It says area has good public transport connections; similar measures may apply to future sites with comparable links. Car parking provision for a 1.1ha mixed-use site in Central Boulevard has been capped at 80 per cent of the minimum Car Parking Standards set by the Land Transport Authority. Trimming the number of carpark spaces in commercial buildings is the latest move in the Government's push for a car-lite nation.
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has imposed a cap on the number of carpark spaces that can be built on a site - the first time it has made such a provision.