
Making the connection between
urban design and sustainability

THE BOOK
GREAT STREETS OF
SINGAPORE'S
CHINATOWN
A great street is a street full of life. People are drawn to walk down it, visit the places on it, and explore it. But a street does not become great by accident. There is a recipe, a design to making a street walkable. Urbanists Jeff Speck and Victor Dover explore in their books theories of walkability. To attract people to walk down a street, the walk must be useful, safe, comfortable and interesting. This book takes their theories and tests them on the streets of Singapore’s Chinatown. The great streets are identified, photographed, decoded and cataloged. The streets in this book tell the story of Chinatown. These streets can inspire future designs. These streets are a must-see.
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Great streets are the bones of great neighborhoods.
Great neighborhoods are walkable.
Walkable neighborhoods are sustainable.
I’m traveling the world looking for great streets;
photographing, measuring, and researching.
I hope you will join me on my journey.
Book Launch Party

Friday, May 27, 2022
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Pek Sin Choon
36 Mosque Street, Singapore
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Join us to toast the launch of
"Great Streets of Singapore's Chinatown"
Drop by anytime between 5-7pm at Pek Sin Choon’s heritage tea house. We will have a sparkling toast, book signing, and sweet treats.
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Special for the event: The first 30 books sold will include a special gift packet of classical Nanyang Tea from Pek Sin Choon.
Book Signing Events
Join me at an upcoming book signing pop up

Tuesday, May 24, 2022
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Peranakan Tiles Gallery
36 Temple Street, Singapore
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Meet me at this unique Peranakan Tiles Gallery and take home your own piece of history. Victor Lim has collected over 30,000 antique Peranakan tiles and showcases them alongside new tiles in his Chinatown shop.

Thursday, May 26, 2022
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Hup Ka Foon
18 Sago Street, Singapore
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Meet me at this sidewalk cafe that faces the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple. They serve yummy snacks and desserts. You must try the mango sago pomelo!

Sunday, May 29, 2022
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Best Classic Corner
335 Smith Street, Singapore
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Enter the Chinatown Complex from Trengganu Street and meet me inside at Uncle Kader's batik fashion shop. There are treasures to be found here!

Wednesday, June 1, 2022
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Nanyang Old Coffee
268 South Bridge Road, Singapore
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Grab a kopi and meet me upstairs in the coffee museum.

Sunday, June 12, 2022
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Chinatown Heritage Centre
48 Pagoda Street, Singapore
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Come find me at the Chinatown Street Market
in front of the Chinatown Heritage Centre.