Al fresco Greggs lunches and the ‘stickiness’ of public space
People eating lunch
People reading the paper
People chatting on the phone
People smoking and vaping
People walking their dogs
People sitting
People pausing
People pushing prams
Engines revving
Wheelie bins rolling
Paper bags rustling
Pigeons strutting
Pigeons huddling
Pigeons pecking at crumbs
These observations are part of an action learning project, with Street Space, exploring the relationship between social behaviour and the street furniture situated in three West Yorkshire town centres. As this project is reflective and open in nature, our definition of street furniture is also flexible. It can be used to refer to objects found in public space — including, but not limited to, signs, planters, benches, barriers and bollards, statues, bus shelters, bike racks, and lighting.