Logo of URA.
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The URA Centre at Maxwell Road.
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The URA Gallery Exhibit.
URA is responsible for the urban planning of Singapore.
Model in the lobby of the URA
building.
Scale model of the island found in the
Singapore City Gallery.
The
Urban Redevelopment Authority (Abbreviation: URA; Chinese: 市区重建局; Malay: Lembaga Pembangunan Semula
Bandar) is the national urban
planning authority of Singapore
, and a statutory board
under the Ministry of
National Development of the Singapore Government.
The authority was established on
1 April
1974, and is of especially critical importance
to the
city-state, because Singapore is
an extremely dense country where land usage is required to be
efficient and maximised in order to reduce land wastage in the face
of
land shortage. The URA is also
responsible for assisting to facilitate
racial harmony, such as to have their
urban planning avoid segregation, as well as seeking ways to
improve
aesthetics and to reduce
congestion. It is also responsible for the
conservation of
historic and
cultural
buildings and national
heritage
sites.
Development control
This is the responsibility of URA to evaluate and
grant planning approval for development projects
from the
public and
private sectors. In approving development
applications, the URA states its goal is to foster orderly
development conforming to the planning guidelines as stated in the
statutory Master Plan and the existing control factors. URA tries
to provide quality service when working in partnership with
building industry professionals and the general public to foster
development.
Carpark management
The URA plays an important role of managing
car
parks in the City State. It provides information and services
to the public in regard to coupon parking, season parking and heavy
vehicle parking. URA also sets the
bylaws to
parking infringement and fines.
The Singapore City Gallery
The URA maintains a regular and ever updated public urban planning
exhibition on the first three floors of their headquarters.
Highlights include three scale models of the island of Singapore,
the
central region, and
the
central area. Special
exhibits and models on current projects and developments
island-wide are regularly displayed as well.
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