Saudi Arabia's Mega City that Runs Itself: NEOM

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Welcome to NEOM: Saudi Arabia’s futuristic next mega-city. Today this video focuses on the city of NEOM, Saudi Arabia and the distinct regions within it: The Line, Oxagon, and Trojena. The Line is NEOM’s centerpiece: a vertical 3D city that is self-sufficient and conserves as much space as humanly possible. It can also host up to 9 million people, and it'll be a city of the future. Wow. Oxagon is NEOM’s industrial city: run on artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles. Pretty cool, huh? Finally, Trojena: The Mountains of NEOM. Trojena is a luxury mountain city that will host skiing, relaxation, entertainment, and the whole place surrounds a giant man-made lake called The Vault. NEOM has had a lot of controversy surrounding it for a multitude of reasons. Stick around to the end of the video to learn why.
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Here's a breakdown of the video:
0:00 Overview of The Line in Neom, Saudi Arabia
0:51 What is NEOM?
1:23 The Line in NEOM
3:21 What is Saudi Arabia’s goal with NEOM?
4:12 The next region of NEOM: Oxagon
5:31 Trojena: The Mountains of NEOM
6:05 Controversy around NEOM
7:38 The Future of NEOM
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[@urbaninternational]

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[@rene6153]

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[@referencefool6525]

🏝🏜⌛🏗🪟 🤔Sands are very different and special.

[@aqeelabbas8608]

Lgbt is haram in islam and will be till end so stop nonsense Hippocracy and talk about Palestine Israel is terorist country just bark about Israel nonsense

[@urbaninternational]

Sorry it's fixed now

[@brakanone6809]

harder to rebel with that shape

[@vaccinesguy]

i cant think of a worse idea for a city. good job city designers you truly made something unique

[@billybob4159]

Y

[@lessfriendlyJordies]

there are a lot of worse ideas for a city. This one is definitely not perfect, and depending on how you weight different factors, maybe its not even a good one. But there are much worse ideas.

[@DannycageGhostrider]

@@lessfriendlyJordies this city is not planned by engineers it's planned by a dictator who have poop 💩 in his brain

[@NEO786]

Nothing to do with you so don’t worry about it

[@MyKharli]

@@lessfriendlyJordies Name one !

[@raverecage]

A big long city with deserts on both sides. Great setting for an outcast survival thriller movie.

[@urbaninternational]

They should turn it into a movie

[@Cahrssomething]

LMFAO

[@lol233333355555]

Just build a normal city that people want to live in for once.

[@urbaninternational]

Hahaha fair point

[@DigitalJuggernaut]

They are trying to make themselves the ultimate destination for tourism and want to move away from their dependency on oil. I think it is a smart move in my opinion If there wasn't so much politics in the States, this is what they should be doing

[@Shivammishra98643]

@@DigitalJuggernaut but why only tourism?

[@iknowiminsane1949]

@@Shivammishra98643 because they have oil but not enough to completely depend on it

[@PolishBehemoth]

@@DigitalJuggernaut thags a good point. The neom district would be huge forntourism.

[@anmaranmars8611]

Great channel thank you so much i subscribed

[@urbaninternational]

Thanks for the sub!

[@Probi_77]

I live in Saudi Arabia and this is just insane

[@Cerebrum_Nebula]

do you think it will work ? seems kind of too ambitious

[@Probi_77]

@@Cerebrum_Nebula yes because alot is improving and its turning to dubai

[@subhadipbera3879]

Because pakistan is full of terrorism and an international bhikhari 😄 🤣 😂 😆 😄.

[@frazmeup]

@@Cerebrum_Nebula They have already built alot of stuff around that Line area

[@Cerebrum_Nebula]

@@frazmeup yeah but that's just the beginning, the projects gets harder as they develop and it will probabely stagnate, it's way too big and I don't think anyone would want to live in a neo-theocratic city much alone one where you're under constant surveillance to make sure you follow religious laws or you get unalived.

[@faheemmubarak890]

Great video with nice explanation.

[@urbaninternational]

Glad you liked it!

[@anilaxsus6376]

my problem is with the line, what would happen during heavy winds ? it has a large vertical surface area, if the wind moves perpendicular to the surface, along the line, I feel like the wind can break the line.

