• ginerel
    0•3 months ago

    Finally

    This is the keyword for such a city. It should’ve gotten such a system already by now when reaching the first million. All these arab/middle eastern cities seem so extremely focused on car infrastructure to a rather disturbing degree. And all the carbrains I know think these cities are the pinacle of modern city development: all just gigantic glass skyscrapers and highways circling around them - nothing else.

    Also, back on Facebook/Instagram, there’s not a single person who had the money to visit Dubai once and post pictures from there (at least that I’m aware of), that is not car brained. I’m sure they all use their car everywhere and nothing less, they could even be doing their basic shopping from the corner store with it, I think.

    • تحريرها كلها ممكنOP
      0•3 months ago

      All these arab/middle eastern cities seem so extremely focused on car infrastructure to a rather disturbing degree.

      Not all cities, but I do understand your sentiment and it is echoed by many locally. Luckily the people in the top are aware they need to fix this. Though even if they ever did, who wants to walk when its 37C at night? Some cities have installed outdoor cooling.

  • @xmunk@sh.itjust.works
    0•4 months ago

    As much as I celebrate metros… This city is built in the middle of a desert and only exists because of an immense amount of oil being burned to power gigantic desalination plants. It is hardly sustainable even with a metro.

    That said, metro is better than no metro.