The Line - Saudi Arabia

[rickmcfc]

What a fantastic vision and revolution to living. Certainly offers lots of benefits compared to city life.

Futuristic 'linear city' planned by Saudi Arabia

Pitched as revolutionary, The Line is planned to house nine million people in a space of 34 square kilometres, stretched along 170km, and feature "smart services" such as drone delivery.

news.sky.com

 

[Bill Walker]

Wow, that looks amazing. Wonder how they'd deal with waste and sewerage ? And it would be extremely tricky housing HVAC into "The Line"

 

[mexico1970]

The Moon is made of cheese.

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Wow I’d love to live there. If it wasn’t in such a backwards shithole

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

That's house washing

 

[Cotontoquinn]

Probably full of Rag fans and the Toon Army.

 

[RadcliffeRick]

Wasn't Manchester promised that with the Hulme 1960's "walkways in the sky" project? That went well.

 

[bumbleblue]

Wow looks amazing..

 

[Bill Walker]

Are you allowed to leave ?

Bet the poor people live in basements, only go up to clean and empty bins :)

 

[idahoblues]

 

[Barcon]

Will any poor people be allowed in or do they all huddle up outside the walls waiting to have shit and piss thrown on them?

 

[Bill Walker]

1984

 

[idahoblues]

Will any poor people be allowed in or do they all huddle up outside the walls waiting to have shit and piss thrown on them?

They’ll do as they’re damn well told!

 

[Bill Walker]

Where would you watch a football or cricket match, or somebody like Morrissey ?

 

[Phil1]

Nah, not for me thank you very much. I prefer to live a hedonistic lifestyle without the fear of death.

 

[Cotontoquinn]

Where would you watch a football or cricket match, or somebody like Morrissey ?

No cricket and no Morrisey. Saudi Arabia has just become rather appealing. I’d miss the football but would go when the season is over. If someone offered you a holiday in Saudi Arabia you’d bite their hand off. Stone Me!!

 

[urban genie]

So are the peasants and indentured workforce gonna be down one end and the wealthier up the other as you move along, seperating society or will it be a multicutural, mixed societal oasis.

Sounds quite distopian tbh.

 

[urban genie]

Will any poor people be allowed in or do they all huddle up outside the walls waiting to have shit and piss thrown on them?

I get a static snowpiercer or mega city one vibe watching that

 

[Mid Wales blue]

That's house washing

The window cleaning contract for that mirror facade, should be a nice little earner!

 

[Bill Walker]

I get a static snowpiercer or mega city one vibe watching that

Yeah absolutely :)
Snowpiecer was a great film