‘A huge opportunity for space’: What going car-lite means for Singapore’s 1.4 million parking lots

SINGAPORE: With the push to go car-lite reducing demand for parking spaces in Singapore, authorities are looking to convert more lots for other uses.

Already, the rooftops of some Housing and Development Board (HDB) car parks will be used for urban farming. And the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced earlier this month that it would pave over some roadside parking lots along Havelock Road to widen walking paths, as part of wider efforts to make walking and cycling more convenient.

“With significant improvements made to the public transport network and first-and-last mile connectivity such as cycling paths and better walking connectivity, an increasing number of places can be conveniently accessed,” said LTA, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and HDB on Wednesday (Mar 10).

“This reduces reliance on private transport and the demand for car parking spaces.” The agencies noted that parking provision standards for new private developments are regularly revised in line with Singapore’s car-lite vision.

Ten areas, including Jurong Lake District, Woodlands North and Bayshore, were in recent years gazetted as car-lite areas with cuts to parking spaces. Developments in Kampong Bugis, for instance, will adopt at least a 30 per cent reduction in car park provision. LTA is also working with HDB and URA to “right-size public parking provision” through measures such as converting suitable parking spaces in existing public car parks to other uses,” the agencies told CNA.

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Author: Cheryl Lin

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