Measuring the connectivity and performance of social spaces in Jurong
Using sensors, the Dense and Green Cities team from FCL Gobal studies the connectivity and socio-spatial performance of the Jurong Gateway District
Since the week of 25 November, FCL Global’s Dense and Green Cities team has been conducting a people count study using sensors at Jurong Gateway. The experiment involves the installation of bidirectional infrared sensors at specific locations on the street and at elevated J-Walk (a pedestrian network in the Jurong area) levels to get people's counts by the hour.
The experiment is part of the ongoing research for the Dense and Green Cities Architecture and Urban Design work package. In this work package, the team will focus on pedestrian accessibility, connectivity and flows in the integrated street and J-Walk network in Jurong Gateway. The insights gained from the experiment will shed light on the lateral and vertical connectivity of public spaces in the area and the socio-spatial performance of Jurong Gateway district.
The experiment is part of the larger study at FCL Global, titled Dense and Green Cities: Emerging Models of Sustainable Integrated Development. It explores sustainable integrated districts (SIDs) as models for high-density high-liveability future cities by studying urban innovations and systems solutions that are deployed and integrated at the district scale. The research aims to capture important aspects of the urban planning and design, architectural, social, environmental, economic and governance systems performance of the selected cases in Singapore, Zurich and other international examples systematically through work packages led by an interdisciplinary team of architects, engineers and scientists and close collaboration with competent stakeholders from government agencies and industry. You may find more details about the research at this link.