[@teamtree]

Yes you pov is valid but they already seen the winds direction the glass also will have in between ventilation vents that will help the glass and whole sturcture with cross ventilation

[@hill3016]

What about saudi nationals jailed for protesting this?

[@user-re1ct2ok1w]

@@hill3016 There was never a protest ever since 2012, Dont spread false information

[@alvarojneto]

It would be an epic calamity of they never thought of that before starting to dig

[@remkoburger6595]

Great video! Next year you'll have 500K subs :)

[@urbaninternational]

Ayyye that would definitely be cool if I did!

[@rajmanish2851]

Respect your effort bro U r doing a great work And I want to work with you full time

[@urbaninternational]

I appreciate that

[@jazzflaunt8972]

it sounds unreal....

[@urbaninternational]

Agreed- it kind of sounds and looks fake

[@nicosfutureson4450]

It sounds unreal engine

[@abdishakur9103]

It sounds more real than colonizing mars

[@confettigang4946]

Well it's possible because they have money to build it, whether its unreal in your country its real in mine and its possible

[@wasimshah8918]

@@confettigang4946 yes ur right they have money 💰 and they can do this type of projects its good and saudi arabia is donig great things ❤️love frm indian muslim🇮🇳💕

[@baldassarealessi1007]

Thank you video brilliant compliment.

[@avinashshinde9310]

Lovely 💖

[@urbaninternational]

🙏🙏

[@content1]

I really hope it works but from an environmentally friendly point of view, and also práctical, I think a linear spiral with a high center point would make more sense. With radial roads like half orange.

[@karlolim625]

sounds stupid! the center point will become a choke point

[@vylbird8014]

@@karlolim625 If you make the center a high-traffic area, yes. In most cities that happens because the center is the highest value commercial land, so it's where all the giant office building go. But if you're planning a city out, you could just put a big park in the middle. A line is arguably the very worst shape for a city though.

[@maratonlegendelenemirei3352]

Are you insane?

[@unamiko6365]

The news of it is trending all over the media. And I am personally interested in, not only visiting it when it is finished, but also in following its progress as it is being built. It is rare to witness something major as that happening under our eyes.

[@DannycageGhostrider]

This city will be never finished because it will be never start 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gonna_die_0236]

Already started mate

[@vylbird8014]

They'll probably build the mansions district then postpone the rest indefinitely.

[@user-du8gg7dc5o]

@@DannycageGhostrider المدينه للحالمين والطموحين فقط ام التحطيم ‏والتشاؤم نتركه لك

[@timojohn9773]

Gives me very dystopian vibes.

[@brakanone6809]

cyberpunk

[@leemiah3583]

This looks amazing

[@urbaninternational]

Agreed

[@kylexy2901]

you have got a new subscriber from rwanda east africa

[@urbaninternational]

Well thank you for subscribing!!

[@TRISTSM]

How do you have only 79 subscribers (make that 80)? This is such a good video

[@urbaninternational]

Haha I'm not sure but I appreciate you for watching and subscribing! 🙏

[@juanmartinramallo6734]

Very good that all me gustan todos los vídeos muchas gracias che

[@urbaninternational]

De nada, gracias por mirar los vídeos

[@Harii_B_TV]

A wonderfully Mega Ambitious Project!

[@urbaninternational]

Very true!

[@cherubbisangma3556]

Blown away 🙌

[@urbaninternational]

[@MdRana-ld6iv]

subscribed. Bro can you plz tell me which Voice software did you use to make this video?

[@urbaninternational]

It's my voice lol no software

[@MdRana-ld6iv]

@@urbaninternational ok cool bro

[@november31]

they smokin som good stuff

[@rizz_rz5420]

Saudi 🇸🇦 ♥️love from🇮🇳

[@hairatkadah786]

Great

[@Phi1eap]

Drones noise is terrible, but they could fly outside city and flow into soundproof tunnels. Also natural light is important, can be improved with mirror tubes similar to ventilation system, without full light spectrum people will get sick.

[@urbaninternational]

Drone noise?? From where??

[@Vichu.]

