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Friday, September 7, 2018

Tengah to grow its distinctive identity through gardens

Source Website: https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/tengah-grow-its-distinctive-identity-through-gardens
By Rachel Au-Yong, Housing Corresponent, The New Paper, 05 September 2018 at 06:00 am


The future Tengah housing estate will feature forests and gardens, and will be a car-lite town.
PHOTO: The future Tengah housing estate will feature forests and gardens, and will be a car-lite town.
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All 24 HDB estates to have unique design identities: Lawrence Wong

The first housing district in the upcoming "forest town" of Tengah will be the home of community gardening, and get a farmway to bolster that claim.

On a broader scale, Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong, who unveiled the plans for Tengah, also launched the first of 24 design guidelines that will shape the unique identity of every HDB town for decades to come.

Yesterday's guide was for Woodlands, while the rest will be rolled out over five years.

Mr Wong also showed a video about how Plantation, the first of five housing districts in Tengah, could shape up.


The first housing district in the upcoming 'forest town' of Tengah will be the home of community gardening, and get a farmway to bolster that claim.
PHOTO: The first housing district in the upcoming "forest town" of Tengah will be the home of community gardening, and get a farmway to bolster that claim.
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Occupying 90ha, it sits in the southernmost part of Tengah and will contain 10,000 flats when completed.

The first tranche of 1,500 flats will be launched in November.

The highlight of the district is a 700m-long, 40m-wide farmway - the first for a HDB town - which weaves through the housing precincts.

Paying homage to the villages, fruit tree plantations and farms in Tengah in the 1950s, the bulk of the farmway - about 2,000 sq m - has been set aside for community gardens.


Community Farmways
Community Farmways
PHOTO: Paying homage to the villages, fruit tree plantations and farms in Tengah in the 1950s, the bulk of the farmway - about 2,000 sq m - has been set aside for community gardens.
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This is in addition to the community gardens within individual public housing projects.

If popular, it could be replicated elsewhere, said HDB chief executive Cheong Koon Hean.

Identities for all 24 HDB towns will be carved out through design guides.

Each guide will chronicle a town's history, vision and distinct character, so as to help future HDB consultants, government agencies and town councils unify the town's future developments.

It will also offer design principles on three scales: town, neighbourhood and precinct.

Between them, they will spell out everything from the town's overall vision to the colour palette of the buildings to the type of playgrounds it should have.

"The guide will set out the planning urban design and architectural intent of each town, including its distinctive character and heritage," said Mr Wong.


Each guide will chronicle a town's history, vision and distinct character, so as to help future HDB consultants, government agencies and town councils unify the town's future developments.
PHOTO: Each guide will chronicle a town's history, vision and distinct character, so as to help future HDB consultants, government agencies and town councils unify the town's future developments.
The New Tengah Estate Would Be The Next Best Neighbourhood to Run In.
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The distinctions between towns were spelt out yesterday.

For example, Punggol would have waterfront living; Woodlands, which got its name from keranji trees, would keep to the wooded theme; and Tengah would be the town of forests and gardens.

Tengah will also be a car-lite town, and Plantation will be served by two MRT stations along the upcoming Jurong Regional Line.

Bus stops will be within 300m of most homes, while all roads will have dedicated cycling paths. Self-driving cars will be piloted later.

Tengah will take around 20 years to develop, and will house about 42,000 residential flats when completed.


Japanese firm Nikken Sekkei has been chosen to transform a 24-kilometre-long stretch of disused Singapore railway into a High Line-esque park that extends across the entire island.
PHOTO: Japanese firm Nikken Sekkei has been chosen to transform a 24-kilometre-long stretch of disused Singapore railway into a High Line-esque park that extends across the entire island.

The firm plans to create cycle paths, climbing walls, nature reserves, seating areas and water features along the disused railway corridor that stretches from Tanjong Pagar Railway Station in the south to Woodlands Checkpoint in the north.
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Tengah will take around 20 years to develop, and will house about 42,000 residential flats when completed.
PHOTO: Tengah will take around 20 years to develop, and will house about 42,000 residential flats when completed.
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Punggol would have waterfront living; Woodlands, which got its name from keranji trees, would keep to the wooded theme; and Tengah would be the town of forests and gardens.
Punggol would have waterfront living; Woodlands, which got its name from keranji trees, would keep to the wooded theme; and Tengah would be the town of forests and gardens.
PHOTO: Punggol would have waterfront living; Woodlands, which got its name from keranji trees, would keep to the wooded theme; and Tengah would be the town of forests and gardens.
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Research shows the therapeutic effect of nature and the biophilic practice should, in the long run, lead to better quality of life, if not health benefits.
PHOTO: Research shows the therapeutic effect of nature and the biophilic practice should, in the long run, lead to better quality of life, if not health benefits.
Being mindful about the good things in our life enables us to focus on the positive, manage your emotions and look at the problem more objectively. Be grateful of what God has provided.
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The first housing district in the upcoming 'forest town' of Tengah will be the home of community gardening, and get a farmway to bolster that claim.
PHOTO: The first housing district in the upcoming "forest town" of Tengah will be the home of community gardening, and get a farmway to bolster that claim.
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By Rachel Au-Yong, Housing Corresponent, The New Paper, 05 September 2018 at 06:00 am
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Reference
[1] Rachel Au-Yong, Housing Corresponent, The New Paper, Tengah to grow its distinctive identity through gardens, posted on 05 September 2018 at 06:00 am, https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/tengah-grow-its-distinctive-identity-through-gardens

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Friday, November 24, 2017

Driverless buses coming to three towns soon

Source Website: http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/driverless-buses-coming-three-towns-soon
By Yunita Ong, The New Paper, 23 November 2017 at 06:00 am


A driverless vehicle being tested at the Centre of Excellence for Testing and Research of Autonomous Vehicles.
PHOTO: A driverless vehicle being tested at the Centre of Excellence for Testing and Research of Autonomous Vehicles. Question of insurance for autonomous vehicles remains unclear.
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In five years, driverless buses could be plying roads in three town centres - Punggol, Tengah and the Jurong Innovation District. But question of insurance for autonomous vehicles remains unclear.

