Community gardens, murals among ground-up projects to liven up HDB towns, public spaces via Lively Places Fund
All propositions are to be situated within usual areas, such as void decks, precinct green and roof gardens, of HDB developments in communities and estates including Bidadari, Clementi, Pasir Ris, Tengah and Woodlands.
In a LinkedIn blog post on March 15, Minister of State for Trade and Industry and National Development, Alvin Tan, described the Lively Places Fund as “a fantastic way for you to make your area a better place”.
“If you have a dream for your property, don’t let it stay simply an idea. Appear and pitch it to us. The team is ready to lead you and provide the sources to turn your vision into reality,” Tan wrote.
For many years, programs that have revitalized with the fund include neighborhood gardens on rooftop patio, landscapes that help elderly people with mental deterioration discover their method, and void decks became “neighborhood living rooms” for every person to love, he added.
Approximately $5,000 is available for much smaller, temporary action plans or tasks to bond neighbors in HDB areas. Instances consist of block parties, an anti-littering campaign, and a local recycling day.
To insert pleasure and vibrancy into Singapore’s public places and promote more powerful bonds, the Lively Places Fund presents approximately $20,000 in budgeting to support community-driven placemaking plans.
The building fund goes up to $20,000 for jobs with an implementation period of greater than 6 months, including transforming void decks right into area coffee shops.
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He also discussed photos from a workshop carried out at Temasek Shophouse he had attended as aspect of the HDB Lively Places Challenge 2026, along with HDB team and locals who are joining the challenge. Registration has actually shut for the most recent version.
This year, the Lively Places Challenge focuses on not-for-profit propositions that can enable seniors to age well, promote ecological sustainability with eco-friendly initiatives, strengthen bonds in between neighbours and cultivate an area spirit amongst locals, or advertise favorable social norms and area ownership.
For programs that will include a physical improvement of existing public spaces and will use up to six months to implement, a structure fund of up to $5,000 is available. These may include community arts projects and temporary pop-up installations.
A mutual effort by the Housing Board (HDB) and Urban Redevelopment Authority, the fund aims to motivate citizens, developers and artists to initiate tasks that activate public places in HDB estates and throughout the nation to bring people closely and produce friendly and lively communities.
