The maps below show the centre of a small town called Islip as it is now, and plans for its development. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The top picture illustrates the present appearance of Islip

Town

Centre

,

while

the bottom diagram shows the proposed development of the area.

It is clear that

the significant changes will focus on adding a ring

road

around the

Centre

, a bus station, and a car park.

Also

, additional housing areas and a pedestrian lane will have a space in the new plan. Looking at the map of Islip

Town

Centre

as it is now, we can see that the main

road

runs through the

Centre

from east to west. In the proposed plan, a dual carriageway will be constructed around the

Town

, wherein the main

road

before will become a pedestrian lane. At present, the shops that are in between the main

road

will have a different location in the proposed development. The shops will be located before the pedestrian lane and in the northern part, there will be a bus station, a shopping

centre

, and a car park.

In addition

, the current housing areas in the

south-western

Correct your spelling

southwestern

show examples

part will have an additional space in the north-eastern part of the

Town

Centre

.

However

, the school's location today will have the same site in the new plan.

Similarly

,

although

the area of the park will not be changed in the new development, it will be reduced in size to give way for the ring

road

and new housing area.