Dubai’s Radical Plan For 2040

[@tomr164]

Coming from the Netherlands and visiting Dubai for the first time a couple of years ago, I couldnt get my head around why Dubai's highways are planned so poorly. In the Netherlands everything flows very good and makes sense. In Dubai, you'd sometimes have to drive 5-10min the wrong direction on the highway first, to make a turn and go in the actual direction you need to go to.

[@rvw3022]

Parts of the United States are the sane way. It can be frustrating.

[@jantschierschky3461]

So true

[@pt8077]

I lived here and it’s a total pain trying to get around. The highways are convoluted and poorly planned. It’s a total nightmare of you missed your turn. The highway lanes can be most nonsensical

[@Cadedus]

Learn to drive the highways are perfectly fine here, wide and smooth tarmac with LARGE signs telling you where to go.

[@mrb2643]

I think taxi drivers take u round about to charge

[@ARW.7]

I once watched a video of someone stating that Dubai is a parody of everything that is wrong with the 21st century and in many ways I completely agree. They had all the money in the world and they built based on the worst infrastructure models of the US. Massive sprawling highways cutting through clusters of skyscrapers suited to cars with everything disconnected by foot. All built by very low paid immigrants from close by regions in terrible working conditions and visa entrapment for the elite to enjoy as a playground. 🤦🏻‍♂️ I’m sure there are many positives in what they have achieved but a lot of it is all about status and nothing else. Worlds tallest this, worlds biggest that.. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@seadogg0]

i think you're talking about a video by "Adam Something"

[@OficialDeChancelaria]

Adam Something is very interesting channel. His video on this was totally on point

[@fredk6992]

The fact that that Dubai brags about having the worlds largest shopping mall speaks for itself

[@Cxnxr]

Lots of people that criticize the UAE and Dubai in particular fail to realise the immense challenges the country faced. Its a very young country which mean't laws, regulation, and urban planning had to be built from the ground up. Let alone the fact that the population has boomed in the past decades and the whole reason for Dubai, the UAE as a whole and its neighbouring countries looking into tourism, finance, and trade is to mainly diversify their economies in order to be competeitive on a global scale when oil/natural gas can no longer sustain the nations.

[@farhanadjie1393]

In short, oil boom curse

[@AA-yl4wq]

I’ve been to Dubai many times, being from Europe there was an initial surprise on how car centric the city is, I mean you can turn a few corners from your house and you’ll be on a 6 lane freeway! However one has to understand due to the intense heat (around 8 months a year) it would be very unpractical to have it built like Europe where most cities are walkable and accessible by public transport . I mean imagine getting out your house and walking a few hundred yards to a bus stop / train station in 48C heat! Even with all the walkability and public transport most will still opt to get in an air conditioned car thus the reason why it’s car centric.

[@waladoopa2667]

this why they want to make it greener.

[@AnonymousReader-er4eg]

The climate is really unbearable here and hinders the efficiency of the city.

[@yesn95]

Ironically if they build houses close together like in Europe instead of sprawling out like North America. You wouldn’t need to walk 15 minutes to a bus stop in the scorching. You can have more stops closer together, even trams, and buildings would provide shade on the walk there. The car is only the best option in Dubai because the city was build for it to be the only option.

[@User-qz2wz]

40 degrees Celsius is only for 2 months. Even during these months cities like Abu Dhabi and Doha have thousands of pedestrians everyday.

[@jerryjames1131]

@@User-qz2wz it’s 4-5 months at least

[@Aeyekay0]

Good for them for realizing how unsustainable and how unhealthy their current sprawl development model is. American cities are starting to recognize the damage of car centric sprawl but don’t really seem to be doing much to fix it

[@adambahe9309]

Car centric design is a nightmare. I am so glad the public transit in my city is decent. It’s not perfect. But the stations are actually getting refurbished or redesigned and for $2.25 I can get anywhere in the city.

[@peterlustig6888]

American cities are honestly horrible. I am from Germany and we lost 90% of our beauty in WW2. But still, i wasn't prepared for what I saw in the US. The cities are soulless and replaceable.

[@sm3675]

@@peterlustig6888 Yes, and it wasn't always that way. American downtowns were once beautiful and vibrant. These downtowns got demolished for condos and parking lots. American urban designers built highways for gentrification, but the opposite happened.

[@pangaea5258]

@@peterlustig6888 As a Dutch person, I'm always a little sad when visiting German cities, knowing how much was destroyed in WW2.

[@prashnaveetprasad8339]

@@sm3675 let's not forget Amazon Warehouse

[@abduladeshina3501]

the recent expansion of the current metro is a great start to this vision, as limited as it is, one can tell that its a piece of infrastructure that has made the lives of common residents alot easier then before it existed

[@joelc9439]

Recent? Wasn't it years ago..

[@abduladeshina3501]

@@joelc9439 a whole new branch on the red line was opened this year iirc

[@مريمداودي-ي4ص]

I have this thing that Why won't Dubai Make a wastewater plant in which it could use the Wastewater To grow a Forest or a wetland or both (At the same time as water passes through that Forest/wetland the water gets clean although some water were lost from evaporation and evapotranspiration)

[@مريمداودي-ي4ص]

Green cover should occupy atlest 25-50 percent of the city (also by strategically Placing pipes with holes in some places we could grow some trees this is only possible if there is much Wastewater though)

[@مريمداودي-ي4ص]

The nutrients will feed the trees at the same time the Water gets cleaned therefore needing less Cleaning procedures when it comes to the main water treatment plant

[@slothboo]

As an Emirati, I've always disliked how the UAE's infrastructure was planned. Dookie streets with no walkability even outside of Dubai for the most part. I've also always envied Netherlands and how their cities are designed. If this urbanization plan works, it would be great. I'm sure our country has enough money to do so lol. Shame it spent the first majority of its development with doodoo infrastructure.

