Suggestions

I think that currently, there are no severe problems that particularly threaten the sense of community and identity of the people living in Jurong East. However, I would not be as confident to say the same a few years down the road. The government has been planning to turn Jurong into one of the nation’s biggest commercial and business hub. However, even with the new JCube, some citizens are voicing their uncertainty regarding the development project. Some of the problems I can foresee in the future involve Jurong becoming over commercialized, thus causing the locals to lose sense of identity due their inability to adapt to the new changes. I think that the government can try to focus more on conserving the area with basic renovation, instead of aiming to commercialise Jurong. Another aspect that can be developed on is the availability of common space. I believe that by broadening the area of common space available to citizens, their sense of identity can be further enhanced.