From Scotts Road to Monk's Hill: More homes planned for city centre under Draft Master Plan 2025
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Those seeking homes near the city centre will have greater opportunities to do so under the Draft Master Plan 2025 unveiled by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Wednesday (June 25). A new neighbourhood comprising three clusters at Newton CiFrom Scotts Road to Monk's Hill: More homes planned for city centre under Draft Master Plan 2025
Those seeking homes near the city centre will have greater opportunities to do so under the Draft Master Plan 2025 unveiled by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Wednesday (June 25). A new neighbourhood comprising three clusters at Newton Circus, Scotts Road and Monk's Hill, for example, has been planned next to Newton MRT station. This neighbourhood, said URA, will be a «vibrant, mixed-use precinct» framed by greenery.Over at Orchard Road, the Paterson area will be transformed into a mixed-use hub with residential developments, shops and public spaces above Orchard MRT station.The neighbourhood is planned to be walking- and cycling-friendly, with cycling paths connecting it to the Inner Ring Corridor and beyond.Launching the Draft Master Plan exhibition at the URA Centre on Wednesday morning, Minister for National Development Chee Hong Tat said public outreach efforts for the Draft Master Plan 2025 started two years ago. And the authority has engaged close to 220,000 people through surveys, exhibitions, dialogues and workshops so far. Read more