The “Friendly Streets” aim to make streets with high footfall more inclusive and less vehicle-centric. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - The elderly, persons with disabilities and families with young children can expect a safer, more pleasant stroll within their neighbourhoods when a new initiative retools streets to improve the walking and cycling experience here.
The area around Ang Mo Kio Street 31, which is a five-minute walk from Ang Mo Kio MRT station and in the vicinity of Teck Ghee Primary School and Deyi Secondary School, will be among the first places where the new Friendly Street initiative will be tested. Each Friendly Street project will be unique and designed in partnership with their community so they are tailored to local needs.Public engagements in the five trial locations will start in 2023, with the aim of implementing the trials by 2025. A Friendly Streets Committee will be formed in each location to lead these efforts.
“The streetscapes will also be filled with more greenery, and we will consider upgrading bus stops where possible,” she added.Footpath along shophouses in Havelock Road to be widened for better pedestrian access The aim is to implement all five trials here by 2025 after public consultations are complete. PHOTO: LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY60 sites in Singapore where roads could be converted into footpaths, cycling paths or bus lanes
The second is an 18m stretch of Yung Sheng Road between Taman Jurong Shopping Centre and Taman Jurong Food Centre that will be turned into a footpath, with a covered linkway and ramps to built as well.
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