Business Improvement District (BID) is a business-led and funded body formed to improve a defined area. It is a formal place management model commonly adopted overseas. The pilot BID programme will enable the Government to assess the feasibility of the BID model and the possibility of enacting legislation in the future to formally empower the private sector to take ownership of their precincts
Pilot Business Improvement District (BID) Programme
Discover Tanjong Pagar set up in Sep 2019 under
Urban Redevelopment Authority’s Pilot Business Improvement District (BID) programme, the property owners aim to build a strong community, connecting people and businesses and create a place where people want to be.


Placemaking is about community empowerment & transforming public spaces into vibrant community spaces.
What’s behind the heritage, the culture and the future of our urban neighbourhood? It’s the community; the people who create memories, in the spaces that inspire.
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