@@urbaninternational apparenly for the line, drone is another type of transportation aside the underneath trans or subways which fly inside the area so it can create noises

[@Prevordan]

Holy shit just watched the video and then saw it only has 13k views, and you only have ~280 subs? Thought I was watching a video from a big channel with a few hundred thousand subs, very well done

[@urbaninternational]

Well hey thanks for watching! I appreciate your comment and positive feedback 😀

[@azscratcherelite846]

@@urbaninternational It's a lot more now! Amazing how well 2 months has treated you!

[@Zecos]

This was an amazing video! How do you only have 200 subs?? New subscriber here! Also a request… can you make videos on Pakistani mega-projects? Like the 35 billion USD "River Ravi City" or the 65 billion USD "CPEC" - nobody makes videos on Pakistani mega projects so I would really REALLY appreciate if you could Otherwise great content! Keep it up! 💫🤍🇵🇰

[@urbaninternational]

Absolutely can work on that!

[@dappadaily7597]

@zeco @ravi ur pathetic

[@urbaninternational]

@@dappadaily7597 why do you say that

[@stewieblast]

Chinese sponsored projects?

[@norenguhs8619]

Nice

[@urbaninternational]

Isn't it??

[@toddeaton3269]

This is the best major development currently underway in the world, only by knowing its historical & present-future significance can I understand why it didn't happen before and is taking so long now... The importance of this from its underground beginnings supporting high-speed rails unto connecting Saudia to Egypt shall be even more so with its air & sea port connections, then there's all the tech being imbedded set to become so habitably interactive; Wow (glad to be here)!

[@samiiromaar]

It lost me in the line! It would make a great game or metaverse space though

[@urbaninternational]

Yessss

[@borderlimes]

Great video, I just subscribed!

[@urbaninternational]

Thank you! Appreciate you

[@nickoutram6939]

You can't have a smart City without a smart society.

[@urbaninternational]

Completely true!

[@mohammednaif7814]

you can't have water without water

[@sibimathen1451]

I bet a trilion dollar this will never be made. Usually a city is made by Architects and City planners and not a VFX team. But credit to the VFX team, they did do a good job.

[@fawazaljohani8447]

The people who designed this concept are the worlds most popular architects, the companies that are on the ground right now building this project are the world's most popular construction companies, just be objective here The whole point of Neom is to be ambitious that's the entire idea

[@nickoutram6939]

@@fawazaljohani8447 Well, you have to start somewhere and I don’t suppose they will start both ends at the same time so perhaps it will just grow to a couple of kilometres from the shoreline at one end before being cancelled…

[@megala9581]

First count the zeros in trillion

[@megala9581]

First count zeros in trillion

[@fawazaljohani8447]

@@nickoutram6939 no, city modules will be built separately based on the importance of each city module, they announced the order at which each city module will be built, we assume that the spine will be built completely at once though, the first phase ending by 2030 will have a couple of modules on shores, and some in the west near the airport.

[@tanyavondegurechaff5738]

with money, anything can happen, so I can't wait for this to be a success

[@urbaninternational]

Fair enough!

[@SAKSOLOTraveling]

I Do n't Beleave It Yet So Crazy Project!

[@earthlingsdeliciousfoodlab]

To the person reading this. May success, peace and happiness be with you. Amen. 🥰

[@urbaninternational]

[@ruaoconnor]

This is incredible. I hope it gets built and I get to see it.

[@urbaninternational]

I hope so too. Would love to visit.

[@joelwieland1767]

It will never get built. For years they have been trying to build the tallest building in the world and it's been standing still since around 2015

[@willkillyourmom]

Saudi Arabia is better looking than USA but it is hot there

[@joelwieland1767]

@@willkillyourmom only the biggest cities look "better"

[@StarMarine1084]

@@willkillyourmom That's not really that big of a flex lmao

[@Ok....-]

Crazyy

[@urbaninternational]

Right??

[@charlesbradley3663]

This rendering of a potential future.

[@urbaninternational]

Definitely a lot of possibility for the future of it

[@eliaskouakou7051]

Aside from the utopic side, it actually helps the space problem

[@MrThejboe3oh5]

They'll be able to alter all kinds of situations and conditions...the data production is definitely the point.

[@Mrposton101]

this is sick af

[@urbaninternational]

Right??

