Why Saudi Arabia Is Building a Linear City

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In January of this year, Saudi Arabia announced an immense new development project, that is supposed to set a blueprint for the future of the country and the world. The country will build a city, that stretches along a single 100 mile long line

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[TheCnavigator]

“Man, I thought you said you lived right down the road”

[CanadianPrepper]

SCIENTIST: We need to restructure and diversify the economy
SUPREME LEADER: I will spend 1 trillion on a line city.

[johnnyharris]

wow I hadnt heard of this. thanks for the excellent video.

[speedyspeedo]

1. The high-speed train cannot be very fast if there are many stations.
2. The Kai Tak Runway Redevelopment Project in Hong Kong, about 200m wide with skyscrapers on both sides, is a pilot example of the Line. Hard to avoid congestion if all people are travelling on the same route. In addition, if the only transportation route is down, the entire city will be down.

[Strange_Man]

Can't imagine being the pizza guy in this city.

[ore]

Tourist: Where is (a place)
Citizen: Oh, just go straight.

[kangaroo]

When you need to connect sections in City Skylines but don’t want to buy electrical lines

[bruhtholemew]

They've apparently updated this project. The line will now have large glass walls on the sides, and the city will now be compacted vertically between the walls. So basically if you leave your home to go to a store, you might have to travel up or down elevators or stairs.
Look up Kowloon walled city as an example, but imagine it looking shiny and long.

[xAaron]

"Where's the Mall?"
"Just keep going Straight"

[Rlo]

Saudi Arabia: we're building a linear city.
Chile: that's cute!

[dal.salvador]

"Where you live?"
"Just down the street."

[MysteriMaan]

As a Cities Skyline enjoyer, a single major road line, no matter how large it is, is a horrible idea.

[TheRockacer]

As a sim city expert I can guarantee there will be a traffic and fire problem.

[wabbitseason]

Urban planner draws one straight line
Urban planner: you like?
Crown Prince: I like

[detroitredwings]

In October 2022, Shadli, Ibrahim, and Ataullah al-Huwaiti, of the Howeitat tribe, were sentenced to death when they refused to vacate their village as part of the NEOM megaproject.

Shadli al-Huwaiti was the brother of Abdul Rahim al-Huwaiti, who was shot dead by security forces in April 2020 in his home in Al-Khariba, in the part of Tabuk province earmarked for NEOM, after he posted videos on social media opposing the displacement of local residents to make way for the project.

[wurty]

"Hey, I just moved here, can you show me around?"
"A...round? You really are new here aren't ya?"

[Q-H-T]

Today is the day everybody in the comment section became a civil engineer.

[NotHere]

Saudi Arabia: Builds linear city...

Chile as a linear country: 👁️👄👁️

[Erik-eyjh]

It was a brave and bold move by MBS to put children in charge of Saudi economic development plans. Sure the plan is foolish and doomed to failure. But it has created an endless supply of entertaining Youtube videos. Thank you Prince MBS!

[cottontheeastercottontailr]

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