[@slothboo]

@Reality 😐

[@drowninginapathy.4612]

@Reality I salute your middle school mentality my friend.

[@muhammedsheriff5351]

@Reality childish hicks still exist

[@AnonymousReader-er4eg]

@Reality he's not criticizing the king. He's advising better urban-planning. Emiratis are allowed to submit complaints as such.

[@kumbaya69421]

@Reality tell me you know nothing about the UAE without telling me

[@jaredspencer3304]

A city designed by billionaires. "How will people get to their homes?" "By yacht, of course."

[@pacman9635]

Aliens are real

[@ilikeshroomgals]

Makes sense

[@Kiyoone]

Soon enough, they'll have those "flying" cars

[@veggiejuice3004]

By Lamborghini and supercars of course

[@haadeebinhafees6672]

Not really its really easy to move around as a matter of fact…

[@ShadowebEB]

"Tourist attractions connected by highways" That's exactly my thought of Dubai, I absolutely hated it, no way to walk around outside of a shopping mall. just big tourist attractions where you can only go by taxi.

[@ShaneWi11iams]

it was a philosophy of cheap oil and car centric attitude that stylised the city. exactly what you mention is what I thought of Dubai. I hope they implement some of this. Doha was the same, we walked out of a shopping center to cross a road and the footpath just ended abruptly.

[@ICanUntieAnyKnot]

If you go on google earth and check street view at any given point in Dubai, it's clear how much of a failure the city is. Literally no walkable downtown areas at all, like you would see in any, you know, real city.

[@ShadowebEB]

@@ShaneWi11iams It still worth visiting the city, you have awesome things there, but don't visit it like you would in a European country. And avoid the New Year fireworks or other crowds, it's absolute anarchy, they have no clue how to control (uncivilized) crowds, we almost got into a stampede in 2017. Do things like desert buggy, camel rides, etc.

[@elijahyoung11]

@@uae_project the problem is Dubai is designed poorly providing no shade for pedestrians.

[@ShaneWi11iams]

@@ShadowebEB I had a quick stopover and went to the Burj Kahlifa to get a view at this amazing building. A bit fake with the false spire as I've come to realise why we didn't go to the top at the viewing area. when you look down though it is all motorway. many years ago I also went to the water park near the Burj Al Arab, another impressive building. it has just become more road and not what people want in a liveable city. the dunes and surroundings would be fun next time.

[@rhz5802]

When I was younger I always wondered, "why don't cities just start looking like a si fi city with a giant super road connecting it all with huge towering skyscrapers, with man made islands", Dubai is a great example why. I never understood the idea of functionality over looks.

[@tiestokygoericprydz3963]

High speed rail 🚅🚄🚝 is important

[@rendomstranger8698]

@@tiestokygoericprydz3963 Yes. Between transport hubs from where local public transport can allow people to take the remainder of their journey. High speed rail is a replacement for planes. Nothing more. Standard rail, buses, trams and proper pedestrian access are and will always be far more important than high speed rail. Guess what these dick measuring contests designed for the rich lack. All of the above. And everyone else? They get worse living conditions than the US. And I already consider the US a full blown dystopia so that is saying something.

[@HapPawhere]

It can be good if they think about functionality & flow which they have a lot of money to build the best city

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

On the other hand I had the crazy idea of a city that didn’t have roads, instead having trains elevated above streets for walking, cycling, and trams, with trains that take you between spaced out stops.

[@adolfstalin5003]

@@tiestokygoericprydz3963 high speed rail connects larger cities together they dont connect for you to go 2 km

[@simplefxrriygirl9342]

My first impression on dubai is that there lacks street adresses.these interesting videos serve us a best way to further understand its culture.thanks

[@rbanerjee605]

My first impression on your paragraph is that you don’t understand how sentences work; and that really grinds my gears. Sorry.

[@ChrisJohannsen]

@@rbanerjee605 you don't understand how semicolons work. Who cares

[@johnadams8371]

really?! ..not that it’s a city in the middle of hell? interesting 🤔

[@apricotcomputers3943]

a city on steroids

[@bobmarley7787]

@@johnadams8371 except it's not in the middle of hell

[@vke7880]

To be honest they are doing something already. When I first came to Dubai they had some bike lanes but all of the were disconnected, now they created 80km+ bike lanes last year alone. The are trying to fix the city, time will show if it is successful, but at least they are putting efforts

[@sm3675]

They add bike lanes where there's space. There's literally no connection between homes, main streets, schools, mosques, grocery stores, community services, etc...

[@punjabimundaUK]

Who in their right mind would want to bike ride in 120f temperatures

[@bobmarley7787]

@@punjabimundaUK there is shading and cooling and also underground ones to combat the heat When they have car infrastructure: nOt wAlKaBle When they create walkable and bike lanes: oH bUT tHe hEaT Haters gonna hate

[@MohamadAlb]

@@punjabimundaUK Why are you pretending that it’s 50 degrees all year round? … The weather is pleasant for almost 3 months of the year, with another bearable 4 months before and after summer. The only times it reaches 50 degrees are in late June, July and August.

[@jantschierschky3461]

@@bobmarley7787 how about you visit that place before making comments ? You really have no clue how hot and humid that place is

[@joannethythy9760]

Just imagine retiring as a registered nurse, using all your income/salary to pay rent and tax without any good investment or means of extra cash, tending to leave your profession/job that has been part of you for many years with no good funds. How will you cope?

[@bryanquaaludes]

This is actually what most families are going through, tax and rents takes almost what they got monthly, leaving them with no savings

[@danwills338]

That's why we need to plan ourselves via making extras in all we do because depending on paycheck that can give us our comfort and peace till we die is not guaranteed

[@noda735]

I'm a nurse and I saw all this coming, so l've planned myself so I engaged in forex trading, little I know about the business though but so far so good, Forex trading has been my very means of savings lately while my salary goes for bills and utilities

[@fitrinur9]

I've heard a lot complaining about how unsafe crypto and Forex trading is but honestly speaking, if you don't experience you won't know, I've seen the bad and the good part of Forex trading

[@Tysonhuffman]

Despite the huge drop in crypto and fx, I still make good withdrawals. I don't believe that profit making is not possible despite the drop in stocks when you got good mentorship

[@AshleypMills]

Excellent balanced perspective on Dubai and it’s future. “Adapt it and they will stay” couldn’t be a better tagline for Dubai’s current situation.

