Gazetted on 10 December last year, the latest Master Plan 2003 is a blueprint that will guide Singapore’s physical development in the next 10 to 15 years. The key focus is to further improve the quality of our living environment, provide greater flexibility for businesses and retain the identity of unique places.

Homes galore

Good news for new home-owners or those thinking of switching to a new place to live in. More than 300,000 new homes are being planned for in the Master Plan 2003. From idyllic waterfront housing in Punggol and Sengkang, hip city living at Duxton Plain and Pearl’s Hill, to living close to MRT or LRT stations, home- owners will be spoilt for choices in future.

A variety of living environments for people to pick and choose from.

Community facilities at your doorstep

Coming your way are a whole host of community clubs, schools, libraries, hospitals and shops being planned. For example, come next year, residents in Jurong can look forward to a bigger and better Jurong Regional Library, when the current upgrading of Jurong East Community Library is completed. Woodlands will get a new Junior College by 2005 and a Republic Polytechnic by 2006 - Singapore’s fifth polytechnic.

One-stop convenience

In the pipeline are also plans for one-stop convenient facilities, all located in one place. Residents in the East will soon be able to shop, dine and make use of community facilities at the new Tampines Central Community Complex, Singapore’s first community club to be integrated with a commercial centre.

Breezier connections

Getting from place to place will be smoother, with denser rail networks, new and wider roads, integrated transport hubs with commercial centres and pedestrian link ways being planned for. The upcoming MRT Circle Line will be ready by 2010.

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