singapore is a city of superlatives and firsts, but the one i would be most proud of is "city with the highest population density in the world" (people/area). one might think this a negative - how is less area per person a good thing? - fact is singapore, a country and a city, boasts a good deal of nature and yet it is able to effectively organize and house multiple millions on such a small footprint. this requires order and efficiency. question is: have they held on to "cityness" after all this optimizing? or is the city now a lifeless machine with good numbers but no soul?
areas of study in singapore (l-r): tiong bahru | orchard | tanjong pagar | singapore river quays | bugis | little india | kampong glam | joo chiat
the yellow lines are connecting walks. the red line is an elevated railway/metro from which i take tracking videos (i nickname these "streetpans") for later comparison with other cities.
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