New homes, parks, heritage corridors: 7 things to know about Singapore’s plan for next 50 years, Singapore News

SINGAPORE – A broader variety of property varieties, new parks and heritage corridors are between forthcoming programs established out in the City Redevelopment Authority’s (URA) most current lengthy-phrase system, which it unveiled on Monday (June 6).

An exhibition titled “House for our Desires” is becoming held at The URA Centre from now till Aug 4, to showcase tactics for Singapore’s enhancement around the up coming 50 decades and beyond.

Below are seven critical things from the very long-phrase strategy, which is reviewed every single 10 many years.

1. Greater blend of private and community housing islandwide

At the upcoming residential estate at Bayshore in close proximity to East Coast Park, a blend of non-public and general public housing will be created, along with supporting features and recreational options.

In Simei, more general public housing and amenities will be injected into the place in close proximity to Higher Changi MRT station. These will be built-in with the current personal housing estates, reported the URA.

The authorities are also doing the job out aspects to give a wider wide range of flat layouts to supply HDB home proprietors a lot more flexibility in configuring various areas to fit their needs.

To provide extra housing selections for the greying population, a personal product of assisted dwelling will be piloted at Parry Avenue in Kovan.

The 2nd pilot of Group Care Flats is slated to be launched in Queenstown. These are assisted living Housing Board flats jointly offered by the Ministry of National Improvement, Ministry of Wellbeing and the HDB.

2. Far more blended-use in the city centre and industrial developments

A “vertical zoning” strategy in industrial estates is being explored to assist integrate various but complementary makes use of inside a single advancement.

For instance, clean up industrial functions can occupy decrease flooring, and co-functioning areas close to the mid-floors which produces a buffer for residences on the higher floors.

The Kolam Ayer and Yishun industrial spots will be redeveloped into accommodate non-industrial takes advantage of this kind of as co-working spaces to present far more overall flexibility for new enterprise types.

Some industrial web sites will be offered shorter leases of 15 to 30 several years to enable firms to adapt to fast-shifting developments.

3. Much more mother nature-primarily based recreation choices

For a commence, sections of the Southern Islands could be used to pilot new recreation and tourism ideas this kind of as character and heritage learning journeys, low-influence eco-accommodations and leisure actions, claimed URA.

More than the up coming couple of many years, Sentosa and Pulau Brani will be transformed into a place with leisure and tourism choices.

Other new attractions in the pipeline incorporate the growth of the integrated resorts at Marina Bay and Sentosa, the new Mandai Wildlife Reserve and a new tourism progress in Jurong Lake District.

4. 5 new identification corridors islandwide

5 new identity corridors – every with one of a kind streetscapes, heritage and encounters – will be established as aspect of a broader heritage and identification framework program.

These contain the 24 km Rail Corridor in the west, a Thomson-Kallang Corridor jogging in direction of the north and an Internal Ring, which provides alongside one another neighbourhoods in the city fringe from Zion to Crawford Roads.

The new initiative is aimed at strengthening the id of distinct destinations and safeguarding the nation’s heritage.

5. Revisiting the “Long Island” plan

To guard Singapore’s coastline, a “Extensive Island” alongside the south-jap expense from Marina East to Changi could integrate coastal security measures with prepared long term reclamation.

New developments on the long run web page could contain a new reservoir and residential houses with parks and recreational areas. The URA’s most up-to-date strategy also marks out probable reclamation zones past the original Extensive Island areas in the further phrase.

6. Four new nature corridors, the initially in Khatib

Four new ecological corridors at Khatib, Kranji, Lim Chu Kang and Seletar have been recognized, immediately after the Nationwide Parks Board done an intensive islandwide physical exercise to map out Singapore’s crucial biodiversity areas and how they are related.

The Khatib mother nature corridor will be the initially to be proven, and have three new parks – Nee Shortly Nature Park, Miltonia Nature Park and and an extension of Lessen Seletar Reservoir Park. These arrive on major of the previously declared Khatib Bongsu Character Park and Canberra Park.

It will provide as a freeway for wildlife amongst two main habitats – the Central Catchment Nature Reserve and the impending Khatib Bongsu Nature Park.

Two forthcoming household and combined-use developments at Springleaf and Miltonia Near will be produced in just the Khatib Mother nature Corridor as well.

7. A new city at the internet site of Paya Lebar Air Base

Right after Paya Lebar Air Base is relocated in the 2030s, the web page will be remodeled into a new technology town with residences, work opportunities and life style possibilities, anchored on its id as a former intercontinental airport.

All around 800 ha will be freed up when the air foundation is relocated.

Present infrastructure such as the previous passenger terminal structures, management tower, airport hangars, runway, bunkers and other historic buildings could be transformed as a result of adaptive reuse to anchor just about every district in the city.

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