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Forum: Consider having fewer parking spaces in HDB estates

Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox A ccording to the Land Transport Authority's Range-based Parking Provision Standards, developers must provide parking spaces for at least 50 per cent of the dwellings in residential areas in the city plus Marina Bay, and at least 80 per cent of the dwellings in residential areas everywhere else (except the few car-lite districts). This seems excessive considering that in 2023, only 33 per cent of Singaporean and permanent resident households owned cars. Perhaps the current regulations are intended to accommodate the higher car ownership rates of those living in private housing. But if so, it makes little sense to impose the same standards on public housing, where car ownership rates are lower. My experience bears this out. In the Telok Blangah estate where I live, there are two multi-storey carparks, both of which are at best only half-full. A country as land-scarce as Singapore surely cannot afford to be building infrastructure that is so underutilised. A more sensible approach would be to have separate parking standards for public and private housing. The precious land freed from constructing unnecessary carparks could be used for more pressing social needs. We could build larger flats that are more conducive for raising children, or add more eldercare and childcare facilities within our estates. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore 55,000 BTO units to be launched from 2025 to 2027, will help moderate HDB resale prices: Minister Singapore First voluntary redevelopment projects for HDB flats likely to be launched in first half of 2030s Singapore Israel's plan to step up Gaza offensive dangerous and unacceptable: MFA Singapore Over 118,000 speeding violations in first half of 2025; situation shows no signs of improvement: TP Singapore Four men arrested after Bukit Timah police op believed to be linked to housebreaking syndicates Singapore 'It's so close': Crowds turn up for Red Lions, mobile column at National Day heartland celebrations Singapore 'We could feel the heat from our house': Car catches fire in Bidadari area Singapore 65-year-old ice cream man helps spread smiles with cool treats in Income giveaway Lim Jia Yi