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Not going into the laws and technicalities - maybe building a new city from scratch isn't totally bad idea. It would be a great way of testing if we actually could live in a city that is not totally car dependent, plastered with concrete parking lots and big box supermarkets, sustainable and environmental friendly.
Not sure what's his idea about planning the city, but it could be a resident choice to live in such city or not.
No one would be "made" to live there if that means "suffering" of any kind.
Like any other "master planned" development, one lives under rule by corporation controlled by the developer - which is not a "yesteryear" product. Perhaps the investors here will do something different but the developer will likely impose all sorts of restrictions to control how people are "permitted" to utilize their property. Not sure what you are trying to say about "resident choice". Your choice would be whether to live there or elsewhere. If you are a "resident" then you would not have a choice other than to choose to no longer be a resident by moving elsewhere.
Right, but without at least some rules people who initially agree to live in such "yesterday city" will turn it to "today city" in no time, and this expensive concept will become futile.
People living in HOA communities also make their informed choice and most love the rules.
Right, but without at least some rules people who initially agree to live in such "yesterday city" will turn it to "today city" in no time, and this expensive concept will become futile.
People living in HOA communities also make their informed choice and most love the rules.
Utter nonsense. The choice in much of the US is not "whether HOA" but rather "which HOA". The only persons that "love the rules" are those that profit from them financially or via ego - i.e., HOA board members and HOA vendors. You have zero evidence to support your statement. The large number of HOA cases on court dockets indicates a considerable departure from the image you want to portray. If you want to have ordinances then you can adopt constitutionally compliant ones thru elected officials.
In short:
That ultra-luxury upside-down skyscraper' built INSIDE a 1,500ft mountain and accessed through an underground canal is a part of trillion-pound plans for futuristic city NEOM.
Upon arrival, visitors would emerge into a cavernous space built within the mountain, surrounded by all manner of facilities, including decadent hotels and apartments, retail spaces, and 'leisure and entertainment zones'.
The upper floors of the construction will be replete with lush gardens and viewing platforms from which visitors can enjoy the breathtaking landscapes.
Saudi Arabia announced its plans to build a desert linear city, called The Line, (a vertical city) on a scale never seen before in human history. Centered around a main high-speed transportation network, The Line’s street-less, car-less design was touted as the future of human habitation.
The city - stretching from the Red City to the city of Tabuk 110 miles (177km) away - along with its estimated 9 million inhabitants would be entirely car-less, and instead be tied together by a high-speed rail system that could travel from one end of The Line to the other in just 20 minutes.
The city was designed to only be 200 meters (656 feet) wide, but 500 meters (1,640 feet) tall and 170 kilometers (105 miles) long. Vertical layering of homes, offices, green spaces, and public schools as well as year-round climate control of all indoor and outdoor spaces will create a high quality of life.
It sounds like they took their inspiration from an ant hill.
I can see at least one advantage of building a city inside a mountain. It's got to be a lot cooler (as in, lower temperature) than being outside in a hot climate like Saudi Arabia's.
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