Post by Elijah Chao

“The mark of a great city isn’t how it treats its special places – everybody does that right – but how it treats its ordinary ones.” Aaron M. Renn I would add that Singapore’s “ordinary” places; our heartlands, neighbourhoods, and hawker centres, are what bring life itself to the concrete jungle we call home. A life that makes our city feel warmer (not in temperature), closer, and more hopeful. I’ve been fortunate to witness so many people making their contributions to the tapestry of our city. Nigel Teo, one of these amazing people, clearly points out how the need for “goodhoods” is far greater than we might realise…