[@guidedmeditation2396]

At least they are acknowledging the problems and seeking solution. Good to know.

[@salakasto]

I didn't know the B1M had a second channel, I'm so excited to binge watch these videos!

[@PostWarKids]

i thought this was the same voice

[@my3dviews]

Me neither. Not sure why this couldn't have been on the B1M channel though.

[@dragonuak4730]

@@my3dviews they wanna make more money

[@my3dviews]

@@dragonuak4730 How does it make more money for them than if it is on the other channel? Putting a video on a channel with less subscribers will make them less money, because less viewers will see it.

[@oppai.dragon]

@@my3dviews maybe this is his personal YT account....so more income for him

[@EightyBeat]

It seems like some of the people criticizing Dubai for being a "car-topia" are the same people who never walk anywhere in their own cities. It's important to remember that Dubai is actively working to promote sustainable transportation options and has many pedestrian-friendly areas unlike the *cough* US.

[@denisb1098]

A great example in the region is Msheireb Downtown Doha, a new neighbourhood that is walkable, dense, well adapted to the weather and has a modern architecture that fits well with the local vernacular, I thought. I loved it, especially compared to the many other glitzy and car-centric skyscraper areas all around.

[@Emsyaz]

But Doha is a city in different country. Dubai is in UAE whereas Doha is in Qatar.

[@sm3675]

@@Emsyaz Qatar and the UAE are extremely similar. Both cities can work to create more livable and sustainable environments for their inhabitants.

[@denisb1098]

@@sm3675 thank you, yes that was my point: the UAE could look at one example from another country in the region that I thought looked good, climate-adapted and not car-centric.

[@gold9994]

@@Emsyaz Doesn't matter, because this is for the sake of comparison.

[@KadinoTheDumpling]

Still wonder if UAE will still use slaves. Hopefully not but I doubt it tbh

[@T0mtoma]

As an Emirati living in Sharjah,I really hope this will actually happen. These are real problems that I hope get fixed.

[@kcd1001]

What you guys made out there in a short amount of time is amazing. I am from Texas i loved visiting Dubai. These problems are easy to fix compared to what you have already accomplished.

[@Entasis5555]

like building a sewer system. Dubai is not even able to follow construction stuff 2000y old from the roman empire. This fact is scary imo

[@kcd1001]

@@Entasis5555 its only the burj Kalifa . Every other building are normal. i was there for 7 days never saw those trucks. Dubai is awesome & futuristic. Dont miss out on life becuz of what u hear. I've been to many countries including china & everything u hear is exaggerated or fake news

[@Entasis5555]

@@Ibaaz33 imagine being so greedy as a builder to "forget" this network x'D

[@dragon.fromindia3235]

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[@dylanschang6386]

0:38 why is there a literal high pitched dog whistle sound here? I literally felt like I was having a stroke

[@adammcnally1955]

I know some people who go to Dubai every year and love it. My experience. Not so positive. Love to walk and try to experience local lifestyle. Only city where we turned around on our walk and went back to the hotel. This was even after researching the best places for “atmosphere/culture”. Not really a type of guy into biggest Ferris wheel, tallest skyscraper, etc. Found it a soulless, depressing city. Got the photos, but never going back. Each to their own.

[@jeffs6090]

Well, for the past 15 years, every project tried to outdo the last project. Then there were areas that were designed to be a cohesive place, but none were designed to be cohesive with each other. So the city as a whole is a big disconnected jumbled mess.

[@korbermeister1]

I know I’d feel the same way which is why I have zero desire to visit.. I’d rather go to Cairo

[@nanaa428]

if you want to see the culture of the gulf, dubai isnt the place to go. Abu dhabi/ umm al quwain or any of the other emirates are much better.

[@zombieat]

@hu tao sharjah is the only emirate that soley focused on preserving its heritage. Especially on the eastern coast of the emirate. All of the small fishing villages on the gulf of oman are still small fishing villages untouched by tourists except fujairah which also became a major port.

[@hvkhbojnlinlubobilib3220]

If u want to see the culture dubai is the last place to go u need to go to abudhabi or al ain to see pure culture. emirati culture is sooo beautiful I especially love womens clothes its called mukhawr its so elegant and beautiful

[@okapi323]

I don't understand why they opted to build an identityless skyscraper city when they had the money to build an ornate city inspired by classic Arabic architecture.

[@klaidas2553]

I remember going on a date with an Emirati guy and he asked how did I like their culture in Dubai. Can you imagine how clueless they are?

[@wisewigga7129]

@@klaidas2553 culture doesn't mean only bedouins and islam...

[@icedcat4021]

Looks modern and is very dense. Its ideal for offices. Classic arabic architecture probably doesnt suit large cities that well, just like classic european architecture would be really bad in most cities as it’s not dense enough. Yeah they probably couldve gone with something that has smaller windows and thicker walls but... can you imagine being an office worker in a tiny office... and your window is 50 by 50 cm? Id die. Just stare at the blank walls all day i guess.

[@TheUnique69able]

@@klaidas2553 they live in a barren desert that does not support human settlement, did you expect them to something equivalent to Greek culture, or the culture in the neighboring Arab countries?

