The Concept Master Plan for the Rail Corridor has been awarded to a design team comprising Japanese firm Nikken Sekkei and local landscape firm Tierra Design. The Urban Redevelopment Authority on Monday (Nov 9) announced the winners of the Rail Corridor Request for Proposal (RFP) awards. The winning Concept Master Plan is themed “Lines of Life”. It plans to create community-centric spaces and...
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The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Wednesday (Mar 18) launched a request for proposals from design professionals to develop a Concept Master Plan and concept proposals for Singapore's Rail Corridor. Over the past three-and-a-half years, URA has been engaging different segments of the community to gather feedback on the 24-km long Rail Corridor spanning the north to south of Singapore. These have...
While various proposals have been received on how to revamp the Rail Corridor for future use, there is "no rush" to develop the entire stretch at once, said Minister of State for National Development Desmond Lee on Wednesday (Mar 11). Speaking at the 2015 Committee Of Supply Debate, Mr Lee announced that the authorities are ready to launch a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the concept master plan and...
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) announced today the formation of a Rail Corridor Partnership to look into the programming and promotion of community activities along the Rail Corridor. The Partnership is an expansion of the Rail Corridor Consultation Group, which was formed last July to provide input to the government on charting the future development plans for the Rail Corridor. With the...
A tiger sanctuary in the Rail Corridor - that's one of 18 winning ideas on the future use of the former KTM railway land. Another winning entry, titled TransFARMation, proposes turning the space into a series of family farms. It impressed the judges with its ideas on ways to bring communities together. Entries in the "Journey of Possibilities" competition were assessed on how they responded to challenges...
The winners of the "Journey of Possibilities" ideas competition for the Rail Corridor will be unveiled on March 30. The Urban Redevelopment Authority said the winners will share their ideas at a presentation which will be held at the URA Centre from 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm. The public is invited to attend this session to learn more about the winners' innovative solutions and ideas in addressing some of the...
The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) has identified three sites along the Rail Corridor and adjacent vacant state land for interim community use. These sites are near Jalan Hang Jebat, Ghim Moh Road and Kampong Bahru Flyover. SLA said it is carrying out improvement works at these sites, which have been cordoned off for safety reasons. They will be progressively opened (for interim community use) from...
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is drawing on strong public interest for bold and fresh ideas on ways to develop the Malayan railway land that was returned to Singapore in July 2011. It has launched an Ideas Competition "Journey of Possibilities" to address the challenges and issues in turning the Rail Corridor into an extraordinary trail that can be enjoyed by all. The URA said the challenge is...