Friendly Streets
The Friendly Streets initiative is co-created by LTA with the community. This collaborative effort will make daily journeys to key amenities in neighbourhoods safer, more convenient and comfortable for those walking or cycling. This builds on and consolidates existing efforts such as Silver Zones, School Zones, Transit Priority Corridors and road repurposing.
LTA is piloting Friendly Streets in five towns – Ang Mo Kio, Bukit Batok West, Tampines, Toa Payoh and West Coast. These locations have high pedestrian and cyclist flows, and are near amenities such as markets, hawker centres, community clubs, schools, and MRT stations. LTA will draw insights from the pilot locations as we work with the community to bring Friendly Streets to all towns by 2030.
The Friendly Streets features are customised to meet the specific needs of each area, such as raised pedestrian crossings, wider and more accessible footpaths, and signalised crossings with pedestrian priority1.
All Friendly Streets will feature a distinctive look and feel, supported by new signage and a stylised logo with a smiling sun emblem to connote a welcoming environment where the community can move around in a safe, comfortable and enjoyable way.
Selected signage in Friendly Streets, such as at the entrances and before kerbless crossings, will feature this logo, to signal to motorists that they are entering a pedestrian-friendly environment and should slow down and be mindful of other road users, especially seniors and children crossing the roads. In addition to the logo, there are also unique markings within Friendly Streets to remind motorists and pedestrians to look out for one another.
LTA welcomes you to provide your feedback through our regular feedback channel.
1 - The Green Man at these crossings will be activated more quickly and give pedestrians more time to cross the road.
Ang Mo Kio
Location Map
Ang Mo Kio Street 31 is one of the pilot Friendly Streets . It serves residents going to amenities such as Teck Ghee Court Neighbourhood Centre, Teck Ghee Primary School, and transport nodes such as Ang Mo Kio station and upcoming Cross Island Line (CRL) stations in the vicinity. Residents can look forward to a new raised zebra crossing between Blocks 318 and 348, and more barrier-free crossings. Work is expected to commence in first half of 2024 and is slated to complete in 2025.
New raised zebra crossing between Blocks 318 and 348 will provide safer pedestrian connectivity.
Street signs and green road surface markings when entering and driving along Friendly Streets will remind motorists to slow down.
Bukit Batok West
Location Map
Bukit Batok West is one of the pilot Friendly Streets, comprising five stretches of roads – Bukit Batok West Avenue 5, Bukit Batok East Avenue 5, and Bukit Batok Streets 31, 32 and 33. These roads are the key corridors surrounding and leading to key amenities such as Hong Kah North Community Club, Bukit Gombak Neighbourhood Centre, Bukit Gombak Sports Hall & Stadium, and Bukit Gombak station. Residents can look forward to safer crossings at the new signalised crossings at Bukit Batok Street 31/32 junction with pedestrian priority, and more barrier-free crossings. Work is expected to commence in December 2023 and is slated to complete in 2024.
Street signs and green road surface markings when entering and driving along Friendly Streets will remind motorists to slow down.
New signalised crossings at Bukit Batok Street 31/32 junction. At existing crossings, pedestrians will get more time to cross and have shorter waiting times.
Tampines
Location Map
Tampines Avenue 9 is one of the pilot Friendly Streets that will serve residents going to amenities such as N4 Neighbourhood Centre, Victory Family Centre, All Saints Home, and Tampines East station. Residents can look forward to upgrading and relocation of the bus stop in front of Block 484, and more barrier-free crossings. Work is expected to commence in the first half of 2024 and is slated to complete in 2025.
Street signs and green road surface markings will remind motorists when entering and driving along Friendly Streets to slow down.
Upgrading and relocation of bus stop in front of Block 484 will cater for a new kerbless crossing between the Neighbourhood Centre (Central Courtyard) and Residential Cluster (Butterfly Walk).
Toa Payoh
Location Map
Toa Payoh is one of the pilot Friendly Streets that covers a stretch of Lorong 2 and the entire Lorong 1A. This area serves residents going to amenities such as Toa Payoh West Market & Food Centre, Toa Payoh West CC, as well as Braddell station. Residents can look forward to more barrier-free crossings, as well as the upgrading of existing bus stops along Lorong 2. Work is expected to commence in the first half of 2024 and is slated to complete in 2025.
Street signs, green road surface markings and road humps will remind motorists to slow down when entering and driving along Friendly Streets.
Street signs, green road surface markings and road humps will remind motorists to slow down.
West Coast
Location Map
West Coast Road is one of the pilot Friendly Streets that covers the stretch between Clementi Ave 2 and West Coast Link. The Friendly Streets will serve residents going to key amenities such as West Coast Market & Food Centre, West Coast Plaza, West Coast Community Club, schools (such as Grace Orchard School and Kent Ridge Secondary School) and Clementi Woods Park. Residents can look forward to bus-friendly humps and the upgrading of existing bus stops in front of West Coast Market & Food Centre. Work is expected to commence in the first half of 2024 and is slated to complete in 2025.
Street signs and green road surface markings will remind motorists to slow down when entering and driving along Friendly Streets.
Street signs and green road surface markings will remind motorists to slow down when entering and driving along Friendly Streets.