[@bobmarley7787]

How are they identiyless?? They're Beautiful and gorgeous state of the art designs shaping a new identity for the city and they still have classic Arabic architecture. It's possible to have both believe it or not and they do. Yop boomers always throw around the word soulless or identiyless when if anything you're the soulless ones

[@bobbuildin01]

Things have changed massively in the recent times. Many areas are being pedestrianised. You now see many people using scooters, cycles to get around. Metro trains are very popular and often mimic rush hours similar to that in dense Mumbai. A visit to Dubai expo is a must. One should ideally stay in Bur Dubai and go to sharjah. Theres a lot of hustle and bustle. The jumeriah beach residential enclaves next to Dubai Marina and internet city serviced by dubai tram is thoroughly walkable and charming place to live and work.

[@jacobarabo3480]

Indians are obsessed with Dubai, it's a no brainer)))))

[@momenkhan8838]

@@jacobarabo3480 so?

[@ryanc1451]

@@jacobarabo3480 weird, given it was indian slave labor (no wages, stolen passports by bosses so they can't leave) that built most of it...

[@Michael.De.Santa_3006]

@@ryanc1451 That's because those slave like workers had even worse situation back in India. They are able to feed their family just because they find a work somewhere in the world, and get a wage, no matter how low it is. Meanwhile, most other nations close their borders on unskilled workers.

[@BoltCreations]

@@ryanc1451 because they had worse situations back in their homeland. Trust me, I’m from bangladesh and my parents were homeless before coming here. UAE saved them with jobs and low taxes.

[@itgamingke]

It would be good if the foreign workers especially from Asian and African countries get paid a reasonable salary for working crazy hours to run business and build up your country(United Arab Emirates )

[@tortoisewarrior4855]

Living in Dubai it has definitely gotten better overtime. Companies can no longer take passports or underpay their workers (they have a very small minimum wage now for labourer's). However it is still far far from perfect and workers need to get paid more and not be allowed to work in temperatures above 40C rather than the current ruling of 50 and keeping humidity into consideration as well.

[@tortoisewarrior4855]

The reason why people work here is because they would get paid more than 3 times the amount than in their home country for the same job, so in a way it has helped people

[@mr.magnussen1289]

❤️❤️❤️

[@Omer1996E.C]

Uae didn't force anyone. If you want to get paid 2-10 times your salary, but in foreign country,then come to Dubai

[@mr.magnussen1289]

@@Omer1996E.C that's a lie, so many articles and stuff about human abuses. Getting paid late and so.

[@Zayn2728]

Interesting video! I recognize the voice! Is this the new channel of B1M?

[@athithg9742]

It’s B1M’s second channel which focuses on the buildings of the future

[@8eck]

3:15 "Everyday is a challenge" Very wise words.

[@rikkert1332]

On the one hand i really would like to visit Dubai, but on the other hand i really disgust their current vision of a city.

[@HunterOneMillion]

same. It's like all the bad parts of capitalism, made shiny.

[@fredk6992]

@@HunterOneMillion its not even proper capitalism, all the money is in government owned oil

[@royaldxb1]

@@fredk6992 dubai doesnt have oil BTW. the oil belongs to the federal government not for Dubai state. ignorant.

[@uae_project]

@@royaldxb1 the problem is most of them think they know Dubai 90 percent of lies from the internet !!! Dubai has nothing to do with oil !!!

[@riderchallenge4250]

@@HunterOneMillion dubai is all about tourism

[@kasperclaes1516]

Dubai is like playing city skylines with unlimited money and everything unlocked

[@infinitywalks4504]

And it's kinda boring then you stop playing the game

[@ennui9745]

Yeah, and not actually being too good at the game.

[@dimplesd8931]

A German friend said to me once when I suggested he visit Australia….”is it just more big cities? Or is there something interesting to see?” Why can’t Dubai just be Dubai and not NYC?

[@jakeMontejo3272]

It will never be NYC, it’s a soulless place with equally soulless designed structures and lacks character. There skyscrapers look more like a Dallas or Chicago

[@baderhabib6606]

NYC is a dirty hell hole lmao what u on about💀 Dubai is better in every way

[@paloch-qg4hw]

Nyc is actually an extremely interesting and pleasing city to visit. I personally felt at home, whilst being so little. I didn’t had those feelings in other big cities, plus NYC is full of diverse cultures, history, day and night activities. Unlike Dubai who’s pulled ou lr of the ground. Plus Australia has way more to offer than its cities

[@TomorrowsBuild]

Happy 2022 to all our viewers! We're officially living in the future now, right??

[@mskclasses8496]

Yep

[@arc46789]

Boats are late

[@directlinkrexx4409]

Lmao

[@dragon.fromindia3235]

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[@madjr3709]

I loved to visit Dubai, but I can’t imagine living in the city. It’s wonderful, inspiring and fun, but the weather makes it impossible to be outside for more than ten minutes. There are other things too, like the censorship on internet and the clear inequality, because it should be a crime to have buses with no air conditioner there

[@marcusduffner9953]

I guess you haven't checked the weather from today. It's 20 at night and 24 during the day. The summer is hot with a solid 40 but thats for 3 month. Internet is fast and strong at my home with 650 Mbps, you can have more if you pay a little more. Porn is blocked and that's ok for me. All public transport has air condition. The old transport busses for the workers not but there are not so many in service anymore. The new one are air conditioned.

[@sm3675]

The internet censorship for p*** is a good one.

[@plataoplomo9096]

Really? It was 23° in day

[@plataoplomo9096]

@@marcusduffner9953 VPN is good for that

[@gabedxbyul]

thats only 3 months honey, the rest are perfect weather the white race rush here to enjoy

[@m_bloomee]

I am from UAE I live in Abu Dhabi (a city next to Dubai) and I have been to Dubai almost once every 2 Months and it’s very nice but there are places like sustainable city which is good and I hope I see Dubai being green 💚🌴🌿

[@VOXNISAQT]

yea i used to live in abu dhabi recently moved to dubai abu dhabi was way greener than dubai

[@param888]

your wish will come true Arab peninsula will have Greenery in near future naturally.