[@abushwarb3528]

I atually hope they succeed in this project

[@urbaninternational]

Same

[@BOUND-573]

Being sectors the Line could be any size half, whole, 1/40 and it will still work

[@DigitalJuggernaut]

I wonder how they plan on routing power. This is not your traditional system where the grid spans out. The grid is on one straight line and this city would need like 5 to 10 redundant lines to prevent any major outage to the rest of the city

[@urbaninternational]

That's a good question, I actually am not sure how that will work here...

[@blacklegacyassets]

I like it

[@urbaninternational]

:D

[@estatedia]

What a huge project.. !

[@urbaninternational]

Absolutely!

[@snacksonjackson7158]

so when the sunrises ... damn they on it

[@artmonkey4047]

If they want to live in the future I can think of a few things they should do first.

[@urbaninternational]

Agreed. There are bigger problems to focus on than building an unrealistic city!

[@z821]

@@urbaninternational like what? Gay rights?

[@theintuitivetruth]

@@z821 Queer rights

[@mohammednaif7814]

go on lecture us what are those things?

[@sdisher468]

Revolutionary business mindset 🎉

[@urbaninternational]

😄

[@yubijutsu8821]

there's a lot if environmental concerns in the project but I hope they find solutions. I would love to see this in real life.

[@urbaninternational]

Same here

[@ben8718]

you guys are so uneducated holy fk, have you even done econmics 101?..maybe you guys should fund the environment saving fund with magic keyboard dust instead of real money LOL, do you wanna have a bet? I bet we will see MORE animals, MORE plants, MORE and better technology by the end of this project, and will help fund more environment protection projects than you and your communist hippie group will ever do, see that exotic desert lion? KILL IT, ask the one who killed it to pay for hunting fee of a million dollars, and use that a million dollars to breed 1000s of that lion, and repeat, in a decade you will have more exotic lions than there is chicken LOL, that is the LOGIC behind econimics, which you are not educated in. The solution is to attract rich people to kill the animals, sit under those trees, live next to those desert mirrors, and their tax money will fund MORE than stupid keyboard warriors will ever do, if the stupid socialists just stay the fk out of this and it will be great.

[@GGGG-uq7zo]

does not make any sence to me.

[@DannycageGhostrider]

I have a solution just make a normal City

[@mulanomula]

@@DannycageGhostrider almost impossible to make a 0 carbon emissions city via the normal way. unless they have like 0 roads and every house window or room have solar panels or some shit. but other than that i don't see a normal city being 0 carbon emissions.

[@stickynorth]

The concepts are pretty far out there but that's a good thing to me. Nice to see at least one nation experiment with architecture and urban planning in a way few others could or would! Especially since it hasn't had the best reputation globally and for a good reason. I just hope everything about NEOM and its "new legal system" truly is a change from what's on offer in the KSA now...

[@lorrainelevis4406]

Brainwashed human.

[@LuisTorres-wo8cn]

Excelente idea

[@snoke29]

To boost/encourage investments and consumptions is going against sustainability. For some people, sustainability is a concept where you need to consume less, travel less and give more space to nature. For the others, sustainability is a high value marketing word that will help to attract investments to boost companies or countries' growth.

[@EndoftheBlock7224]

Now this is future thinking. Build it and they will come...more specifically, build something people like and they will flock. You know you have something good if people will give up everything to get there. Good luck.

[@urbaninternational]

It'll be very interesting to see the result

[@ummehabiba7612]

may this be accomplished soon

[@urbaninternational]

Probably not soon, but hopefully at some point in the future~

[@susisblusis]

Wouldn't the glass from the Line reflecting the sun onto the sand be a problem? Just curious

[@mohamed.khaldi]

nope, sand does not catch fire if this is what you're thinking about

[@susisblusis]

@@mohamed.khaldi i didn't mean catching fire but but more like wouldn't that increase the surrounding temperature?

