This thread is inspired by a post by Bear :
Originally posted by the Bear:
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from: Today 5 Jan 2008, p29
[b]Do we want to be No 1
for population density?
Letter from JOHN
LUCAS
With a population of 4.48 million people, Singapore is ranked
fourth in the world for population density, and this is only
slightly less than Hong Kong's.
Almost everyone will agree that overcrowding degrades the quality
of life.
Waiting in line for a long time, waiting in traffic, or not being
able to find a place to park do not add to the quality of life. In
the past couple of years, it has become almost impossible to find a
parking space at any shopping centre in Singapore during the
weekend. The same is true at the East Coast Park, Botanic Gardens
and Bukit Timah Nature Reserve.
Take a stroll through West Mall on a weekend, and you will see the
extent of overcrowding. Once the casino, hotels and private homes
are finished on Sentosa Island, VivoCity will be also be filled to
the brim.
Buses and the MRT are jammed with commuters for hours during the
morning and evening peak hours, and car traffic is already very
heavy.
Can you imagine what it will be like when the population increases
to 6 million people? All these problems will worsen, but it will be
too late then, and the result will be some very undesirable
conditions.
I am bewildered why people do not express their concern at the push
for a bigger population. The financials that will come with a
population of 6 million people may be sound, but the cost to the
quality of life may not make that justifiable.
Singapore is already breaking financial records worldwide, so does
it really need to push harder? Do we really want to be number one
for population density?
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I'm sure everyone will have something to add. Discuss away!
