For most Singaporeans, living right in the middle of our legendary shopping belt is a dream. However, there are downsides we may not have considered; and with ongoing decentralisation, some may even say Orchard is losing a bit of its spark. How true is all of this? We spoke to someone who has actually been lucky enough to live in...
For most Singaporeans, living right in the middle of our legendary shopping belt is a dream. However, there are downsides we may not have considered; and with ongoing decentralisation, some may even say Orchard is losing a bit of its spark. How true is all of this? We spoke to someone who has actually been lucky enough to live in this prestigious area:Our Orchard resident, W, resided in a landed home right behind Paragon Shopping Centre.
One of W’s go-tos is an Economy Rice stall on the ground floor or Lucky Plaza, which is one of the cheapest places in Orchard to eat. “I used to walk around Emerald Hill a lot when I lived there, because in Orchard you don’t have a park within walking distance. This was the closest I could get, and the stretch here is an idyllic enclave within the busy Orchard area.”
In W’s opinion though, the worst location would be “where the four-way junction at Paragon is. It’s also very packed there during the day. “There should be greater collaboration between the different shopping centres to work together, to bring more interesting activities to shoppers, “ W says. This is not something we see being resolved soon, or easily. Orchard already has traffic issues; so trying to close more roads to create green spaces will aggravate the situation . Also, as W points out, aligning the interests of major players like malls is tough – no entity wants their mall to be disadvantaged over others by a road closure, for example; and malls may not want to collaborate if they feel joint promotions help competitors more.W says decentralisation has an effect.
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