Urban planning
The rise of pandemic pedal-pushers
5 Oct 2023A surge in Singapore’s bike-sharing usage during the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the importance of shared mobility modes during periods of restricted public transit.
Mapping the pulse of Singapore’s shared bikes
12 Jul 2021Quantifying where and when communities use dockless bike-share systems could help operators and urban planners design more biking-friendly cities.
Designing today’s cities for tomorrow’s challenges
24 Feb 2020Cities of the future must brace for the impacts of climate change. Here’s how an integrated environmental modeling tool developed by A*STAR is helping Singapore’s urban planners rise to the challenge.
Lowering the cost of louver simulations
25 Oct 2019Simulating building-cooling louvers need not be computationally expensive, say A*STAR researchers.
Smart city transport systems
24 Jan 2017A machine-learning program uses land-use and amenities data to predict public transport use in Singapore
Smart data, smart city
26 Jul 2016A*STAR researchers are designing a data-exchange platform that can act as a city’s dashboard
Modeling city growth from the ground up
15 Jul 2014A computer model that can replicate the growth of cities has valuable implications for urban planning and sustainability
City dynamics yield to computer modeling
10 Sep 2013A new computer model of city dynamics could pave the way to planning sustainable urban areas