[@Tom_Hadler]

Good luck to them, the city is so hostile to people in terms of the urban design. Not sure they can solve all of that with some trees & transport pods. The highway is a ridiculous division & there's no walkability, the heat doesn't help. Should have been planned with more humanity from the start

[@ayoutubechannelname]

Nested superblocks-within-superblocks maybe the only way to fix sprawling cities. The most optimal solution entails a transport network topology that is highly self-similar, yet not dendritic, a sort of fractal grid. It it is superior to a regular grid in with > 50% greater area (~ pi/2 - 1) within walking distance provided it has high-fold symmetry. 12 seems optimal as it allows an increment of 30 degrees instead of the typical 90. Also, it would enable highly optimized microtransit designed specifically to enhance the attractiveness of city-wide metro, as well as provide a superior alternative to park-and-ride systems. “Pods” are also be able to facilitate poly-centric and hierarchical Transit Oriented Development with pod stations reachable by bike in less than five minutes, enabling high-frequency bike sharing whose fares could be built into the standard transit fare at no additional charge.

[@sm3675]

Dubai has huge highways. As a person who likes city planning, I would do a huge rehaul and convert highway junction and highways into more sustainable and pleasant mixed-use space. Parks with desert flora, and more trees.

[@organizedchaos4559]

@@sm3675 not going to happen.

[@bobmarley7787]

No its not. It has lots of walkable areas and more that they are building and they have shade ac, and some are underground to avoid the heat

[@matthewhayes3142]

while your point is solid, i would argue that when designing for the rich, there is no humanity involved. dubai is catastrophe of it's own creation

[@joedowning2428]

B1M: * talks about the poop trucks * Adam Something: "hey I've seen this one before"

[@und3rgr0undfr34k]

electric + solar energy, Cycling tracks, Pedestrian walks, more metro lines with extended timings.

[@tomasgogashvily5350]

Dubai is a city financed by Real Estate, so it has to build, build and continue building to generate funds. It's like a giant financial pyramid, where it relies on import of capital to survive. The moment they stop their super projects, is the moment the city dies.

[@anshumaanphukan4388]

I've been to Dubai and many European cities. One thing I can say for sure that a pretty looking city doesn't actually make it good. The infrastructure may be over the top and expensive compared to Europe, but the European ones are so much better in terms of planning.

[@honkhonk8009]

I dont really like European city planning. Too much focus on the city, and not enough on the rural areas. I might be the only one, but I like the fact I have alot of introvert alone space here in America.

[@Jiishaan]

@@honkhonk8009 you have no idea how lucky you are to have a rural area cause if every place looked the same then it would get boring

[@pistolen87]

European cities grew organically over hundreds of years. Most of Dubai was built in the past 50 years with little consideration of what makes a city liveable. I've been there and I'm never going back (maybe I'll have to for a connecting flight though).

[@carpediem19999]

more established! they had longer to perfect the art!

[@Culay1111]

What's that good at EU cities? Most are crowded, no parking spaces, lots of pollution (any type from air to sound and light etc), some are more expensive than Dubai, narrow streets, old houses, shitty govs/mayors. I prefer to drive one hour from point A to point B than to get stuck in traffic for an hour between traffic lights, beggars, gypsies yada yada..

[@thabreez456]

As someone who has spent most of his life in Dubai and the uae I will say that there’s a clear disconnect between the people and the attractions,skyscrapers and everything the else the world sees Dubai for. Living in Dubai unless you’re a billionaire, a CEO or some other big shot feels very different to how the news always describes it. Especially if you’re not a local, which means you’re treated less fairly.

[@minkorrh]

Not to mention it's in a complete sandbox of a shithole that has zero respect for individual rights. Last place on my non-existent bucket list. It's actually on my 'fuck it' list.

[@azca.]

Can you elaborate? What's it like for average people?

[@skyloh258]

@@azca. just a normal life u would expect in any country, but really the infrastructure isn’t a big problem, the problem is that the government spent money on the wrong infrastructure

[@corey2232]

But how will planting & maintaining a bunch of trees/green space affect available fresh water supplies? You see how important limited fresh water becomes in similar metro areas, but maintaining golf courses, water parks, yards, resorts, etc. already stresses water supply, so how will increasing water demand help? Combined with the expected population to double over that time, it's hard to see how that will be sustainable long term.

[@pt8077]

Their desalination plants are wreaking havoc on the environment.

[@akanetsukino9939]

Dubai has lots of money thanks to huge oil reserves, all the capital it accumulated by companies investing there and slave labour. They can just buy the damn water from others.

[@Hhutuber]

Desalination, I guess. They are already doing this. They surely could produce enough solar energy to make this cheap and environmentally friendly. Actually, if they want to make Dubai livable, they need a lot of green. Nobody can stay outside in this summer heat without some shade. There are trees and plants that don't need much water. And why even spend time outside when when the city looks like it was built in a desert. (Which it was)

[@pangaea5258]

It also doesn't help their AC is so cold you're wearing a sweater half of the time.

[@kcd1001]

They do cloud seeding & create their own rain. Its amazing it rain for 5 straight days when i was there

[@andreipopescul2439]

1:43 no way that's Bucharest! I'm Romanian and I love tomorrow's build and the b1m :D

[@ticksunbs4944]

Hi Romania! From Hong Kong

[@andreipopescul2439]

@@ticksunbs4944 hi I would love to visit HK one day

[@mervin06]

You watched the Dubai is a Parody of the 21st century from Adam Something? He talked about Romania’s metro station. It was so terrible and dangerous.

[@andreipopescul2439]

@@mervin06 i didn't watch that particular video but yeah, i do know that the metro in Romania is pretty terrible. That makes it surprising to see it in this video. All infrastructure here is pretty bad and seeing it in a video on this channel is cool

[@pangaea5258]

@@andreipopescul2439 Nice to hear Romania is developing so fast, though! You'll catch up with the rest of the EU in no time.

