Up in the air

What does the future spell for Paya Lebar, with the relocation of the Paya Lebar Air Base freeing up 800 hectares of land for development? Well, recent NTU geoscience grad Foo Zhen Hui has a plan. His concept envisions repurposing the old runway as a green space and integrating two new rail lines, a grid-like park connector network and other urban planning innovations to maximise liveability. Zhen Hui’s idea was showcased at this year’s Esri User Conference in San Diego and won him the Esri Young Scholars Award 2020.

This story was published in the Aug-Sep 2020 issue of HEY!. To read it and other stories from this issue in print, click here.