[@mohamed.khaldi]

@@susisblusis it's desert, it's already hot, and nobody lives there anyway (and no animals live there permanently, they might pass, but as there is no water, not really a problem for them) (i live in tunisia, we have desert in the south, went there twice and it's impressively empty, so even if it got hotter, nobody cares actually, the problem is that our forests are catching on fire almost every summer, but nobody cares about desert as it's already inhospitable)

[@urbaninternational]

What if the sand melts and turns the whole desert into glass

[@susisblusis]

@@urbaninternational perhaps, but think that needs a lot higher temperature. No clue. Maybe that could happen gradually as time goes

[@b.l.a.c.k.s.t.a.r]

We'll see

[@urbaninternational]

Yepppp

[@rizz_rz5420]

They Are Planning 100billion projects Transformation for the future 💯

[@tagcrs]

i’m high and this video is just great

[@urbaninternational]

ily

[@unamiko6365]

I am honestly considering visiting Saudi. I believe The Line won’t be ready yet, but I will witness some of the activities and sports events there.

[@parasoldat66]

Thanks for sharing.

[@vylbird8014]

No, you really don't want to.

[@azizbader9087]

Those who are tarnishing these projects are the same who tarnished Dubai in the beginning and now they’re a tourist destination.

[@corey2232]

This will never come to fruition imo. There's a reason cities aren't designed this way, and it has too many logistical issues to even count. They can sure try, but this wreaks of one of those "problems" that Elon Musk tries to solve with something more convoluted than what already exists.

[@urbaninternational]

Wishful thinking. I'd love to think this would be something I could one day visit, but those chances might be slim.

[@brendaluv2017]

Your not wrong, you do make some logical points. If Elon Musk or anyone else has all that money, enough to build a huge city, why not use the money to fix the cities that already exists?

[@moonknight8693]

@@brendaluv2017 you can't fix something that is under the corruption you're billionaire doesn't mean you are powerful than any corrupted people so it's better to build your own city than risking your life. And lots of things in the world was impossible but we have done it so the neom will be build but i doubt it will take more time to build

[@brakanone6809]

they could design it in a computer easily and trouble shoot alot of the problems and most citys arent design very well themselves .People will be doing alot of working from home and home schooling I seen in one video and Im just guessing about ppl working from Home.And robot etc. could bring food

[@neverdead6529]

Hahaha it's like AAA game map but this is really amazing

[@raiderb0yy]

cant wait to visit this place when it gets abandoned

[@urbaninternational]

If it gets built 😂

[@remixedcat]

Calling Dan Bell lol the guy that goes to abandoned malls

[@crazy-_-Beard]

“Don’t build your house on the sandy land, don’t build your on the shore…… the song goes on & on

[@urbaninternational]

What song? Lol

[@crazy-_-Beard]

@@urbaninternational Sandyland by Ernie Rettino

[@ladlb8062]

honestly i´m struggling a lot, trying to imagine the line as an success, but it would be kind of cool, if it is.

[@urbaninternational]

Fair enough

[@MrThejboe3oh5]

Imagine the data production...you can alter so many situations....probably the step before space living in like living conditions.

[@urbaninternational]

True true

[@annieglaudane9494]

Wow! This gives me hope and motivation about the future of human development! I really hope this project works out!! 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@urbaninternational]

It's got a long ways to go but could be interesting..

[@ransom1004]

This is exactly why the nation with the most oil wealth in the world is pitching it.

[@annieglaudane9494]

@@ransom1004 Well, a lot of other countries have big oil reserves, but some of them are just striving for worse. So it is definitely plaudable, that at least one of these countries is striving for self sustaining in the future and understand that we cannot keep digging oil forever. 😜👍

[@ransom1004]

@@annieglaudane9494 I admire your optimism that one of the world's worst human rights offenders, while earning billions from fossil fuels, is doing this for anything other than a distraction from said human right's abuses and their contribution to the destruction of our environment on a global scale. Will be a great place to live as long as you don't mind living under one of the most brutally oppressive governments in the world. Really hope it all works out.

[@justinmorgan2126]

no, you really don't. This idea is a crime.

[@DamianLewd]

Wait 33x the size of NYC but just 9M people… that’s basically the population of nyc in 33x the space

[@unamiko6365]

The line city is a huge city that is out of imagination. I understand the correlation between the Mirror Line and the Egyptian Pyramids as both are innovative and unique. The fantasy city is appealing to a lot of people as it offers a lot of features.

[@urbaninternational]

Valid point. People have been building extravagant buildings for the aesthetics not purpose for thousands of years

[@vylbird8014]

As a fantasy city, it is appealing. As a practical city, it's ridiculous.

