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Saudi Arabia Investing $200 Billion To Create a Green Smart City Hudhaifa Ebrahim 01/22/2021
In ‘The Line’ project, the kingdom aims to build an international high-tech metropolis near the borders of Jordan, Israel and Egypt
Ever since Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced plans earlier this month to build “The Line,” a 105-mile-long belt of hyper-connected communities in the kingdom’s northeast that will have no cars, no streets and no carbon emissions, but which will have smart infrastructure costing up to $200 billion, the topic has been trending in the kingdom and in the Arab and global business communities.
The prince described a project that preserves the environment, “changes the concept of sustainable cities,” and answers the questions: “Why do we lose a million people annually due to accidents and why do we accept that years of human life are wasted in transportation.”
city in the desert unlike anything else on
Earth. In
Salman said the 170-kilometre coastal strip in the north-west of the country would
be free of cars and streets, with zero carbon emissions.
The smart city will be powered entirely by clean energy,
a major step in Saudi Arabia’s shift away from an oil-based economy.
The Line is to be built
in
one million people, living in interconnected societies run by artificial intelligence designed to coexist
with nature.
Confronting the traffic, pollution and infrastructure challenges that overshadow urban life in conventional cities, this futuristic development will prioritise walkability, clean energy and technology to create a new way of living.
city in the desert unlike anything else on
Earth. In
Salman said the 170-kilometre coastal strip in the north-west of the country would
be free of cars and streets, with zero carbon emissions.
The smart city will be powered entirely by clean energy,
a major step in Saudi Arabia’s shift away from an oil-based economy.
The Line is to be built
in
one million people, living in interconnected societies run by artificial intelligence designed to coexist
with nature.
Confronting the traffic, pollution and infrastructure challenges that overshadow urban life in conventional cities, this futuristic development will prioritise walkability, clean energy and technology to create a new way of living.