These buses will complement normal public buses and are aimed at providing first-last mile connections for residents and workers, announced Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan yesterday.

He was opening Singapore's first autonomous vehicle test centre yesterday.


Driverless buses will be deployed in three new suburban towns -Punggol, Tengah and the Jurong Innovation District.
PHOTO: Driverless buses will be deployed in three new suburban towns -Punggol, Tengah and the Jurong Innovation District. These towns have been designed to accommodate the vehicles for the pilot project, said Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan
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Of the plan to pilot autonomous vehicles in the three towns, Mr Khaw said: "We expect that the autonomous vehicles will greatly enhance the accessibility and connectivity of our public transport system, particularly for the elderly, families with young children and the less mobile."

These towns will also be planned with autonomous vehicle-friendly features, he added.

The Ministry of Transport (MOT) and Land Transport Authority (LTA) also launched a Request for Information (RFI) yesterday to seek industry input on the key requirements for autonomous vehicles to be deployed.


Driverless buses to ply Punggol, Tengah, Jurong Innovation District from 2022
PHOTO: Driverless buses to ply Punggol, Tengah, Jurong Innovation District from 2022
Self-driving shuttle buses are seen at Singapore’s first test centre for autonomous vehicles (AVs) in the Jurong Innovation District, Nov 22, 2017.
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While the news is exciting and reflects Singapore's investment of millions of dollars in developing autonomous vehicles, the question of insurance looms.

INSURANCE
That is because insurance companies need to know who will take responsibility for such vehicles should they be safe enough to be insured, experts told The New Paper.

Professor Subodh Mhaisalkar, the executive director of Nanyang Technological University's (NTU) Energy Research Institute, asked: "Is it the software manufacturer or the car manufacturer at fault in the case of an accident?

"Those are the issues that are far from resolved."

A self-driving car from nuTonomy crashed into a lorry during a test at one-north district in October last year. No one was hurt and nuTonomy said it was caused by an extremely rare combination of software anomalies.

In May last year, a man was killed in Florida when his Tesla car, which was on autopilot, collided with a tractor trailer.

While safety regulators later cleared the autopilot system, Tesla said it has improved its system to incorporate more safety features, such as to disable autopilot when drivers are not paying attention.

Mr Niels de Boer, the programme director for the Centre of Excellence for Testing and Research of Autonomous Vehicles, said insurers may find it hard to insure such cars in the initial stages of deployment.

He said: "We might be technically ready but... the insurance companies need to be convinced we are ready. Insurance companies are willing to insure vehicles without safety drivers if we can show that the risk and liability are within control and they can come up with the premium for it."

When asked if he thinks driverless cars will eventually be insured here, he said: "It will happen, I can see it happening."

In September last year, the General Insurance Association (GIA) of Singapore told The Straits Times that it has been engaging the LTA on the progress of autonomous vehicle tests.

It also said that the underwriting of autonomous vehicles and handling accident claims present a different set of challenges.


Singapore will introduce driverless buses on 'quiet' public roads by 2022
PHOTO: Singapore will introduce driverless buses on 'quiet' public roads by 2022
  • Buses will initially be deployed on less crowded roads during off-peak periods
  • Government is asking for input from research institutions on what is needed
  • The buses will be deployed in Punggol, Tengah and the Jurong District
  • It is part of plans to improve mobility in the land-scarce city-state
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Singapore's first test centre for autonomous vehicles was launched yesterday just outside Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

The 2ha space, which costs $3.6 million to build, will allow the companies developing autonomous vehicle technology here to conduct tests in a safe, controlled and configurable testing environment.

Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan said at the opening: "We aim to develop a progressive set of scenarios that (autonomous vehicle) developers need to master before they can be safely deployed in more complex real-life environments."

The space was jointly developed by the Land Transport Authority, NTU and JTC as part of the Centre of Excellence for Testing and Research of Autonomous Vehicles.

It will be managed by NTU and will replicate road and traffic conditions and is equipped with rain and pedestrian simulators to mimic scenarios such as aggressive driving, cyclists and low-visibility, rainfall conditions.

Seven 360-degree closed-circuit television cameras across the test centre will also stream footage back to a monitoring and evaluating system.

There are at least 10 companies and institutions that are testing autonomous vehicle technology in Singapore.


Around ten local and foreign companies are currently in Singapore to test their driverless vehicle technology.
By Yunita Ong, The New Paper, 23 November 2017 at 06:00 am



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[2] Brandon Blackburn-Dwyer, Global Poverty Project, Global Citizen, Driverless Busses Could Be Coming to Your City Soon, posted on 20 July 2016, https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/future-bus-driverless-mercedes-road-test/

[3] Kenneth Cheng, Today, Driverless buses to ply Punggol, Tengah, Jurong Innovation District from 2022, posted on Friday, 24 November 2017, http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/avs-be-piloted-punggol-tengah-jurong-innovation-district-2022
 
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