[@shakeelmohideen7172]

What happens if the rail is affected and blocks the railway tracks... something like the ship that blocked the Suez canal... transportation will be a disaster.... helipads..and flying car's...for the future to abate.. rail transport dysfunction..maybe

[@Maanaka]

There is an exit in each block and there would be many routes so it's not a problem, but I think they have thought about that, in my opinion, they would have made a parallel shifter, so that damage one would slide, making the way to others ❤

[@rodrrico]

Wake me when they actually start building this thing.

[@urbaninternational]

Hahaha

[@haayaa92]

Ok i will 🇸🇦

[@Mohammad-ls5xb]

I've actually heard that this city is going to be a faliuar because of many reasons that I will not mention.

[@urbaninternational]

Oh wow

[@Mohammad-ls5xb]

@@urbaninternational I have no hate to your channel and I'm actually subscribed but think about it a high speed train that would go From all the way Frome one side of Saudi Arabia meanwhile in China with one of the words fastest bullet trains goes from Hong Kong to Beighing in over 45 min and then Saudi Arabia has to destroy many villages and terrains to build The Line and also this project will cost 500 billion as you know but have you seen the GDP of Saudi Arabia is 800 billion so even this project is too much for even a rich country like Saudi Arabia.

[@lordfarquaad9238]

And its gonna be like kownloon city

[@richard09able]

Maybe they should complete the Jedda tower first. Saudí Arabia expects foreign investments for this project when their most recent project , Jedda tower, is a flop mid way in construction? Good luck with that track record.

[@urbaninternational]

Lol very good point you bring up. Very true.

[@Preludedraw]

What was the reasoning for the mirrors again?

[@urbaninternational]

Probably aesthetics

[@Kev4Kev]

What stops the line from frying whatever is on the outside of the glass mirror wall? There have been several cases of this happening to cars in London and LA in which cars that are parked outside of buildings being melted or starting fires by the relections from the rays of the Sun beaming down. With this being 100's of miles long and over 100 stories wouldnt this kill any animal life that there is around the site and make the area extremely hot.

[@remixedcat]

Rafael Vinoly buildings are known to be death rays. I hope that he wouldn't be involved in this

[@remixedcat]

Look up walkie talkie building and vdara in vegas

[@MiroBG359]

nothing says ecological like digging up the earth to build 105 mile long city and all the sand needed for concrete. To say nothing of the precious metals for all the technology

[@urbaninternational]

Valid argument

[@argiodsilvertongue3589]

I wonder if this was inspired by the city of Logans Run?

[@kuwa333]

My dad lives in Saudi and this is happening for real

[@RealAdiRao]

so will it be made on unreal engine?

[@urbaninternational]

Unreal engine?

[@jennifermichellecrawley3105]

🙌

[@urbaninternational]

:)

[@tsunholeoyum8555]

How can people meet in the line city if they are living from end to end?

[@urbaninternational]

It’ll be split into “neighborhoods” so people live close by, but if you want to travel to see friends on the other end, there will be high speed rail transport

[@referencefool6525]

@@urbaninternational🤭 Rail gun?🤣

[@joelwieland1767]

The Line has to be a bigger joke that the artificial "world islands" that failed in Dubai. What happens when the traffic is disrupted in the middle by a fire or similar, can 9 million people not go to work? Who gets to live at the bottom of the line, 500 meter below the roof aka 500 meters below sunlight and fresh air. How is this better for the animals when you put a inpassable 100km+ barrier there. Let's not even talk about the native tribes that inhabit the area and that are forcably relocated and will be blocked off by a huge line. Who want to live in a complex that's under surveillance 24/7 by a government that is known for murdering and jailing critics? Not even considering all the other concerns, you could just build a futuristic city in a circle, actually create a traffic system that makes sense using multiple rail lines so the entire traffic isn't fucked if there's a problem in one part of the city, and not create a huge glass barrier in the desert where there's plenty of space anyway. I'm betting $10000 that the Line aka MBS' wet dream will never happen. Please save this comment and @ me in a couple years

[@MyKharli]

shh you will upset all the hopeful children here and don`t tell them about father christmas either!!!

[@urbaninternational]

hahahah

[@blackjesus2510]

How long is this expected to take?