[@anthonymanderson7671]

I'm sure the leadership would solve much of the challenges dubai is facing.

[@krazyjey]

Dubai looks so modern and futuristic, it is almost unreal to see the progression and vision of incredible architecture marvels and civil engineering . Well done to the teams and designers for achieving that in such a short time. Now, press play button.

[@jamesdagmond]

Don't let the looks fool you. Most of the city doesn't even have a proper sewage system. They plan to build a better one now finally but that's supposed to be the first thing you do. 🤣

[@caderfirasmoosa299]

@@jamesdagmond which part of the city?

[@SufDam]

@FullSmegma Alchemist its doesnt lol

[@user-wx4nv8xr3d]

@@jamesdagmond hahahah whaaaat? lies, i live in Dubai and it's the best city ever

[@sdhillon901]

It’s all concrete jungle , it just looks nice for a while

[@faizsaid8286]

ive been living in dubai for the past 10 years, the country has great leaders and discipline

[@baderhabib6606]

Agree

[@daniellehoneybee6340]

It’s beautifully mapped out

[@homergimpson2254]

they should've built something like babylon.. an ancient city but with arabic arabic architecture

[@deathwish182]

This is a nice informative video, but I have some comments to make as I believe the creator is exaggerating and actually lying about many things to make their video more interesting. Which is journalistic malpractice and totally misleading to viewers who don't know the reality. The poop truck thing was used for a matter of weeks - until they were able to connect it to the main sewage lines - it was a temporary fix just until they could do the work required to connect it. The idea that Dubai cannot connect a building to the main sewages lines of the city is totally ridiculous. This video is from 10 years ago when Burj Khalifa was still new. Secondly, the man made islands (palm jumeirah) - have extensive road networks as well as a full tram line which cover the entirely of it - and were never envisioned to be navigated by yachts and water taxis only (as the video incorrectly says). My third point is to point out the issue with saying that Dubai has loose road laws, that is absolutely ridiculous. All roads are monitored by a system of 1000s of radars that will give you EXPENSIVE fines if you pass the speed limit (which is usually 60/80/120/140 Km/Hr) depending on the road. I have paid thousands of dollars of road fines so again totally wrong to say they have loose road laws. Moral of my comment, take what you see with a grain of salt. The main point is accurate - there is alot of room for improvement - but keep in mind the city is only 50 years old in the smack middle of the desert. The progress they have made in that time is mindblowing - and they keep on improving.

[@asliceofcheese9989]

true but i didnt knowthose trucks were only used in a matter of weeks

[@MrBlinder514]

plus fat fines for parking all over the place.

[@tylernolan8288]

Tbh I don’t see the need for most of this, the metro system there is great, and comparable to Singapore and Hong Kong in terms of being on time and the stations, if Dubai made this network four or even five times as big, they’d see growth without even realising it, the more people that can access a metro station to get to the central business districts, the happier they’ll be to commute, small communities will form and gradually these new ‘urban centres’ will form naturally. I see the problem with walkability and yes Dubai could work on that, but for Dubai that is an easy job. I’d put an extensive metro system (the same as they’ve already got) at the top of the list on how they can make their city less car-oriented

[@jakesane5394]

The city's soul is its culture... Dubai has none

[@MikeCarrick]

Massive waste on a scale unseen. The whole project was laughable on Day One. This can only FAIL.

[@krishnanunnimadathil8142]

One supposes it is all about relative quality. And compared to a thousand miles in every direction, Dubai is pretty much the best executed city there is. If they set their mind to it, there is nothing stopping them from achieving their plans.

[@krishnanunnimadathil8142]

@naggers jaggers No, not really. There have been countries with more money. There still are. It is about sound judgement and initiative; not everyone has those.

[@krishnanunnimadathil8142]

@naggers jaggers Yes. Dubai has long since diversified away from oil. It operates more as a business centre, retail, financial services and tourism. Not that no oil will not affect it, but less than others who haven’t prepared.

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[@aviationdesigner0016]

Dubai has the best public transport, everything is digital, advanced and Convenient, high safety standards. Urban planning is bad but looks good, But it has 24 hrs of electricity, A large sewage system, And water availability.

[@agonzgonzalez7748]

What happens to Dubai when all the oil profits run out in the coming decades? Those water desalination ain’t cheap to run.

[@Sage4x4]

Those in the comment section complaining about Dubai are the ones who can't / couldn't afford Dubai. The city provides a life of excess and it is an entrepreneur's sandbox. If you came here as a tourist or as a salaried person, hard luck.

[@greatviewsofdubai2093]

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[@Darrow97]

Dubai is basically my first cities skylines build

[@MN-vj5om]

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[@nicholasmoellers2831]

The poop trucks are an urban legen, guy. There was a breakdown many years ago where poop trucks were brought in for the day, but the Burj Khalifa is 100% connected to Dubai’s sewer network.

[@keluj862]

Cycling and walking in 45°C weather, what a great idea!

[@afouri]

You know it’s not that temperature all year round lol

[@asliceofcheese9989]

@@afouri true

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[@halcontv]

i was in dubai couple of days ago and a business oriented person i had a look and think. You could invest but you wont get returns for a long long time. So many houses and places to rent, empty skyscrapers. If you were to purchase a place you would have to use it as a holiday house, you wouldnt be able to rent it out due to over saturation of the market. You could however use the production and exporting for now. Loved the country, loved the people and would love to live there one day.

[@tracktoysracing]

in my 8 years in the Navy, this was still one of my favorite places we visited.

[@guidedmeditation2396]

I love the large red light district with its many bars and brothels... Wait, I think that may be Bangkok.

[@8181k]

Those renderings don't show any shading structures for the cycling tracks or pedestrian zones. Palm trees do not have dense enough canopies to adequately shade an area. Even in the colder season walking or cycling in direct sunlight in Dubai can get very uncomfortable. It is obvious the people making the decisions don't plan on using any of this new infrastructure themselves and so their designs will not be well thought out. But they will look slick in the renderings.

