Plans for a new mega-project which would make Dubai home to “the world’s greenest highway” have been unveiled.
The “Dubai Green Spine” project has been designed to transform Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road into a 64-kilometre-long sustainable corridor.
The ambitious project, which aligns with the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan, includes an extensive solar-powered tram system connecting many of Dubai’s neighbourhoods between Muhaisnah and Dubai Industrial City.
Dubai plans on becoming a 20-minute city where residents are able to reach anywhere by foot or by bicycle within, well, 20 minutes.
At an estimated cost of more than Dhs36 billion, plans would feature more than a million trees as well as urban farms and gardens to promote sustainable living.
Plans for the project have been unveiled by Dubai-based urban planning and development firm URB and remain in the concept stage for now, with no official announcement from the city.
URB has previously announced plans to plant 100 million mangrove trees and for a 93-kilometre air-conditioned walking and cycling track called The Loop.
Planners estimate that, if introduced, it would reduce the CO2 emissions of Dubai by 1 million tonnes annually.
It would be able to harvest 300 Megawatts of clean energy and power approximately 130,000 homes.
The plans also include a sustainable urban drainage system which would be capable of absorbing rainfall and reduces the risk of flooding in a city which often struggles when it is stormy.
Source: Time out
