Sunday Sound of Singapore - MacRitchie

Sound on 🔈

Singapore, the garden city.

The Botanic Gardens and MacRitchie Reservoir, which are both a MRT/bus stop away or within walking distance, have always been a great way of resourcing during my 6 years in Singapore but especially in the last 2 years. On my own or with friends, a walk in nature is always a great idea.

The “garden city” vision was introduced by then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew on 11 May 1967 to transform Singapore into a city with abundant lush greenery and a clean environment.

Creation of intensive tree-planting programme along the roads, mandate for developers (for public and private housing) to set aside spaces for trees and greenery in projects, creation of parks to establish green spaces that provided ventilation or act as “green lungs” in built-up areas, park connectors were established as green corridors to link parks, and nature reserves were set up to preserve the nation’s natural heritage have all contributed to Singapore feeling very green (its green cover stands at 47%) even though it is the 3rd most population dense country after Macau & Monaco and just before Hong Kong. Singapore is the only country to incorporate green building requirements into its legislation.

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~~Every city has its own color, smell, sound, and vibe. While I can share the colors through photography and sometime the vibe too, I thought I would try to share with you the sounds that are so specific to Singapore. ~~