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 maps compare the current map of the

centre

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of Islip with the future plans for developing it.

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, the

city

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is planned to

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considerably, and only a few facilities are going to remain the same. If we look at the future plan of Islip, it is obvious that the

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is going through a significant

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, and it will be urbanized. There are a few buildings and facilities that will remain the same, including the park on the south-eastern

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of the

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, the school on the south-western

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, and the shops in the

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centre

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. Islip

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is going to be more modernized,

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more pedestrian-friendly. Looking at the future plan, a part of the main road is going to

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into a pedestrians-only area.

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, another road is going to be constructed around the

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centre

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. Another important

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is that more accommodation will be built next to the current housing area, and on the north

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of the current shops. On the north

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of the pedestrianized

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centre

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a car parking, a shopping

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, and a bus station will be introduced.