Pedestrian Night at Orchard Road gets more room to breathe

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Expect a more comfortable stroll down Orchard Road this Saturday (1 Nov 2014), with more space to roam, when part of the iconic shopping belt goes car-free again.

After complaints of overcrowding during its "first outing", organisers of the monthly Pedestrian Night promise more breathing room this round.

While the four-lane main road was entirely taken up by street tennis matches last month, the mass yoga event on Saturday will take up only three lanes.

This will allow 20 per cent more walking space, said the Orchard Road Business Association (Orba), which is staging the events to inject more buzz into the shopping belt.

WHAT WILL CHANGE

1 More walking space

Instead of the main activity taking up all four lanes of the road, this Saturday's yoga event will occupy just three lanes.

2 Better crowd control

There will be more security personnel to guide people.

3 Faster set-up

The set-up process will be cut by 30 minutes, to an hour.

4 Fewer props

There will be fewer props and infrastructure will be kept simple.