The Line – due to be just 200 metres wide – will make Neom world’s most livable city ‘by far’, officials claim
A futuristic Saudi megacity is to feature two skyscrapers extending across a swathe of desert and mountain terrain, according to the latest disclosures on the project by the kingdom’s de facto ruler.
Analysts noted, though, that plans for Neom had changed course over the years, fuelling doubts about whether the Line will ever become a reality. Officials had earlier said Neom’s population would top 1 million, but Prince Mohammed said the number would actually hit 1.2 million by 2030, before climbing to 9 million by 2045.Photograph: Neom/AFP/Getty Images
At just 200 metres wide, the Line is intended to be Saudi Arabia’s answer to unchecked and wasteful urban sprawl, layering homes, schools and parks on top of each other in what planners call “zero-gravity urbanism”.Photograph: Neom/AFP/Getty Images
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