History Mysteries, “Get Vertical, Baby! The Line, Vertical City, also referred to as NEOM.”

Written by Lynn Marie Allen

The first futuristic vertical city in Saudi Arabia is the creative inspiration of Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. The city will feature zero cars, no pollution, and zero carb emissions! The city will be layered, 105 miles across, two hundred feet wide, and accommodate 9 million residents. The project will come in at a whopping 500 Billion dollars and expected completion in 2025.

The Line is also called NEOM, is an acronym. Neo is shortened from the Latin word NEOS for “NEW,” from, and M stands for the Arabic word Mustaqbal, meaning “Future.”

One concern that I am confident is hard pressing the Prince’s mind is how to develop solutions to protect the ecological habitat that will remain outside the Line without disrupting the systems native to the region.

The Line’s inner system will be designed to introduce plants, animals, and trees to the region and give the residents personal paradise gardens and forests and intended as an educational tool to teach global citizens about sustainable living and appreciating and protecting the beauty of nature.

Mental note for the future, wise up, people! Trees are the path to the world’s future, and they are our own personal filter on this petri dish we call our world. Plant more trees! How many of you are racing to the coffee pot each morning to brew a fresh pot of coffee without a filter? A nice hot cup of coffee grounds sounds super yummy! Trees are that filter for each of us. We need to do more, be more proactive and plant the shit out of trees. Get vertical, baby, and share the space with trees. Don’t be an idiot. We can destroy trees and forests, but humans won’t survive the aftermath. Nature is remarkable and has a way of fighting back against human stupidity! As always, there is so much more to every single story! Get up and find it! Be sure to stop by and share with me what you uncover! #historymysteries

For the curious, here is a lineup of a few more futuristic vertical forest cities I have discovered. The vertical forests are in no particular order, and I may ramble about them more as I gather more information. 

1. Nanjing, China: “Living Towers” will be covered with thousands of trees.
2. Cancun, Mexico: Under the direction of Stefano Boeri, Architetti has been busy. “Forest Smart City” will house approximately 130,000 people and feature plants, trees, and other vegetation covering nearly every surface. 
3. Cairo, Egypt: Planned three vertical towers, two being apartment estates and one a hotel. The towers will feature 350 trees and 14,000 shrubs. 
4. Utrecht, Netherlands: vertical forest towers, mirroring predecessors, will infuse biodiversity and beauty. 
5. Madrid, Spain: Caixa Forum Museum is a vertical forest featuring over 15,000 plants. 
6. Singapore: The Oasis hotel is a stunning vertical forest in the city’s heart. 
7. Kuala Lumpur City, Malaysia: built in 2016 and named “Le Nouvel Towers” french translation “the new towers.” The towers are luxury apartment estates.