A plan for a $400-billion Utopian city in the USA

[DGUtley]

A former Walmart president reveals a plan for a $400-billion Utopian city in the United States desert..


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Billionaire and former Walmart president Marc Lore helped outline a plan for a $400 billion metropolis, tabbed "the new city in America," to be built in the desert if properly funded.



Lore's mission statement for the city of Telosa is to "create a more equitable and sustainable future" that can "become a blueprint of future generations." That's backed by a 150,000-acre design proposal with eco-friendly architecture, sustainable energy production, and a drought-resistant water system.



A focal point of the city, set to house around 5 million, will be its transportation – with Telosa's streets prioritizing bikes and pedestrians, as well as slow-moving autonomous cars – over fossil fuel-dependent vehicles elsewhere. The official website for Telosa cites that 1 billion people will be affected by climate change in 2050. That figure falls in line with a United Nations climate change report in August dubbed a "code red for humanity," noting that Earth could reach 1.5°C by 2040.


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https://www.usatoday.com/story/money...ty/5750499001/

[RMNIXON]

I see no walls or a dome like Logan's Run, so how do they prevent this from becoming yet another homelessness magnet?

[DGUtley]

Update: https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...could-go-wrong



Welcome to Telosa, a $400bn “city of the future,” according to its founder, the billionaire Marc Lore. The city doesn’t exist yet, nor is it clear which state will house the experiment, but the architects of the proposed 150,000-acre project are scouting the American south-west. They’re already predicting the first residents can move in by 2030.

[Peter1469]

Interested to see if they can fund it.