So the draft is finally up and the details can be found here.
It is also on display at The URA centre, address is:
45 Maxwell Road
The URA Centre
Singapore 069118
The public has until 19 December 2013 to give feedback on the proposed plans.
A brief summery as described by ChannelNewsAsia:
New residential developments announced under Draft Master Plan 2013
SINGAPORE: Singaporeans can expect some 15,000 new homes in central Singapore, more commercial hubs outside the city centre, and a new waterfront area in the future.
These are some of the plans laid out in the Draft Master Plan 2013.
The plan guides Singapore's development in the medium term and is reviewed every five years.
It was launched on Wednesday by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA).
New developments are expected at Marina South - an area which is currently largely occupied by construction.
These include an 800 metre-long pedestrian street with an underground shopping mall connecting two MRT stations - Marina South and Gardens by the Bay, a high-rise walkway from Gardens by the Bay right to the seafront, as well as 9,000 new homes.
Development of the area is expected to begin after 2017.
Over at Holland Village, a new extension has been planned to create more walkways and meeting spaces.
Some 1,500 residential units and a community park have also been proposed.
The first batch of developments is expected to be up and running in the next one to two years.
And for Kampong Bugis, the third residential development outlined in the Master Plan, it is set to be an eco-friendly and car-reduced precinct.
There will likely be fewer car parks in the area and water taxis could be offered as an alternative commuting mode to the city.
Some 4,000 housing units have been planned for the area as well.
Kampong Bugis has also been identified as a pilot site to serve as a model for sustainable water management practices internationally.
And like in earlier plans, the draft adopts the decentralisation strategy which means having people working closer to where they are living.
Other than creating sustained growth of the City Centre, more commercial hubs will be developed in areas like the Jurong Lake District and Woodlands.
A mixed-use integrated township in the west is one such project. Named 2 West, the URA says it will create a work, live, play and learn ecosystem integrated within a manufacturing environment.
2 West will comprise of the 50 ha CleanTech Park, Nanyang Technology University, Wenya Industrial park and part of the future Tengah Town.
The relocation of Tanjong Pagar, Keppel and Brani terminals by 2027 and Pasir Panjang terminal thereafter will free up 1,000 hectares of land. Some ideas have been planned for this vast area which will be called the Greater Southern Waterfront.
These ideas include building of a new reservoir between Tanjong Pagar and Pulau Brani, and creating an eco-corridor by joining up green spaces in the area such as Labrador Park, Southern Ridges and the Rail Corridor.
Other initiatives include dedicated cycling paths in the Central area, and new identity nodes at Holland Village, Serangoon Garden and Jalan Kayu.
This means URA will explore ways to conserve and enhance the special character of these three places as part of their land use planning.
It is also on display at The URA centre, address is:
45 Maxwell Road
The URA Centre
Singapore 069118
The public has until 19 December 2013 to give feedback on the proposed plans.
A brief summery as described by ChannelNewsAsia:
New residential developments announced under Draft Master Plan 2013
SINGAPORE: Singaporeans can expect some 15,000 new homes in central Singapore, more commercial hubs outside the city centre, and a new waterfront area in the future.
These are some of the plans laid out in the Draft Master Plan 2013.
The plan guides Singapore's development in the medium term and is reviewed every five years.
It was launched on Wednesday by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA).
New developments are expected at Marina South - an area which is currently largely occupied by construction.
These include an 800 metre-long pedestrian street with an underground shopping mall connecting two MRT stations - Marina South and Gardens by the Bay, a high-rise walkway from Gardens by the Bay right to the seafront, as well as 9,000 new homes.
Development of the area is expected to begin after 2017.
Over at Holland Village, a new extension has been planned to create more walkways and meeting spaces.
Some 1,500 residential units and a community park have also been proposed.
The first batch of developments is expected to be up and running in the next one to two years.
And for Kampong Bugis, the third residential development outlined in the Master Plan, it is set to be an eco-friendly and car-reduced precinct.
There will likely be fewer car parks in the area and water taxis could be offered as an alternative commuting mode to the city.
Some 4,000 housing units have been planned for the area as well.
Kampong Bugis has also been identified as a pilot site to serve as a model for sustainable water management practices internationally.
And like in earlier plans, the draft adopts the decentralisation strategy which means having people working closer to where they are living.
Other than creating sustained growth of the City Centre, more commercial hubs will be developed in areas like the Jurong Lake District and Woodlands.
A mixed-use integrated township in the west is one such project. Named 2 West, the URA says it will create a work, live, play and learn ecosystem integrated within a manufacturing environment.
2 West will comprise of the 50 ha CleanTech Park, Nanyang Technology University, Wenya Industrial park and part of the future Tengah Town.
The relocation of Tanjong Pagar, Keppel and Brani terminals by 2027 and Pasir Panjang terminal thereafter will free up 1,000 hectares of land. Some ideas have been planned for this vast area which will be called the Greater Southern Waterfront.
These ideas include building of a new reservoir between Tanjong Pagar and Pulau Brani, and creating an eco-corridor by joining up green spaces in the area such as Labrador Park, Southern Ridges and the Rail Corridor.
Other initiatives include dedicated cycling paths in the Central area, and new identity nodes at Holland Village, Serangoon Garden and Jalan Kayu.
This means URA will explore ways to conserve and enhance the special character of these three places as part of their land use planning.