Tampines is Singapore’s most well-connected regional centre, says new book on urbanisation

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Data shows Tampines residents travel the shortest distances, compared with Jurong and Woodlands residents.

SINGAPORE – How successful Singapore’s regionalism project has been, the future of city centre office spaces post-pandemic, and how cities recover post-crisis are among theThe City Rebooted: Networks, Connectivity And Place Identities In Singapore was edited by Singapore University of Technology and Design honorary professor Chan Heng Chee and professorial research fellow Harvey Neo.

Dr Neo and Mr Li’s analysis also found that when social distancing measures were the strictest in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, the average distances travelled by Tampines residents dropped the most among the three regional centres, while the reduction in distances was the smallest for Jurong residents.

He said that a rethink of how to make such arrangements effective – both for employers and for employees – may be warranted, to ensure such schemes can be rolled out without affecting productivity and cohesion.

concluded that physical offices – particularly those in the city centre – remain relevant, although the industrial composition of office tenants has been shifting in recent years.

 

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