street furniture

noun
1.
pieces of equipment, such as streetlights and pillar boxes, placed in the street for the benefit of the public
Contemporary definitions for street furniture
noun

objects placed along streets or roads for various uses, including benches, directional signs, garbage cans, mailboxes, streetlights, etc.

Examples

Billboards are prohibited as street furniture in residential areas.

Slang definitions & phrases for street furniture

street furniture

noun phrase

Furniture put in the street for the trash collectors, and sometimes taken for use (1960s+)