Plans to turn Kallang River area into a lifestyle hub
URA seeks public feedback on ideas for transformation, which include cycling bridge
By Samantha Boh, The Straits Times, 30 Mar 2017
As Singapore's longest river traces its sinuous route from Lower Peirce Reservoir to the coast in Nicoll Highway, expressways and industrial estates take a toll on the scenery.
At Kallang Distripark in Geylang Bahru Road, for instance, sits the dull, boxlike shape of a disused rubber factory which has been converted into a warehouse.
But a plan to breathe life into the waterway and its surrounds has been put in motion, to transform it into a place where sportsmen kayak in the nearby Kallang River and residents cycle along seamless park connectors, for instance.
The 15ha private industrial estate has been identified as a potential site, among several others, that can be redeveloped as part of the Urban Redevelopment Authority's (URA) ambitious plan to turn the areas along the 10km river - almost three times longer than the iconic Singapore River - into a lifestyle hub.
Today, expressways and industrial estates cut into its path, but in years to come, the Government aims to redevelop certain plots and put in place new infrastructure so that it will one day be possible for residents to walk, jog or cycle from Lower Peirce Reservoir, where the river originates, to Gardens by the Bay and the Central Business District.
URA seeks public feedback on ideas for transformation, which include cycling bridge
By Samantha Boh, The Straits Times, 30 Mar 2017
As Singapore's longest river traces its sinuous route from Lower Peirce Reservoir to the coast in Nicoll Highway, expressways and industrial estates take a toll on the scenery.
At Kallang Distripark in Geylang Bahru Road, for instance, sits the dull, boxlike shape of a disused rubber factory which has been converted into a warehouse.
But a plan to breathe life into the waterway and its surrounds has been put in motion, to transform it into a place where sportsmen kayak in the nearby Kallang River and residents cycle along seamless park connectors, for instance.
The 15ha private industrial estate has been identified as a potential site, among several others, that can be redeveloped as part of the Urban Redevelopment Authority's (URA) ambitious plan to turn the areas along the 10km river - almost three times longer than the iconic Singapore River - into a lifestyle hub.
Today, expressways and industrial estates cut into its path, but in years to come, the Government aims to redevelop certain plots and put in place new infrastructure so that it will one day be possible for residents to walk, jog or cycle from Lower Peirce Reservoir, where the river originates, to Gardens by the Bay and the Central Business District.