New 5-million population city in the DESERT? Suuure, why not!

[jswordy]

The cleanliness of Tokyo, the diversity of New York and the social services of Stockholm: Billionaire Marc Lore has outlined his vision for a 5-million-person "new city in America" and appointed a world-famous architect to design it.

Now, he just needs somewhere to build it -- and $400 billion in funding.

The former Walmart executive last week unveiled plans for Telosa, a sustainable metropolis that he hopes to create, from scratch, in the American desert. The ambitious 150,000-acre proposal promises eco-friendly architecture, sustainable energy production and a purportedly drought-resistant water system. A so-called "15-minute city design" will allow residents to access their workplaces, schools and amenities within a quarter-hour commute of their homes.

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/telosa-marc-lore-blake-ingels-new-city/index.html
Hey-hey, he wants to call it "Telosa," which sounds a lot like Tesla!

 

[joeswine]

I'm speechless, I can't say what I feel on this forum..

 

[cmason1957]

That drought resistant water system is going to be interesting to see and it better be, dessert aren't really water abundant. And 15 minute commute, I doubt it with 5 million people.

 

[Boatboy24]

I'll give him have half a million or so from this area.

 

[stickman]

@cmason1957 Maybe they'll have the purified tap water recycled from the toilets, or maybe use those "burner" toilets.

 

[jswordy]

I'm speechless, I can't say what I feel on this forum..

Can we start with the sanitized version? Like, "That's _______ crazy!" That's close to what I thought, anyway!

 

[sour_grapes]

It is crazy, and it won't happen. But I cannot understand what one might be moved to say that cannot be said on this forum.

 

[balatonwine]

The former Walmart executive last week unveiled plans for Telosa, a sustainable metropolis that he hopes to create, from scratch, in the American desert.

Sounds like California City all over again....

Hey-hey, he wants to call it "Telosa," which sounds a lot like Tesla!

Or from Telos:

Telos (/ˈtɛ.lɒs/; Greek: τέλος, translit. télos, lit. "end, 'purpose', or 'goal'")[1] is a term used by philosopher Aristotle to refer to the full potential or inherent purpose or objective of a person or thing, similar to the notion of an 'end goal' or 'raison d'être'. Moreover, it can be understood as the "supreme end of man's endeavour".

 

[johnkelsall]

The cleanliness of Tokyo, the diversity of New York and the social services of Stockholm: Billionaire Marc Lore has outlined his vision for a 5-million-person "new city in America" and appointed a world-famous architect to design it.

Now, he just needs somewhere to build it -- and $400 billion in funding.

The former Walmart executive last week unveiled plans for Telosa, a sustainable metropolis that he hopes to create, from scratch, in the American desert. The ambitious 150,000-acre proposal promises eco-friendly architecture, sustainable energy production and a purportedly drought-resistant water system. A so-called "15-minute city design" will allow residents to access their workplaces, schools and amenities within a quarter-hour commute of their homes.

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/telosa-marc-lore-blake-ingels-new-city/index.html
Hey-hey, he wants to call it "Telosa," which sounds a lot like Tesla!

"BROUGHT TO YOU BY WALMART!!!!!"

 

[joeswine]

Amazing isn't it.

 

[mikewatkins727]

 

[joeswine]

I don't know how many of you know this but in China there's a vineyard that was created out of the desert literally out of the desert And the vineyard has won world championships in France, think about it the Chinese also own 2 of the biggest and oldest vineyards in france, think about it.
Israel also has turned desert in to vegetable farming ,tomatoes especially.
It can be done.

 

[Vinobeau]

@cmason1957 Maybe they'll have the purified tap water recycled from the toilets, or maybe use those "burner" toilets.
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There is not much "new water" in the world. Most of it has been passed through humans & animals!

 

[jswordy]

@cmason1957 Maybe they'll have the purified tap water recycled from the toilets, or maybe use those "burner" toilets.

There is not much "new water" in the world. Most of it has been passed through humans & animals!
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Same stuff ran through dinosaurs. Only humans do single-use. Everything in nature is recycled. You could have a molecule in you that was once part of the rust on a Viking's sword.

 

[joeswine]

It can be done ,But there's always a cost payed for by something else.
It can be done.

 

[Joel]

“Water, water, water....There is no shortage of water in the desert but exactly the right amount , a perfect ratio of water to rock, water to sand, insuring that wide free open, generous spacing among plants and animals, homes and towns and cities, which makes the arid West so different from any other part of the nation. There is no lack of water here unless you try to establish a city where no city should be.”
― Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness

 

[joeswine]

Makes sense to me.