5 ideas every city should steal from Singapore

By Meera Senthilingam, for CNN

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Singapore's condensed, hot and heavily populated landscape is challenging for urban living but the city-state continues to have a high liveability factor due to well-planned and population-focused urban design.
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Singapore's condensed, hot and heavily populated landscape is challenging for urban living but the city-state continues to have a high liveability factor due to well-planned and population-focused urban design.
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One key aspect of Singapore's infrastructure is the decentralization of commercial hubs, which has reduced congestion and commuting time to improving liveability and ensure combined working and leisure spaces within the restricted land space. Pictured, the Mass Rapid Transit, considered to be among the best public transport systems in the world.