Community gardens, murals among ground-up projects to liven up HDB towns, public spaces via Lively Places Fund
To insert delight and vibrancy right into Singapore’s public spaces and cultivate better bonds, the Lively Places Fund presents approximately $20,000 in budgeting to sustain community-driven placemaking plans.
“If you have a dream for your land, do not let it remain simply a concept. Come and pitch it to us. The team is ready to guide you and give the sources to transform your vision right into reality,” Tan wrote.
He also distributed photos from a workshop performed at Temasek Shophouse he had actually participated in as component of the HDB Lively Places Challenge 2026, alongside HDB personnel and residents who are joining the challenge. Registration has shut for the latest edition.
This year, the Lively Places Challenge concentrates on not-for-profit pitches that can enable elders to age well, encourage environmental sustainability through environment-friendly campaigns, strengthen bonds in between neighbors and foster an area spirit among locals, or advertise positive social norms and area possession.
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For projects that will involve a physical change of existing public spots and will take up to 6 months to apply, a building fund of up to $5,000 is available. These might consist of neighborhood arts projects and temporary pop-up installations.
All proposals are to be situated within common spaces, such as void decks, precinct green and roofing gardens, of HDB developments in communities and estates consisting of Bidadari, Clementi, Pasir Ris, Tengah and Woodlands.
A mutual campaign by the Housing Board (HDB) and Urban Redevelopment Authority, the fund aims to urge homeowners, designers and artists to start jobs that stimulate public areas in HDB estates and throughout the nation to bring many people together and create pleasant and dynamic neighbourhoods.
Throughout the years, programs that have resurrected via the budget consist of neighborhood gardens on roof porch, murals that aid elders with dementia discover their method, and void decks turned into “neighborhood living-room” for everyone to enjoy, he included.
The building fund goes up to $20,000 for jobs with an implementation duration of greater than 6 months, including transforming void decks right into neighborhood coffee shops.
Up to $5,000 is available for smaller sized, short-term action plans or tasks to bond neighbours in HDB neighbourhoods. Instances consist of block parties, an anti-littering project, and a local reprocessing day.
In a LinkedIn article on March 15, Minister of State for Trade and Industry and National Development, Alvin Tan, described the Lively Places Fund as “a great way for you to develop your area a much better place”.
