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Making the connection between

urban design and sustainability

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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. 

Appearances

Book Talks

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Friday, June 10, 2022

5:00pm to 6:00pm

Chinatown Visitors Center

2 Banda Street, Singapore

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Saturday, June 11, 2022

11:00am to 12:00pm

Chinatown Visitors Center

2 Banda Street, Singapore

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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!

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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!

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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.

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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.

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About Christi

The Urbanist Guide

Urban Planner .  Writer . Street Photographer

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