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Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)

Future-Ready Towns

As the lifestyles of residents evolve, towns—both existing and upcoming ones—must adapt too. They need to cater for a wider range of uses, while ensuring that there remains space for unforeseen needs.

Last updated 23 June 2026

Providing more adaptable, flexible spaces

We need to reserve spaces in towns for future developments to meet new or unexpected needs.

Planning for reserve sites

Some land within towns will be set aside for:

Infill developments

As a town’s demographic shifts, different amenities such as childcare or eldercare centres may be required to meet evolving lifecycle needs.

New amenities

Emerging social and recreational facilities can be introduced in response to changing live-work-play patterns and preferences.

Pop-up facilities

Such sites may also come in useful for interim uses such as pasar malams (night markets) or test centres during a pandemic.

Encouraging more time-shared facilities

Buildings and facilities can also be designed to accommodate multiple uses throughout the day — increasing flexibility of existing spaces, while encouraging social interaction. In addition, underutilised spaces such as selected carparks or spaces under viaducts could be creatively repurposed.  

We are working with partner agencies on a courier hub pilot project, where designated areas within public carparks can be used for unloading, sorting and storage of parcels. In future, this pilot can be expanded to other commercial and residential carparks.

Rejuvenating ageing towns

As our towns mature, there are various programmes such as the Neighbourhood Renewal Programme, Remaking Our Heartland programme and Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme to rejuvenate residents’ living environment:  

In the longer term, more estates may also be redeveloped progressively to ensure that towns are able to meet the changing needs of the community such as through Voluntary Early Redevelopment Scheme.

Injecting new amenities, upgrading existing ones

A vibrant town center with people socializing. Shops with food and craft signage line the space under a "Town Centre" sign.

© HDB

Through rejuvenation schemes, residents can look forward to new or revitalised facilities such as upgraded town and neighbourhood centres, parks and new community spaces.

Introducing More Greenery

Park with playground, exercise equipment, walking path, and various people. Green trees and apartment buildings are in the background.

© HDB

The introduction of new parks and facilities, enhancements of greenery and landscaping, along with the upgrading of existing parks, will help make the living environment even more liveable and allow the community to connect with nature.

Improving Accessibility and Connectivity

People walking on a path near a bus stop with bikes. Buildings and trees are in the background.

Towns will move from car- to people-centric with expanded cycling and walking networks that have improved paths, wayfinding and features such as rest points and pocket parks. These will make walk, cycle and ride journeys more pleasant, and encourage residents to take up more active and healthy lifestyles.