Green-cred you think can’t be sexy and scrupulously principled at the same time?
Try telling that to
the urban planners in SG, where they have just tackled a clean-up of a
formerly heavily polluted wastewater pond in their Tianjin Eco-City development
in China. (For clean does anyone have a better record?)
A few
days ago a big spread in the Straits
Times: the plan, stages, development, obstacles & challenges overcome; projections & targets.
The first 2-3 years
residents and investors were slow on the uptake; danger of another brand new
ghost-city. Then, marked improvement. Good numbers flocking for the clean air,
greenery and amenities.
The second major phase now was “focusing on
the development of a glitzy-but-green...CBD...in the heart of the 30sq.km township.”
More: “An iconic skyline” planned.
The waterfront city centre would be “framed by a light-rail station, the
Sino-Singapore Friendship Library, new parks....”
DG of the
Eco-City Admin. Cmtte. assured: “The ecological environment is beautiful, and the
development potential is unlimited....”
Straits Times, 2 July 2018, p. A6
Straits Times, 2 July 2018, p. A6
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