Straits Times: West: More greenery

The biggest at 25,500ha, it covers Bukit Batok, Bukit Panjang, Boon Lay, Pioneer, Choa Chu Kang, Clementi, Jurong East, Jurong West, Tengah, Tuas, the western islands and the Western Water Catchment

* LIVE
- 46,000 new homes near MRT stations, parks and waterbodies, such as at Jurong East, Jurong West, Hillview and Choa Chu Kang
- A new general hospital in the Jurong Lake District by 2015
- A shopping mall with a library and bus interchange at Clementi town centre
- New campuses for the Canadian International School and River Valley High School in Jurong West by next year and 2015, respectively
- Third Institute of Technical Education regional campus in 2010

* WORK
- 2,500ha of land set aside in Jurong and Tuas for industrial uses
- 750,000 sq m of commercial space for offices, shops and restaurants in Jurong Gateway

* TRAVEL
- The East-West MRT line will be extended west
- The Downtown Line 2 will connect parts of the region to the city centre

* PLAY - Jurong Lake District will have edutainment attractions, dining and lifestyle destinations and a new park by the lake
- World-class Science Centre next to Chinese Garden MRT Station
- Interpretative Centre and boardwalk at the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
- Boardwalks and boating activities at Jurong Lake and Pandan Reservoir
- Singapore's first motocross venue at Tuas
- More parks and park connectors

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