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Plan the place before selecting the products.

Use the Public Realm & Development Knowledge Centre to plan users, circulation, street furniture, active mobility, parks, recreation, shade, lifecycle and procurement before the final CIVARO product package is selected.

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Cornerstone guides

Start with the complete decision, not a single product feature.

These 6 resources own the main planning questions in this knowledge cluster.

01Cornerstone guide

Complete Public Realm Planning Guide

Plan public-realm projects around users, movement, exposure, maintenance, lifecycle, accessibility, procurement and coordinated product packages before selecting individual products.

Open guide 02Cornerstone guide

Street Furniture, Seating & Civic Amenities

Plan public seating, tables, bins, planters, bollards and civic amenities around users, circulation, materials, maintenance and site interfaces.

Open guide 03Recreation guide

Planning Parks & Active Recreation Spaces

Plan parks and recreation spaces around users, activity mix, site conditions, lifecycle, staging, pump tracks, courts, shade and supporting public amenities.

Open guide 04Active mobility guide

Bike, Scooter & Active-Mobility Infrastructure

Plan bike racks, shelters, storage and scooter parking around real access routes, security, weather, circulation, servicing and project-specific site requirements.

Open guide 05Shelter guide

Public Shade, Shelter & Transit Planning

Plan public shade and shelter around users, wind, rain, sun, circulation, structure, drainage, maintenance and local project responsibilities.

Open guide 06Specification guide

Specifying Public Realm Products for Councils & Developers

Build procurement-ready public-realm specifications around functional requirements, current product evidence, exclusions, lifecycle, maintenance and clearly assigned local works.

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Specific answers

Answer the narrow question without creating another competing cornerstone.

Each answer stays focused, then sends the reader to the relevant owner guide, tool or product pathway.

Council Recreation Procurement GuidePublic recreation procurement is clearer when the council defines the community outcome, operating model and lifecycle responsibility before the product list is frozen.Read answer Developer Outdoor Utility & Amenity Planning GuideDevelopment projects gain leverage when repeatable outdoor utility and amenity systems are standardised before every building or stage becomes a separate procurement exercise.Read answer How Do You Choose Public Seating?The right seat depends on who will use it, how long they stay and how the product sits within the wider public space.Read answer How Should Public-Realm Materials and Finishes Be Selected?Material selection should balance architecture with public wear and maintenance reality. The complete assembly matters more than one headline material.Read answer How Should Public-Realm Products Be Planned Near the Coast?Coastal projects need an exposure and maintenance plan rather than a blanket material promise.Read answer How Should Lifecycle and Maintenance Be Planned for Public Products?A public asset is owned for years after the procurement team leaves. Maintenance therefore belongs in the original brief.Read answer How Does Accessibility Affect Public-Realm Product Planning?Product selection cannot be separated from the accessible route through the site. Local designers should confirm current destination requirements for the final layout.Read answer How Should Bike Racks Be Sited?Location is the first bike-rack decision. A well-selected rack in the wrong place can still produce a poor user experience.Read answer What Should Be Checked Before Siting a Bike Shelter?A bike shelter adds weather protection but also introduces structure, drainage and site-interface decisions that a simple rack does not.Read answer How Should Scooter Parking Be Planned in Public Space?Scooter parking should reduce clutter rather than create a new obstruction. Site it where riders naturally end their trip and pedestrian routes remain clear.Read answer What Should Be Checked Before Adding a Pump Track to a Public Space?A modular pump track can support staged recreation investment, but the site still needs enough room around the track for safe circulation, access and local works.Read answer How Should Multi-Sport Recreation Be Planned in a Public Space?A public multi-sport court should be planned for the programme it will actually host, not simply for the maximum number of line markings that fit on one slab.Read answer What Is the Difference Between Public Shade and Shelter?Shade primarily manages solar exposure; shelter can also address rain and waiting comfort. The structural and drainage implications can be very different.Read answer What Should Be Checked When Planning Bollards?Bollards can guide movement, protect edges or perform specialist security roles. Those functions are not interchangeable.Read answer How Should Public Bins and Waste Stations Be Planned?A bin is an operational product. Collection and cleaning routes should be understood before its position and format are frozen.Read answer How Should Planters Be Integrated Into Public-Space Design?A public planter is both furniture and a landscape container. Water, planting, maintenance and finished weight all affect the site interface.Read answer How Can a Public-Space Product Package Be Staged?Phased funding does not have to create a fragmented public space. A master package can define future interfaces even when only the first stage is purchased now.Read answer What Evidence Should Public-Sector Buyers Ask For?The right evidence depends on the risk of the product. A bench and a structural shade system should not be forced through the same technical review.Read answer How Should Public-Realm Product Substitutions Be Reviewed?A visually similar product is not automatically an equivalent product. Substitution should be checked against the reasons the original system was selected.Read answer What Information Does Apollo Need for a CIVARO Project Quote?A structured public-realm brief helps Apollo review product families, documentation and logistics together before manual pricing is prepared.Read answer

Planning tools

Turn research into a usable project brief.

The tools are not price calculators. They help structure the site, system and project questions Apollo needs before manual project review.

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Public Realm Product Selector

Choose a CIVARO starting pathway from the place, user outcome, exposure, lifecycle and technical-evidence risk before building the package.

Open tool 02

Public-Space Package Builder

Coordinate amenity, active mobility, recreation, shade, landscape and utility pathways around one staged public-space master plan.

Open tool 03

Public-Sector Evidence Checklist

Match the documentation and evidence request to the actual product, structural, performance and procurement risk.

Open tool 04

CIVARO Project Brief Builder

Compile place, package, quantities, evidence, delivery and local responsibilities into one structured CIVARO review brief.

Open tool 05

Product Finder

Narrow relevant Apollo product families by the project outcome before opening individual commercial pages.

Open tool 06

My Apollo Project

Save selected product families and project notes before sending the final brief for review.

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Handbook pathways

Use a structured reading path when the project is larger than one question.

These web handbooks collect the current Apollo resources without inventing downloadable documents that do not yet exist.

CIVARO Public Realm Planning Handbook

A structured web handbook for planning public-space users, circulation, products, exposure, maintenance, procurement and project responsibilities.

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Council & Developer Specification Handbook

A web handbook covering functional briefs, evidence, exclusions, substitutions, lifecycle, staged procurement and controlled product records for public-realm projects.

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Public-Space Package Planning Handbook

Plan coordinated seating, active mobility, shade, recreation, landscape and utility product packages around one public-space master brief.

Open handbook

Related Knowledge pathways

Keep the project connected when the question crosses systems.

Move sideways only when the next decision belongs to another controlled Knowledge owner.

Sports & Recreation

Connect parks, schools and public-space planning to courts, movement systems and recreation-facility decisions.

Open Knowledge pathway

Outdoor Living & Architecture

Coordinate shade, screens, weathered steel, landscape and outdoor structures within the wider place plan.

Open Knowledge pathway

Climate & Global Projects

Carry exposure, destination evidence, logistics and severe-weather conditions into public-project procurement.

Open Knowledge pathway

Commercial connection

Knowledge plans the place. CIVARO supplies the product pathways.

Use Knowledge for planning and procurement decisions; CIVARO Urban, Coastal, Park, Transit, Heritage and Contemporary for place-led commercial pathways; and Technical Resources for current product evidence.

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