Untapped Staff Picks: Street Furniture That Helps Fight Pollution And Save Lives, Forgotten Relics of World’s Fairs Across the Globe

Steel pedestals that combat noise and emissions from vehicles. Image via Move Systems

Here’s what the Untapped Cities staff is reading in the HQ today:

• Coming Soon To NYC: Street Furniture That Helps Fight Pollution And Save Lives [Fast Company Design]
• The eerie, forgotten relics of world’s fairs across the globe [The Independent]
• Miss Manhattan: The famous artist’s model who sits in iron and marble throughout the city [6sqft]
• Large swath of city-owned property is underutilized: report [The Real Deal]

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