PubliCity is an initiative that aims to involve the community to celebrate good public spaces and to enliven public spaces through good design and programmes. Public spaces are important components of our living environment. The creation and development of well-designed public spaces provide areas for people to gather for social activities and serve as leisure and recreational spaces. As part of urban planning and design, public spaces are carefully planned and distributed across the island. PubliCity strives to create both new public spaces as well as rejuvenate existing ones. Some recent PubliCity projects include Chairs in Squares at the Asian Civilisations Museum and Marina Bay, and Picnic in the Park – Under the Gelam Trees at Kampong Glam.
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has launched ‘Streets for People’, a programme that supports community-initiated projects to transform our streets into meaningful public spaces.
The programme will provide various levels of support for new proposals to turn streets into public spaces. Successful applicants may receive support in the form of:
“The weekend car-free zones at Haji Lane, Club Street and Circular Road are great examples of how the local community worked together to initiate vibrant car-free zones for the public to enjoy. We welcome more of such ground-up initiatives to unlock the potential of our streets as temporary public spaces. We hope the ‘Streets for People’ programme will make it easier for others who want to bring the same success to their neighbourhood,” said Ng Lang, Chief Executive Officer of URA.
The community can suggest proposals for short-term or regular, temporary car-free zones for the community and public to enjoy the public space. Proposals will be assessed on three key criteria - location, timing, and activities. Applicants must operate or reside within the proposed area and have their plans supported by the local community. For a full list of criteria, view the application manual [PDF, 336kb] .
‘Streets for People’ is one of the projects under the PubliCity initiative that aims to involve the community in celebrating and enlivening public spaces through good design and programmes.
Interested applicants can find out more information and apply at ura.sg/streetsforpeople
Refer to Annex A [PDF, 226kb] for examples of existing car-free zones.
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