8 Apr 2025

New journal papers by Samuel Chng, Harvey Neo, Suhaila Zainal Shah, Du Yuting & Ethel Wee

• Suhaila, Zainal Shah., Wee, Ethel. & Chng, Samuel. (In press). Driving with Pride: The Professionalisation of Singapore’s Public Bus Driving Industry. Singapore Labour Journal. • Du, Yuting., Chng, Samuel., & Neo, Harvey. (In press). Cross-Sector Collaboration in Urban Mobility: A “Public-Private-People Plus Academia” (3P+) Partnership Model for Sustainable Mobility Governance. International Journal on Smart and Sustainable Cities. • Borzino, Natalia., Chng, Samuel. & Schubert, Renate. (In press). Outdoor thermal comfort and cognition impact pro-environmental behaviours: Evidence from a field experiment in the tropics. Frontiers Psychology. • Du, Yuting., Chng, Samuel., Suhaila, Zainal Shah. & Neo, Harvey. (In press). Looking Back at 25 Years of Participatory Budgeting in Asia: A Systematic Review of Trends, Challenges, and Best Practices. International Journal of Public Administration. [...]

3 Apr 2025

Grab’s entry into taxi market allows it to gain reliable supply of drivers, vehicles: Experts (ST, 03.04.2025) 

LKYCIC Research Assistant Professor Samuel Chng was one of the experts quoted in this article on Grab's entry into Singapore's taxi market. [...]

2 Apr 2025

Well-being in the City: Innovating Healthy Living Exhibition

Two LKYCIC research projects—designing walkable neighbourhoods and co-creating with the community, were part of the Urban Redevelopment Authority Urban Lab exhibition on Well-being in the City: Innovating Healthy Living launched on 1 April 2025 by Mr Tan Kiat How, Senior Minister of State for National Development & Digital Development and Information.

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28 Mar 2025

URA Healthy Cities Urban Lab Exhibition featuring Elderly Life Activity-Space: Environmental, Health and Social Factors Determining Senior Life Spaces in the Community (EASE)

Discover more about Elderly Life Activity-Space: Environmental, Health and Social Factors Determining Senior Life Spaces in the Community (EASE) at the latest URA Healthy Cities Urban Lab Exhibition "Well-Being in the City: Innovating Healthy Living", 1 Apr– 31 May 2025, URA Centre Atrium. [...]

26 Mar 2025

What’s a bus shelter doing in a dementia ward in Singapore? (ST, 25.03.2025) 

In the heart of Yishun Community Hospital's (YCH) dementia ward stands an unexpected structure—a bus shelter. Dr Sarah Chan from LKYCIC is quoted in the article. [...]

20 Mar 2025

Podcast interview on “Who needs a car when there is a driverless bus at 2am?” (ST, 19.03.2025)

Dr Samuel Chng shares his views on how Singapore can go beyond “car-lite” and aspire to be “car-free”. [...]

17 Mar 2025

Who bears the heat of climate change? Helping communities deal with rising temperatures (ST, 15.03.2025) 

Straits Times published an article on helping communities adapt to urban heat featuring LKYCIC's projects, Climate Resilient Citizenry and Staying Cool. LKYCIC's Dr Samuel Chng was quoted in the article. [...]

17 Mar 2025

MOU with the Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC)

SUTD signed an MOU with the Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC) of the Ministry of National Development. In this MOU CLC and SUTD seek to foster deeper collaboration in key areas, including Innovative Cities, Healthy Cities, Regenerative Cities, Mobility and Urban Liveability. SUTD’s cutting-edge research in design, artificial intelligence and technological solutions aligns closely with CLC’s focus on future-oriented urban research. The LKYCIC is a key collaborator in many areas of this research and looks forward to its partnership with CLC. [...]

28 Feb 2025

Interview on how Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize is inspiring cities (Cities Today Institute, 27.02.2025)

Cities Today Institute published an article featuring Prof Cheong Koon Hean on how the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize recognises cities' innovation efforts. [...]

26 Feb 2025

New journal paper by Sarah Chan

Urban-Themed Mobile Phone Wallpapers Reduce Connectedness with Nature Compared with Nature-Themed Wallpapers: Evidence from Two-Field Studies. Ecopsychology. https://doi.org/10.1089/eco.2024.0055 [...]