[@urbaninternational]

10 yrs

[@blackjesus2510]

@@urbaninternational Interesting

[@doctorstrangelove9487]

Like to know if there is an advantage living at the beginning or end of the line.

[@urbaninternational]

I'm not too sure actually

[@vylbird8014]

The coastal end of the line is the 'mansion district' - it's where they are building the more conventional superhomes for the richest people.

[@everettoehlschlaeger8139]

OMG... WHAT A JOkE !!! GOOD LUCk !! LOL

[@urbaninternational]

LOL

[@urbaninternational]

THEY MIGHT NEED IT!

[@martin4819]

I think it’s cool that something of this magnitude is being attempted but I think too many bad design elements got incorporated because too many people were afraid to tell a prince “No”. Foreign investors of course aren’t under such constraints and thus far NEOM has generated very little investor interest which has increasingly gotten less year over year. As such I don’t see this project being completed, at least not to the original scale. Wind load is a problem for tall buildings. The design as rendered doesn’t show how vortex shedding is going to be achieved so it will be interesting to see what they come up with. Probably would have made more sense to have a segmented line and use the space in between the segments for wind turbines.? A 200m wide building is only going to get about 30 min of midday sun and virtually none if that direct sunlight will reach the lower floors. A lot of energy is going to be used just to keep such a building from being a dungeon. This is a lot of vertical living….moving people up and down will consume a lot of energy! Sand! I have to imagine this place is going to let in a lot of sand which would be a nightmare to try and keep clean. Also solar panels don’t work so great in a desert if they are covered in sand. They will need to be constantly cleaned and there are going to need a lot of solar panels if this is supposed to be green and all of the desalination that is going to be needed. This project I have to imagine its cost is grossly underestimated. 1.5 trillion is likely a more realistic number. I would love to go check this out if it got completed but I sure wouldn’t want to live there. It’s kind of like Vegas….after 3 days u can’t wait to go back home.

[@ninjaundermyskin]

There's going to be quite a bottle neck for container ships. Even though they can grow food, I'm sure the citizens would still like to import products like phones, laptops, TVs, etc. Or if they plan on building manufacturing facilities, they still need raw materials.

[@urbaninternational]

That's true.. where would the bottle neck come from??

[@ninjaundermyskin]

@@urbaninternational most container ships are longer than the entire width the Line. Unless the plan of container ships lining up single file to unload cargo, They would likely need a large port nearby to import goods for the 9million consumers inside. Or is that octagonal city somehow connected to the Line, like via rail or that underground highway?

[@KuyaJRTV]

It's so difficult to build in the middle of the desert. But kudos Saudi Arabia for the brilliant idea.

[@KuyaJRTV]

Saudi Arabia didn't finish the Kingdom Tower yet this is way more expensive project...

[@albertdeluxe8966]

Here come the dystopian Cyberpunk mega-cities. These are the trials.

[@andrewrose4390]

imagine what would happen if once automated ports start up if a country started exporting way more materials and flooded the system. it'd be like automated trade warfare

[@tylerdurden9402]

It'll go as well as Dubais islands.

[@urbaninternational]

😬😬😬

[@jeromepacheco6005]

I could admire Saudi Arabia if they will build a forest city since most of their land are not fit for plantation; they can hire as many scientists if they want because they have much money than any other country, it's just a suggestion not to intervene or dictate their plan

[@alexhouistandwithukraine8885]

City before city after

[@urbaninternational]

What does that mean??

[@proveritate1205]

A line, or rather a very narrow rectangle, is such an inefficient shape for urban planning. Imagine that an accident or any other kind of block occurs in one point of the line, it would be a logistic hell to transport anything from point A to point B, if the blockade zone happens to be big enough and within those two points. Now, in a traditional polygonal-shaped city, there are many redundant routes between any two random points over the surface, and if one those routes got blocked for whatever reason, there are many alternative ways to get there. This "lineal" city reintroduces a problem that was already solved millennia ago. And that's just one single problem out of the many I can think on the fly, and I got the feeling that many more problems will come the deeper a person analyzes this innovative and "futuristic" idea.

[@mdanaszaimkhan5105]

Idk how it will happen but KSA keeps their plans secret so maybe they already had a plan Btw new subscriber added More power to you

[@urbaninternational]

Thank you I appreciate you for watching!