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Under the Australian Disability Discrimination Act 1992, known as DDA, public places must be accessible to people with a disability. The DDA is relevant to many aspects of street furniture. This article focuses on two products: Why is DDA important? DDA is part of universal design, which places human diversity at the forefront so places meet the needs of all users, regardless of age, size, disability or ability. It ensures that public spaces can be enjoyed by everyone. Ageing populations worldwide further increase demand for accessible design, to help people navigate and move through cities independently and in comfort. According to the UN’s World Population Prospects: the 2019 Revision, the number of people aged 80 years or over is projected to triple, from 143 million in 2019 to 426 million …

Street Furniture Australia is excited to announce that our stylish and robust Concourse Seat has been chosen to furnish more than 28 train stations across NSW. In a recent announcement by Gladys Berejiklian, NSW Minister for Transport, it was revealed that the NSW Government has committed $33 million to upgrading train stations across the state. Along with new lighting, landscaping and paintwork, train platforms will be furnished with a total of 800 Concourse Seats. Faced with the challenging task to produce 800 seats in 8 weeks, SFA approached the assembly process with Toyota lean principles at our Regents Park factory. Our two assemblers were tasked with building 20 seats per day (at 20 minutes per seat) to achieve our deadline. Read this Sydney Morning Herald article to learn more about …