[@Dbrockjohnson]

it Looks awesome to me, and im planning on taking the fmily SOON!

[@sasherwani]

I have lived in 5 countries, US (California), Canada (Toronto), Saudi Arabia (Khobar), Ireland (Dublin) and UAE (dubai)... Dubai was the best for me!

[@riqqarddopv7918]

What did you work in that allowed you to travel so much

[@Kiev-in-3-days]

Is that anything to do with Dubai being the number one spot in the world for prostitution?

[@sasherwani]

@@Kiev-in-3-days reference please? Probably some whatsapp group lol

[@amaneea1117]

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[@rosscads]

Well they’re making the right noises so that’s something. Walkable 15 min cities with good public transport are exactly what Dubai and everywhere elsewhere needs in the 21st century. Too bad they didn’t start with that in mind. Implementing it over a car-centric city will require ambition and hard choices. Good luck with it! 🤞🏻

[@joelc9439]

15 minute cities are towns.

[@Scarlett-bu8jo]

“Waking” ? Did any of u actually try “walking “ under a burning 40 degrees Celsius temperature ? Y’all have the luxury to say that shit cuz wherever the fuck yall r, u have a good weather that enables this Shit, walk in a 40 degrees sunny day then talk to me about not depending on cars

[@naydsoe27]

@@Scarlett-bu8jo Thats the problem with you 😂 you can add trees, shade can also help if you build buildings closer together. There are also many ways to make walking in hot or warm weather enjoyable like building design. Look at the Netherlands. Stop being a simple minded fool

[@Scarlett-bu8jo]

@@naydsoe27 lol, do even know what ur talking about ? In Dubai there r is a lack of rain and cloud cover, which makes the air dryer and hotter than most of the world, plus there’s the sandy landscape which also absorbs heat easily and makes the air even hotter. there’s the humidity too which is so heavy and is there in most of the year. So before making trash comparisons try to actually know what ur talking about

[@Vberar]

@@naydsoe27 you clearly didn't visit Netherlands or Dubai. The distances in Dubai are really long you can't get there by foot or by bike specially in the middle of the day when its hotter. There are metro stations, busses and taxis for everyone and the prices are reasonable. Amsterdam is more expensive than Dubai by far and most of the people are on the bikes

[@TempleGuitars]

Dubai's taxis are so clean and cheap, I never needed public transport when I lived there- and I lived in Deira! Still more options are better, although I can't imagine a lot of people are going to be cycling anywhere most days.

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[@EmiratiNomad]

I’d be more happy if they would plant more greenery and even plant trees and plants on buildings and towers rooftops like they do in Singapore. This would change the weather drastically and improve it ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙌🏼❤️🙌🏼❤️ all the best to my beloved Dubai and the UAE. So many good changes happened and more to come

[@HA5HGrimes]

Dubai looking like the real world simcity

[@saynotop2w]

If Dubai is willing to correct their city planning, at least they would be able to do it quickly as constituent monarchs.

[@essabinjab9659]

Regarding the sewage system and trucks, that was only the case during the first year of the opening of the Burj in 2010. It was connected to the sewage system in 2011. Sick of all these KZbinrs using the same old information.

[@ikipearl]

I was going to say, it would make sense to incorporate the sewage from the giant skyscraper into all the 'Greenspace Areas' they have planned

[@ishowresho1810]

I‘m in dubai rn and its the most beautiful city ive ever seen

[@clankster0000]

I spent 10 days in Dubai at the last airshow. I love the city and would encourage those who haven't been to go. Beautiful scenery, great food and very friendly people.

[@fawazyazdani16]

@yoavi G there is plenty of human rights and freedom, you’re just drowning in stupid rumors, get over yourself….

[@fawazyazdani16]

@Harry Chown well obviously, you need a damn car…….it’s 50 degrees hot for about 9 months of the year at a time, and you expect people to walk in that hellish weather? Cars are a blessing honestly.

[@fawazyazdani16]

@Harry Chown still, that doesn't make the temperature go down by a big difference, even if there is shade, it doesn't mean you won't feel hot, there is still residual heat. I was literally born here, and yes I will say, cars or some sort of air conditioned transport is an absolute must during summer. I'd rather have no pedestrian lanes over people collapsing out of heatstroke every time.

[@armandofernandez8257]

Like I always said. Dubai is a MIRAGE is something that looks real nice but it will NOT last

[@JCEnglishOnlinePractice]

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[@whatafreakinusername]

There's ultimately no point in calling a city the "best" to live in if it's extraordinarily expensive to do so.

[@onice33]

We visited Dubai for the first time in April and yes, their public transportation is trash. And the highway system didn't make sense half the time. Ubers are readily available and relatively cheap compared to NYC, but I hope by then they will have things flowing better and have a way better public transportation system in place.

[@vali2706]

Visited Dubai this year! It is great❤ A lot better than eastern europe 😁😄

[@jantschierschky3461]

Well I seen the growth of Dubai for about 30 years now, seen a low traffic environment where a hwy run through desert. However same hwy is now surrounded by skyscrapers and traffic is a nightmare. Well water is also a huge problem, having many people generating lots of sewage and that is used for irrigation, however even 6 million will not create that much to irrigate that much land. So making desalinated water for just irrigation is just a waste. Also 800m from nearest public transport ? In 54C at 80% humility well good luck with that.

[@zishanmohammed2845]

The city of Dubai is an idea that is evolving as a city. It will be interesting to observe what will become of it in the upcoming Decades. Will it become a failed city that Used to be Great back in the day, or a Futuristic marvel? Only Time will time....

[@baderhabib6606]

Trust me it’s not falling back rather a futuristic marvel it is

[@axelfoley1406]

Dubai grew too rapidly too quickly.

[@bootymanjesus672]

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[@baderhabib6606]

@@axelfoley1406 because there a very successful city

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[@londonngongach355]

wow! really nice video. Thanks for sharing!

