The Park Connector Network (PCN) of

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

is a network of walking/running/cycling paths that connects the various parks and other green spaces in Singapore. Both the parks and the PCN are managed by

National Parks Board The National Parks Board (NParks) is a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development of the Government of Singapore. History In November 1989, Minister of National Development, S. Dhanabalan, presented the National Parks Bill ...

(NParks). As part of the National Cycling Plan to promote cycling, the

Land Transport Authority The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is a Statutory boards of the Singapore Government, statutory board under the Ministry of Transport (Singapore), Ministry of Transport of the Government of Singapore. History Incorporation The Land Transport Au ...

(LTA) is constructing networks of cycling paths within towns. These cycling paths connect with the PCN, enabling people to safely cycle both intra-town (e.g., from home to MRT station) and inter-town (longer distance cycling). There are 94 park connectors in Singapore.

History

The proposal to form a park connector network was approved in 1991 by The Garden City Action Committee. In 1995, The Kallang Park Connector became the first park connector to be implemented. Stretching over nine kilometres, the park connector links two regional parks: Bishan Park and

Kallang Riverside Park Kallang Riverside Park () is a riverine park in Kallang, Singapore. It sits on the confluence of the Kallang River and Rochor River, north of the Kallang Basin. Elaboration The 7-hectare park is a popular water sports site in Singapore. A s ...

. In December 2007, the Eastern Coastal Loop, a 42-kilometre loop, was completed, providing a link from

East Coast Park East Coast Park is a beach and a park on the southeastern coast of Singapore. It stretches along the south of Marine Parade, Bedok, and Tampines. It was opened in the 1970s, after the Government of Singapore, Singapore government had completed ...

Changi Beach Park Changi Beach Park is a beach park located at the northern tip of Changi in the eastern region of Singapore. The 28-hectare beach park is one of the oldest coastal parks in Singapore, retaining the "kampung" or village atmosphere of the 1960s and ...

. By January 2012, 200 kilometres of the PCN had been completed. In 2015, NParks had completed 300 kilometres of the PCN, along with the Central Urban Loop.

Loops

* Central Urban Loop * Eastern Coastal Loop * Northern Explorer Loop * North Eastern Riverine Loop * Southern Ridges Loop * Western Adventure Loop

References

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Official site

National Parks Board, Singapore

A Green Network for Singapore, Kiat W. Tan
1995 establishments in Singapore Buildings and structures completed in 1995 Parks established in the 1990s Protected areas established in 1995 Cycling in Singapore Parks in Singapore Singapore geography-related lists Singapore nature-related lists Sports venues in Singapore

History

Loops

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