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T H E H E A LT H Y S T R E E T S A P P R O A C H Speaker Panellist Panellist Moderator Lucy Saunders Hwang Yu Ning Dr Paul Barter Jeremy Yap Public Health Specialist - Deputy Chief Executive Adjunct Associate Professor Deputy Chief

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Moderator

Jeremy Yap

Deputy Chief Executive, Public Transport, Policy & Planning Land Transport Authority

Speaker

Lucy Saunders

Public Health Specialist - Transport & Public Realm Greater London Authority & Transport for London @LE_Saunders

T H E H E A LT H Y S T R E E T S A P P R O A C H

Panellist

Hwang Yu Ning

Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Chief Planner Urban Redevelopment Authority

Panellist

Dr Paul Barter

Adjunct Associate Professor Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy National University of Singapore @PaulABarter

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Introduction to Healthy Streets

Lucy Saunders FFPH

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The Healthy Streets Approach

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The big 5 health impacts of urban transport The health impacts of the transport system in urban areas relate to how we manage motorised road transport

Physical activity Air quality Severance Injuries Noise

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Diet Smoking High blood pressure Diabetes Overweight & obesity Kidney disease High cholesterol Occupational risks Air pollution

Top causes of illness and early death in Singapore

Alcohol Malnutrition Drug use Low physical activity Weak bones

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DALYs, Global Burden of Disease, 2017

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Diet Smoking High blood pressure Diabetes Overweight & obesity Kidney disease High cholesterol Occupational risks Air pollution

Top causes of illness and early death in Singapore

Alcohol Malnutrition Drug use Low physical activity Weak bones

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DALYs, Global Burden of Disease, 2017

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Making every day life easier New daily tablet provides instant benefits, improving your ability to…

  • Get to sleep quickly and sleep deeply
  • Manage and organise daily tasks
  • Get more stuff done, more easily
  • Stay focused and perform well
  • Remember things
  • Feel like you have a good quality of life

2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Scientific Report

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Making every day life easier It also helps you to…

  • Not feel tired and weary
  • Not feel depressed
  • Not feel anxious
  • Not feel overwhelmed
  • Not be snappy and rude to others

2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Scientific Report

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Making every day life easier

“If physical activity was a drug it would be classed as a wonder drug”

Public Health England, 2016

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Is our environment meeting our basic needs?

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10 Healthy Streets Indicators

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Easy to cross

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Easy to cross

Valencia, Spain

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Shade and shelter

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Shade and shelter

Chicago, USA

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Places to stop and rest

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Places to stop and rest

Montreal, Canada

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Not too noisy

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Not too noisy

New York, USA

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People choose to walk and cycle

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People choose to walk and cycle

Vancouver, Canada

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People feel safe

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People feel safe

Vienna, Austria

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Things to see and do

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Things to see and do

Paris, France

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People feel relaxed

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People feel relaxed

London, UK

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Clean Air

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Clean air

Clean air

Seoul, South Korea

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Everyone feels welcome

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Everyone feels welcome

Freiburg, Germany

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A street that works for people is a street that is good for health

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Healthy Streets is embedded in all London strategies

Spatial Plan Environment Strategy Health Inequalities Strategy Policing and Crime Plan Housing Plan Transport Strategy

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Francis Road, London, UK

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Francis Road, London, UK

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Francis Road, London, UK

Healthy Streets is about giving streets back to people

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Aldgate - after

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Healthy Streets is about giving streets back to people

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lucysaunders@healthystreets.com @le_saunders

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TH E H EALTH Y STR EETS APPR O AC H

Moderator

Jeremy Yap

Deputy Chief Executive, Public Transport, Policy & Planning Land Transport Authority

Speaker

Lucy Saunders

Public Health Specialist - Transport & Public Realm Greater London Authority & Transport for London @LE_Saunders

Panellist

Hwang Yu Ning

Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Chief Planner Urban Redevelopment Authority

Panellist

Dr Paul Barter

Adjunct Associate Professor Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy National University of Singapore @PaulABarter

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Healthy Lives & Safer Journeys

Opening Remarks by Jeremy Yap, Deputy Chief Executive (Public Transport, Policy & Planning), LTA

