Tag Archives: Urban Redevelopment Authority

Things backfired for Sungei Rd market vendors who planned to relocate to the carpark at Golden Mile Tower. The owner of the carpark announced that there is no agreement for them to set up stalls there. Turns out Golden Mile Tower and its carpark are owned by different people. Getting the green light from Golden Mile does not mean they can use its carpark space. According to URA, they will also need to seek planning approval before setting up an outdoor market. Thanks to this confusion, Sungei Rd vendors will now be treated as trespassers. Authorities have already started putting up signs with the words 'No Trespassing' to prevent contractors from demarcating the space.

The Urban Redevelopment Authority is investigating a hotel for blocking access to the waterfront at Clifford Pier. According to URA regulations, part of the area has to remain open to the public to be able to access parts of the waterfront at Collyer Quay.

52 year-old Madam Wendy Ng moved into her private property 4 years ago, staying next to a four-storey corner terraced house at Penaga Place in Sembawang. However, she soon became restless and disturbed by the noise and large number of comings and goings by strangers in her neighbour's unit.

Singapore must start planning for a population that could possibly hit 10 million, Liu Thai Ker, the man often credited as the architect of modern Singapore, told CNBC. The bold number suggested by Liu, who served as the chief executive of the Housing Board from 1979-1989 and then as CEO and chief planner of the Urban Development Authority from 1989-1992, is nearly double the current 5.3 million population and significantly higher than the 6.9 million figure proposed by the Singapore government in its 2013 Population White Paper.

I tried out some of the benches at the URA Centre in January. The bench we’re sitting on was designed by Donovan Soon. It is named “Aesop Unbreakable”, after the fable about sticks which cannot be broken if they are bundled together. It is a story about strength from unity.