linear cities don't work saudi arabia, here's why.

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If stupidity was a project it would be this one…

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[Will-xfqe]

When i think of good tourist locations i always think of the most authoritarian theocratic dictatorships in the world

This will either be the most cyberpunk dystopian disaster in the future, or just an abandoned pit in the desert that destroys migration patterns and irrigation

[ahmadialifyandra]

bro dissed a whole country’s english proficiency for a language app ad

[Memethief]

Imagine the amount of dusts that would accumulate on the glass and the amount of maintenance they would have to do

[hydronpowers]

That one engineer: Hey guys, what if we make a normal city with efficient public transit, better health care centers, educational centers, walkable districts, modern infrastructure, extensive sewage networks, and pro environment stance on architecture
M: Haha, NO

[johnnyonthespot]

Hang on ....
They failed miserably at building the Worlds tallest structure and now we are supposed to believe they will succeed at building the longest ?!!?
Do they understand that we can still SEE that failed tall thing ?

[Mienboi]

Saudi Arabia has so many mega projects that are unfinished and abandoned. These guys have so much money to spend on nothing.

[alanbrown]

Tourists flock to Thailand because of it's natural beauty, moderate climate, loads of bars and restaurants selling wine and beer & great food, all at moderate and affordable prices, laid back attitude and friendly and lovely people. How much of that applies to Saudi?

[Snagprophet]

Shouldn't they try to make a 1km long city that looks exactly as the concept does and then expand whenever?

[jcs]

"One of the best universities in the Gulf region": In case you don't know, a scandal broke a few months ago because it turned out their university system pays great minds abroad to say they work there while they don't so they can artificially boost their score in international lists.

[zanizone]

I think that, one day, historians will look at Saudi Arabian history, and label the past 70 years, plus whatever time is left for oil exploitation, as this weird period, where the country went from goat herding back to goat herding, passing through a phase of unfathomable riches, that led to zero permanent improvement.
It's a remarkable feat in itself, if you think about it.

[RandallChase]

I feel like once you are in “the line” you are never free to go. And could EASILY be tracked with ZERO freedom.

[bustarock]

Also you cannot overstate how inefficient the line structure is. You can literally reduce the maximum distance between two locations inside the line in half just by making the structure circular.

[Blake-Urizen]

Fortunately, this longitudinal-prison "line" of impractical, attention-seeking insanity will almost certainly never be built.

[andyb]

They know that oil money isn't going to last much longer, so they're just throwing spaghetti at the wall hoping something will stick.

[Automedon]

Can you imagine the heat and humidity in that greenhouse? Sandstorms will turn those mirrors dull.

[nuhuman]

Natural stupidity always beats artificial intelligence.

[chrisaguilera]

Now just to be fair, this makes perfect sence if you are a Narcissit with all the money in the world to build your vanity project that originated out of a cocktail napkin.

[kaisersozay]

Extra judicial police killings, with no repercussions for the cops? Never heard of such things in the USA.

[fahadxxdbl]

little fix: 7:55 Sultan Qaboos Port in Oman was not abandoned, it just switched from commercial to touristic port, Oman generally don't follow the usual Golf countries style of megaprojects