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Land Transport Master Plan (L (LTMP) 2040

20-min Towns & a 45-min City:

1. Prioritise Public, Active and Shared Modes of Transport 2. Facilitate More seamless Multi- Modal Travel 3. Bringing Jobs and Amenities Closer to Homes

Healthy Lives & Safer Journeys:

1. Enable healthy lives: more spaces for public transport and active mobility 2. Facilitate safer journeys: towards a future with fewer land transport-related fatalities 3. Provide a clean environment: environmentally-friendly vehicles & infrastructure

Transport for All:

1. Nurture a gracious and caring commuting culture 2. Develop capabilities of Public transport workers to meet diverse needs 3. Provide infrastructure for better accessibility and barrier-free travel

Key recommendations from our LTMP Advisory Panel:

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Enable Healthy Lives: More Spaces for Public Transport and Active Mobility

  • Transform streets to be more

pedestrian- and active mobility- friendly

  • Improve how active mobility

connects to public transport

  • Redesign townships to promote

healthier and active lifestyles

Facilitate Safer Journeys: Towards a Future with Fewer Land Transport-Related Fatalities

  • Design roads and paths to

enhance safety and encourage safer behavior

  • Reduce potential conflict

between pedestrians and cyclists by building more cycling paths

  • Educate road users to look out for

their own safety and that of

  • thers

Provide a Clean Environment: Environmentally-Friendly Vehicles and Infrastructure

  • Adopt more energy-efficient and

cleaner fuel sources for public bus fleet

  • Work with shared transport
  • perators to set targets for the

use of cleaner vehicles for taxi and Private Hire Car fleets

Healthy Lives, , Safer Jo Journeys

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REVITALISED BENCOOLEN STREET

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Art installation along viaduct Ang Mo Kio Town Dedicated Cycling Paths, Ang Mo Kio Town Shared Spaces Bencoolen Street Bicycle wheeling ramps Ang Mo Kio Town

Healthy Liv ives: : Active Mobility and Shared Spaces

North South Corridor (around 2026) Artist’s Impression

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Safer Jo Journeys

Above: Enhanced School Zone

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Healthy Lives, , Safer Jo Journeys

Greater focus on Health and Community in our Transport Plans Moving beyond just building infrastructure… to shaping cultures and … co-designing with communities … for a more vibrant commuter space.

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TH E H EALTH Y STR EETS APPR O AC H

Moderator

Jeremy Yap

Deputy Chief Executive, Public Transport, Policy & Planning Land Transport Authority

Speaker

Lucy Saunders

Public Health Specialist - Transport & Public Realm Greater London Authority & Transport for London @LE_Saunders

Panellist

Hwang Yu Ning

Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Chief Planner Urban Redevelopment Authority

Panellist

Dr Paul Barter

Adjunct Associate Professor Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy National University of Singapore @PaulABarter

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Healthier Living Through Urban Planning & Design

Ms Hwang Yu-Ning Chief Planner Urban Redevelopment Authority, Singapore

Photo: Eric Goh Zhi Wei

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Healthy Living in Both Natural & Built Environments

Treetop Walk @ MacRitchie Rservoir Cycling in CBD

Photo: NParks Photo: Foo Chen Khai

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Outline

  • 1. Integrating green and blue strategies in urban planning
  • 2. Planning for mixed-use precincts & developments for more

active lifestyle

  • 3. Planning & designing for active mobility
  • 4. Cultivating active culture through urban design & place-making

Photo: Chen I Chun

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Vision: ‘Garden City’ to ‘Biophilic City in a Garden’

Gardens By the Bay Central Catchment Nature Reserve

Parks & Waterbodies Plan:

A control plan that supports the statutory Master Plan and guides future developments/ redevelopments

Photo: NParks

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Rail Corridor Kallang River Pasir Ris to East Coast route Bukit Timah green corridor

Coney Island to Bedok Reservoir route

2,000,000 urban trees More than 4,000ha

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3,347ha of nature reserves 327km of park connectors

Park Connector

Vision: ‘Garden City’ to ‘Biophilic City in a Garden’

