Designed by Pierre Vivant the Traffic Light Tree is on a roundabout in Westferry Road near Canary Wharf. It replaced a London plane tree that was suffering the effects of pollution and its arbitary cycle of light is supposed to mimic the restlessness of Canary Wharf. Standing over eight metres tall and with 75 fully working traffic signal heads this is probably my favourite piece of street art. Unfortunately it is under threat because of plans to remodel the roundabout. It would be an awful shame if it was moved to a quieter place where only a few would see it.
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