Today, to relase myself from the pressure of heaps of assignmentsl, I decided to go to New Market to have a walk. It only took me 15 minutes' walking to get there (again, it is good to live in city center!). New Market is a really exciting place to go, it is full of people and all kinds of shops, resturants and cafes. When I was walking on the street, I noticed that, public seats were everywhere in this space.
Most of the seats were located beside the shops, which were used for pedestrians to have a rest when they were worn out after shopping, or to sit down so that they could eat or chat with friends. The existences of these chairs make New Market a more human place, and make people feel more confortable and relax when coming to this area. Some of the chairs located in the green spaces, which provides the opportunities for people to enjoy the green environment when they feel tired of the busy urban lifestyles. Some of the chairs are designed creatively,such as the chair with a steel latern above on the second picture, this design focuses on the needs of pedestrians who come here at night and makes the space look elegant and romantic. Public seats is the important component of the business area. The more chairs this area has, the more people coming to this area. Also, interesting and creative design of these chairs will make contribution to high reputation of this area, and will become a unique feature of this area. When making plan for the business areas, planners should take into account of the needs of pedestrians. Producing suitable public seats will be a useful method to increase the interests of pedestrians in the areas and to meet their needs of resting.
P.s. Another finding of my short trip is this:
It is not appreciable to put such a big sculpture on the pedestrian way, especially when it blocks the way and people can only piled up into two parts to wait for the signals turn. Well, this is not your fault, artists; but planners, you are the one should be blamed on!
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