A 105-mile-long city will snake through the Saudi desert. Is that a good idea?

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A 105-mile-long city will snake through the Saudi desert. Is that a good idea?
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Newly revealed design concepts show a futuristic walled city — its open interior is enclosed on both sides by a mirrored façade — stretching from the Red Sea eastward across the desert and into a mountain range.

The Line is an ambitious part of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's plan to diversify the kingdom's economy and remake part of its geography.

Newly revealed design concepts show a futuristic walled city — its open interior is enclosed on both sides by a mirrored façade — stretching from the Red Sea eastward across the desert and into a mountain range.It will be only 200 meters wide ;Residents will be able to run errands with a five-minute walk;It will cost hundreds of billions of dollars to build.The Line by 2030.

, which released conceptual videos showing the city's high walls enclosing trees, gardens and other plant life, nestling communities among work and recreational structures.The idea of solving urban problems by creating a city from scratch isn't new.

While he grants that the approach can take on some typical city challenges head-on, Pardo says that it doesn't help people already living with problems elsewhere.

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