URA to gather feedback on recommendations to Concept Plan 2011

Mok Fei Fei Channel NewsAsia 19 Apr 10;

SINGAPORE : The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is organising two public forums next month to gather feedback on the recommendations of its Concept Plan 2011.

The Concept Plan 2011 maps out the long term directions for Singapore's land use and transportation plans over the next 40 to 50 years.

As part of the process, URA is organising the public forum to engage and involve Singaporeans on plans to shape the country.

Since the launch of the Concept Plan 2011 in January this year, two focus groups were formed to discuss 4 key issues.

The 4 issues are - Quality of Life; Ageing issues; Sustainability; and Identity.

The focus groups will review the feedback received at the forums before they submit their final recommendations to URA.

After taking into consideration the views of the focus groups and the public, a draft Concept Plan 2011 will be formulated.

The first public forum on "Sustainability and Identity" will be held on Thursday, May 6 at 6pm.

The session will be co-chaired by Lee Tzu Yang, chairman of Shell Companies in Singapore and Ambassador Ong Keng Yong, director of Institute of Policy Studies. They will be leading the focus group on these topics.

The second forum on "Quality of Life and Ageing Issues" will be held on Monday, May 10 at 6pm.

This session will be co-chaired by Edmund Cheng, chairman of the National Arts Council, and Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, president of National University of Singapore. They are leading the focus group on these topics.

Online registration for the forum is open to all members of the public from now till April 26.

The public can register for the forums here http://www.ura.gov.sg/conceptplan2011/publicforum

For enquiries, the public can call 6329 3212. - CNA /ls

Concept Plan 2011 Focus Groups seek public feedback on proposed recommendations
News Release 19 Apr 10;

The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is organising two public forums next month for the Concept Plan 2011 Focus Groups to share and gather more feedback on their proposed recommendations on the review of Concept Plan 2011.

The public forum is part of URA’s continuing efforts to actively engage and involve Singaporeans and residents in our plans to shape Singapore into a great city to live, work and play in.

Announced at the launch of the Concept Plan 2011 review public consultation exercise on 23 January 2010, two focus groups were formed to discuss four key issues that will shape our live, work and play environment in the coming years:
a. Quality of Life;
b. Ageing issues;
c. Sustainability; and
d. Identity.

Please see Annex 1 (pdf) for details of the four topics.

Public forums

The two focus groups have met over the last four months to deliberate and discuss the key issues. They will be sharing their preliminary recommendations at two public forums next month to seek feedback from the public on their ideas:

The first public forum on ‘Sustainability and Identity’ will be held on Thursday, 6 May 2010 at 6pm. The session will be co-chaired by Mr Lee Tzu Yang, Chairman, Shell Companies in Singapore and Ambassador Ong Keng Yong, Director, Institute of Policy Studies, who are leading the focus group on these topics.

The second forum on ‘Quality of Life and Ageing Issues’ will be held on Monday, 10 May 2010 at 6pm. This session will be co-chaired by Mr Edmund Cheng, Chairman, National Arts Council and Prof Tan Chorh Chuan, President, National University of Singapore, who are leading the focus group on these topics.

The focus groups will review the feedback received at the forums before they submit their final recommendations to URA. After taking into consideration the views of the focus groups and the public, a draft Concept Plan will be formulated. Next year, URA will provide avenues for the public to give feedback on the draft Concept Plan.

Registration
Online registration for the forum is open to all members of the public from now till 26 April 2010. Seats are limited. To register for the forums, please log onto www.ura.gov.sg/conceptplan2011/publicforum.

For enquiries, the public can call 6329 3212.

About the Concept Plan
The Concept Plan maps out the long term directions for Singapore’s land use and transportation plans over the next 40 to 50 years. The Concept Plan takes into consideration Singapore’s land use demands including housing, industry and commerce, community, recreation, transport and infrastructure needs. It safeguards land for key growth sectors to ensure we have enough land to meet all our development needs even in the long term. The review is carried out once every ten years and the present review is scheduled to be completed in 2011.