[@onebridge7231]

I enjoyed visiting for Dubai Rugby 7’s, but it was not a place that made me want to revisit unlike Iceland , Hong Kong or Prague. Just felt like a huge mall or business district with no real culture or soul. Just a bunch of flash which doesn’t really lead to being a fascinating place to visit more than once, but the architecture of the skyscrapers was awesome. I wish they would have built upon the old city more as the museum was really cool of the old city center.

[@waelabdallah4272]

Dubai has proven over and over the dynamic ability to rise to the challenges and overcome new challenges in flying colors with very innovative and dynamic solutions. Dubai is not like any city in the world and they think and work in unconventional ways and outside the box. Dubai will make it as they have their own standard Love this city that keeps surprising me over and over 👍👍👍

[@SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand]

They think outside the box, such as getting their projects built quicker with lower paid workers.

[@george_davituri]

Dubai is futuristic as Singapore

[@NoName-ny1bt]

It’s crazy how there is a lack of or difficult access to public transportation in Dubai. It’s impossible to survive without your own car and taxis are expensive as well.

[@faresalmazrooei2737]

Its Getting better

[@Vberar]

What ?? Where the hell do you live ? The metro arrives at every 3 minutes and the taxis are reasonably priced

[@NoName-ny1bt]

@@Vberar I live in dubai. So I know what I’m talking about. Don’t act too smart

[@dominikanovakova3357]

Agree 100%

[@Vberar]

@@NoName-ny1bt well I live in Amsterdam and its more expensive than Dubai. The ride from airport to a Hotel in Business Bay cost me 40 euro, in Amsterdam its 400

[@CUBETechie]

It would be interesting if they would use Cross laminated timber wood it looks beautiful and can reduce the cooling to bare minimum the Austrian movie archive ist Made from wood it can hold the low temperatures very stable it was inspired by anthouses. For a dessert place this would be a better option than a Glass building

[@grumpyleopardahmed]

Beautiful city! The place where I was born and have beautiful memories! ❤

[@aritvanegas619]

Europeans fill the comment sections hating on Dubai because it does not look like their home towns, HAHA. The infraestructure in Dubai has proven successful for developing a desert into one of the most modern metropolis in the world, meanwhile Europe is stuck with the same infraestructure from the early 2000´s

[@Zecos]

Please make a video on Pakistani megaproects… *Some of them are:* - Ravi City 35~40 Billion USD - CPEC 62+ Billion USD - Bundel Island City 50 Billion USD - 10 Billion tree tsunami (around 4 billion trees already planted) - Gwadar City + Chand Tara Island And many many more ✨🇵🇰🤍

[@ramk2443]

The only megaproject Pakistan has is producing terrorists , TTP , al Qaeda , isis , lakshat ,etc

[@ababeel388]

@@ramk2443 what about Rss , hindu parishad, Bajrang dal , LTT,ULFA, Naxali 🤔

[@Imrankhan786pk]

Thanks for sharing beautiful video sty blessed dear

[@UltimateSwordsmen]

Great video and perfect explanations. Its a great city but its not very pedestrian friendly and you're right - the transit system does connect "big attractions" but at the same time, barely does.

[@Fal-911]

Dubai desperately needs a huge metro network because the current one is nothing compared with Dubai’s size and packed with people .

[@MM-sn5xd]

Dubai is working to make the entire population of Dubai about 800 meters away from the nearest public transport station

[@keepwalkingvideos]

Dubai need no fixing, it's one of most beautiful city with most beautiful people and on top great leaders to lead...

[@rasta77-x7o]

Dubai is happy to build the biggest of anything why not mountains? at least 2km high behind the city so they gather rain and make it more tropical instead of dry. Anywhere with large mountains by the sea brings the rain, you can go higher and have natural ski fields heck. It isn't hard, open cut mines are huge, just do it in reverse.

[@colechapman6976]

Dubai is like that friend that America told, yeah you can use my homework, just change some of the answers so the teacher won't notice. The result, an entirely charmless car-dependent hellhole in the middle of the desert. They had a blank slate but just copied Americas highways instead of investing in public transportation

[@user10u7]

I love Dubai regardless, the best city

[@Behroozplt]

As someone who was involved in construction of hundreds of building and villas in Dubai.. I dont see problem with the design that needs FIXing...The big buildings and tourist places are like 10% of Dubai.. The rest are built normal without all these flashy stuff.

[@zaroun2000]

Hmmm. Obviously people don’t understand that " necessity is the mother of invention ".. The majority of old European cities were built when walking or animals were the main way of transportation.. Modern cities are built when personal cars are the ones.. Most European cites are smaller than Dubai.. which extends over 60 km length and 30 km depths.. that’s a lot of walk in one day even for a horse.. people are looking in google maps and imagine areas are close to each other.. I was in ghanzhou city in china once, and book a hotel but my friend told me this hotel is very far from center, I show him the google map and told him look it is very close! But it took me 1 hour 15 minutes to get into the city center.. walking and biking within Dubai city areas does exist and people living here know that.. I walk to metro station in 15 minutes.. to the beach in 10 minutes.. but sorry I am not going to walk to jebel Ali.. it will take me 5 hours.. that’s insane!

[@Entasis5555]

war is the mother of all creations genius

[@zaroun2000]

@@Entasis5555 That is in the West.. In Middle East we say “Necessity is the mother of invention”

[@Entasis5555]

@@zaroun2000 I see, since survival is kinda a necessity imo it's pretty much the same.

[@tankjr84]

This is a good metaphor for the world as a whole. We have the ability to fix almost every problem there is...but on the other hand, money.

[@jacobarabo3480]

Never liked this city, but what I saw 10 years ago and now is a huge improvement!

[@rainerwahnsinn2150]

Let us summon Adam Something the Wise, of that he may judge the city in the desert again.