Future developments that residents can look forward to include:

• Expansion of Changi General Hospital 

• A new Integrated Transport Hub (ITH) with MRT and bus interchanges co-located with residential and commercial uses after the completion of the Downtown Line at Tampines Town Centre 

• New amenities to complement new homes in Tampines North 

• In the longer term, Tampines North will also have two primary and two secondary schools, and a new community centre

• Enhanced transport connectivity with 5 new MRT stations (Tampines West, Tampines, • Tampines East, Expo and Upper Changi) along the Downtown Line, which will be completed by 2017 

• Expansion of the cycling network in Tampines Town and new cycling routes in Tampines North 

• Two new roads, Tampines Street 85 and Tampines Street 86 

• Improvements along Tampines Expressway and Pan-Island Expressway 

• Extension of Tampines Street 82 

• Improvement of Simei Street 3 (From Simei Avenue to Simei Street 1), Tampines Avenue 4, Tampines Avenue 5, Tampines Avenue 7, Tampines Avenue 9, Tampines Avenue 10, Tampines Street 82, Bedok Reservoir Road and Tampines 23/ 32 

• Realignment and widening of Simei Road and Somapah Road 

What residents can expect: 

• New industrial sites within Tampines North along Tampines Avenue 10 and next to IKEA, Giant and Courts 

• More employment and educational opportunities from the continued development of Changi Business Park and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)

 These include: 

• Setting aside substantial park land in Tampines North for Boulevard Park and Quarry Park that will bring greenery to the doorstep of residents

 • A new park connector running between Tampines Avenue 10 and Tampines Avenue 9, to link up the Bedok Reservoir Park and Pasir Ris Park 

• New neighbourhood parks at Tampines Street 86 and off Tampines Avenue 9 

1907: Simpson report reported that the building in Chinatown were unhealthy. The report recommended the formation of a ‘Housing Commission’.

1932: Colonial government increased SIT’s role to include provision of houses and flats for the lower income group.

1942-1945: The Japanese Occupation occurred, which led to the fall of Singapore.

1947: The Housing Committee was set up to study the housing situation.  The Report of the Housing Committee revealed most appalling housing conditions.  SIT concentrated its main efforts in building housing and between 1947 and 1959, 20,907 units were completed.

1955: The Central Provident Fund (CPF) is created as a pension plan by the colonial government to provide social security for the working population in Singapore.

1970: The CPF Approved Housing Scheme is extended to cover JTC flats.

1971: The HDB established a secondary or resale market for its HOS flats.

1982: The government decides to consolidate the construction and management of public housing under a single authority. The JTC handed over to the HDB 13,002 owner-occupied flats and 10,678 rental flats for management.  The HUDC was absorbed by the HDB.  Between 1974 and 1982, the HUDC had built and sold 2,732 units.

1988: Rent control was phased out.

1989: HDB launched its estate upgrading programme.

1990: HDB instituted a major revamp of then existing policies and practices.  164 rules out of a total of some 300 rules on the sale, resale, rental and use of HDB properties were revised.

1994: Demand side subsidies in the form of CPF housing grants were introduced.

1995: Executive Condominium Scheme launched.

2000: HDB tightened its regulation, requiring HDB flat owners to seek approval before the purchase of each private property even if they fulfilled the minimum occupational period.

2008: Global Financial Crisis

2009: Lease Buyback Scheme introduced by the HDB.