
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#10 These Public Benches Are Reversible, So You Can Choose To Look At People, Or Boats
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#11 A Video Surveillance Public Meetup
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#12 This Public Ashtray To Discourage Littering
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#13 In The UK, Redundant Telephone Boxes Are Being Repurposed As Public Defibrillators
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#14 These Public Swing Powered Chargers For Your Phone In A Train Station
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#15 There’s A Public, Solar Powered Smartphone Charging Station In My City
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#16 A Public Cat Food Dispenser
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#17 Solar Park Bench With USB Charging Ports
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#18 A Few Benches In My City Have Wireless Qi Pads And USB Power Ports On Them
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#19 This Hourglass Shaped Traffic Light
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#20 This Belgian Supermarket Has A Parking Spot Just For Pregnant Women
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#21 Bus Stop In Norway With Books You Can Read While You Wait
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#22 This Mcdonalds Has A “Drive-Thru” For Boats. Located In Hamburg, Germany
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#23 UPS In Italy Uses These “Bicycle Trucks” To Deliver Packages To Places In Narrow Streets Of Rome
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#24 Shopping Cart Cleaning Machine In Germany
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#25 In Autumn, My City Has A Public Service That Comes By And Sucks Up The Leaves You Rake To The Curb
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#26 In Vancouver, Trained Raptors (And Handlers) Have Been Hired To Keep Aggressive Seagulls Away From Public Eating Areas
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#27 A Public Bike Stand With A Built-In Pump
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#28 [oc] This Public Onsen Foot Spa In Japan Designed So That Wheelchair Users Can Use It Too
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#29 This Car Park Has Been Converted Into A Solar Energy Farm Giving Shade And Cover Below
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#30 There Are Parking Spots For Dogs Outside Of A Supermarket In Finland
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#31 These Parking Spaces Have Folding Bars That Lock To Keep People From Parking In Their Spots
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#32 Copenhagen (Denmark) Has These Rails For Cyclists To Lean On At Red Lights
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#33 Trash Bins In Copenhagen Are Angled So Cyclists Can Toss Their Trash While Biking
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#34 A Hands Free Sunscreen Machine That Rotates As It Sprays Your Body With Sunscreen
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#35 These Sprinklers On The Road Near The Ski Resort I’m At In Japan To Keep The Road From Freezing Over. (Salt Water If You Were Wondering)
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#36 Traffic Light With Shining Pole
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#37 In Morocco, Utility Poles Are Disguised As Palm Trees
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#38 Someone Chopped Down A Tall Tree To Get A Better View Of Sydney Harbour So The Put Up A Tall Sign Where It Once Was To Block The View
“Tree vandalism has occurred in this area
The Sydney Harbour Federation Trust protects and manages this land for the enjoyment of the public.
Acts of vandalism like this deprive all of us of the natural environment.
Please report any suspicious activities to 8969 2100.
Offenders may be subject to fines and/or prosecution.”
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#39 In My City There Are Milk Machines Where You Can Buy Milk In Your Own Container!
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#40 A Pencil Sharpener On A Bench Handle In A Public Park In Melbourne, Australia
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#41 There Is A Free Public Cycle Path Through The National Dutch World War II Museum
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#42 This Wealthy City In Oregon Offers Free Sparkling Water Filling Stations On Their Sidewalks
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#43 Our Local Park Recently Installed A Permanent Corn Hole Set
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#44 This Park Bench Has WiFi
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#45 This Park Bench Created By Just Adding A Back To The Wall
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#46 On Some Older Streets In Belgium They Use Marble Stones Instead Of Painted Lines For Crosswalks
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#47 My City Protects New Trees With Guards Painted To Like Carrots
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#48 My University Has These Little Bridges For Pedestrians When The Streets Start Flooding
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#49 The Water Tower In Ocean City, Maryland Is Painted Like A Giant Beach Ball On A Spout Of Water
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#50 The Boardwalk In Ocean City, New Jersey Has Separate Trash Cans Just For Pizza Boxes
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#51 This Manhole Cover In Seattle Is A Map Of The City
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#52 My City Has Pencil Style Bollards Around School Areas
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#53 In Rotterdam, The Netherlands, We Have A Traffic Light For Cyclists That Plays A Song When The Light Is Red. The Song It Plays Is The Last Song Played On The Phone Of Someone Who Passed Away Due To A Traffic Accident That Occurred Because He Was Paying Too Much Attention To His Phone
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#54 A Japanese Sidewalk With A Chicane To Slow Down Cyclists (Or Fast Walkers)
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#55 This Building In Chicago Has A Map Of The Surrounding Area With Its Own Location Marked
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#56 My City Has A Mini Ambulance
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#57 Saw These Ultra-Minimalist Public Chairs
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#58 This Cross Walk Signal Button Has Signage For Blind People Showing Exactly How Many Lanes They Have To Cross And Direction Of Traffic
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#59 This Park Has A Swing For Wheelchair Users
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#60 This Stall For Your Dog Outside A Super Market In Copenhagen
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#61 When My City Repaired The Sidewalks They Kept The Rings Previously Used For Tying Horses Up Intact
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#62 UV Index Sign
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#63 Giving Extra Space Between Parking Spaces To Help Avoid Slamming Your Car Door Into The Car Next To You
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#64 My City Has Recently Been Filling Small Potholes With Tiles Like
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#65 A Bench Designed For Homeless People So They Can Sleep On It
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#66 These Lines Go Up The Wall So You Can Park Perfectly In Between The Lines
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#67 A Machine At Heathrow Airport So You Can Refill Your Water Bottle After Security So You Don’t Need To Throw It Away
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#68 One Of The Public Water Supplies In My Town Is Made To Look Like A Normal House
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#69 In Germany We Have “Puke Sinks” In Some Public Places That Have Events Like The Oktoberfest
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#70 The County Of Maui Has Public Sunscreen So People Use Reef Safe Sunscreen
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#71 The Park Benches In My City Has Built-In Umbrellas
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#72 My City Added Blue Lights That Turn On When An Emergency Service Vehicle Is Approaching
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#73 In Basel, There’s A Model That Allows The Visually Impaired To Experience The Layout Of The City
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#74 These Boulders In Amsterdam For Cyclists At Red Lights
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#75 Kansas City Has These Bike Racks That Look Like Bike Locks
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#76 This Bike Lane In My City Keeps Score Of How Many People Use It
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#77 Slides In The Shape Of Elephant Trunks At A Tokyo Park
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#78 This Bin At A Public Station
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#79 My Neighbourhood (In Singapore) Has An Umbrella Sharing Project
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#80 The Town We Vacationed In Has Red Street Lights To Not Mess With The Wildlife
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#81 Our City Sets Up Bumpers On Sledding Hills Before Snowfall
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#82 Adult And Child Sized Toilets In A Single Stall – Auckland International Airport
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#83 In Belgian Train’s Toilets There Is A Sos Button Close To The Ground In Case People Fall And Can’t Get Up
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#84 In The Florida Keys Some Of The Cities Use Red Lights During Turtle Mating Season So The Baby Turtles Don’t Mistake The Artificial Light For The Moon
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#85 This Sidewalk For Smartphone Users In Warsaw, Poland
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#86 In Akureyri, Iceland, Red Lights Are Heart Shaped
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