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Singapore a City in a Garden – A model for creating an integrated urban green walking network

Singapore has been known as a city in a garden ever since the government coined the vision and term “garden city” in the 1967. It has pursued policies to expand new green infrastructure and replace any that is lost due to urban development – taking advantage of its tropical environmental; and they have been successful. In 2020 46.5% of Singapore’s …

How to create walking friendly cities

There are a number of fundamental characteristics that make a city walking friendly, that encourages people to walk and that can be adapted to any city and urban area around the world. However, as each city has its own culture, climate and built and social environment it is essential that the local context and priorities are also integrated; so the …