Photo: Straits Times Photo: NParks

Creating conducive outdoor environment through design (image from HDB - Punggol Northshore District)

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A 50km continuous belt of rustic green, rich heritage, and recreational spaces for all, along Singapore’s northern coast

Greater Rustic Coast

The rustic identity is expressed in three ways:

Coney Island Park Changi Point Pasir Ris Park Pulau Ubin

A place of military & industrial heritage A recreational, laidback heartland A place teeming with biodiversity

Woodlands Waterfront Park & Jetty Cashin House Sembawang Shipyard Former RAF Seletar Jalan Kayu Punggol Point Sembawang Park Singapore Racecourse Yishun Dam Sungei Khatib Bongsu Hampstead Gardens Lorong Halus Downtown East Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Kranji Marshes Mandai Mangrove & Mudflat

PULAU UBIN

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Therapeutic Gardens

Therapeutic gardens employ evidence-based design, enabling people to fulfil their inborn need to connect with nature so as to improve their mental well-being.

@ Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park @ Choa Chu Kang Park

  • Community gardens
  • Community in Bloom

Photo: NParks Photo: NParks

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ABC Waters @ Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park

Photo: PUB

Active, Beautiful, Clean Waters (ABC Waters)

  • Long-term strategic initiative to enhance our water and bring Singaporeans closer to

water so that we can appreciate and cherish this precious resource.

Active: Provide new community and recreational spaces Beautiful: Improve aesthetics of urban environment Clean: Improve water quality through: a) natural cleansing features b) public education by building closer people-water relationships

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Mixed-use precincts: Jobs and amenities close to homes

Offices Retail/ F&B Residential Hawker Centre/ Food court Playground/ public spaces Sports facilities Childcare/ eldercare Bus stop MRT MRT Clinic

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Marina Barrage

Photo: PUB Photo: Wong Yan Zhi Photo: Yeaw Choon Wee Photo: Goh Ling Fang

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Facilitating Active Mobility:

Connectivity Special and Detailed Control Plan

Photo: LTA

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Walking and cycling paths @ Ang Mo Kio Covered linkway with rest area @ Bedok ‘Five-foot Way’ outside shophouses @ Chinatown Covered walkway @ Shenton Way

Enhance walking experience with greenery, shelter and rest areas

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Walking & Cycling Plan

  • Developers have to submit a Walking &

Cycling Plan as part

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planning submission for various land uses

Retail School Commercial Business Park Science/ High Tech Park Recreational developments Private residential Connectivity Minimizing conflicts Signage Temporary path during construction Others Key Considerations Bike parking & End-of-Trip facilities

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Pedestrian Priority Zone at waiting areas

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Pedestrian-friendly Streets

Queen Street Bencoolen Street

Wide walkway Wide walkway converted into rest area at an event Bike racks Cycling path Fun installations Installations cum benches Wide walkway Benches

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Pedestrianising Our Streets

Car-Free Sunday @ St Andrew Rd

Permanent closure of Armenian St (on-going)

Armenian St (Before) Armenian St (pedestrianised at a past event)

Permanent closure at certain hours of the day, e.g. Club St, Liang Seah St

Club St (at night)

Temporary closure: Car-Free Sundays, PARKing Day

Snapshots of ‘PARKing Day’

Photo: Elisa.rolle

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‘Car-Free Sundays’

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Place-making Programmes

Mass yoga @ Lorong Liput, Holland Village Traditional film-watching @ Kampong Glam

‘Streets for People’ ‘Our Favourite Place’

Benches designed by NAFA students, Bencoolen Street A driveway is turned into a public park with pianos for music performances & gatherings

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Conclusion

Photo: Wong Sai Weng

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TH E H EALTH Y STR EETS APPR O AC H

Moderator

Jeremy Yap

Deputy Chief Executive, Public Transport, Policy & Planning Land Transport Authority

Speaker

Lucy Saunders

Public Health Specialist - Transport & Public Realm Greater London Authority & Transport for London @LE_Saunders

Panellist

Hwang Yu Ning

Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Chief Planner Urban Redevelopment Authority

Panellist

Dr Paul Barter

Adjunct Associate Professor Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy National University of Singapore @PaulABarter