Carless Future? Personalized Rapid Transit vehicles on fixed paths (to be
installed underground) will replace automobiles. ADVANCED TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LTD. www.atsltd.co.uk
Masdar at a Glance Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Size: 1,600 acres Schedule: Completion by 2016 Future population: 30,000 people from the wealthy emirate Cost: At least $22 billion (amount committed by the U.A.E... M-SAT LTD/SPL/PHOTO RESEARCHERS, INC
Built on black gold Masdar: Oil wealth fuels construction of an ecological
city in the Arabian desert. FOSTER + PARTNERS
Green Features In addition to protecting wetlands for birds—and returning some agricultural land to nature—Dongtan will recover, recycle and reuse 90 to 100 percent of its waste. Wind and biomass will provide all electricity, and hydrogen-powered or plug-in electric vehicles will provide most transportation... WORLDSAT INTERNATIONAL/SPL/PHOTO RESEARCHERS, INC
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Tabletop model of the planned city Location: Chongming Island, Shanghai, China Size: 250 acres in 2010, 1,600 acres in 2020, 7,400 acres
in 2050 on an island of 300,000 acres Schedule: Construction begins in 2009, with first units
available in 2010... TIM JOHNSON MCT/Landov
Green in the Yangtze Dongtan: One of the earliest eco-cities announced may take longer than anticipated to complete. MCT/LANDOV
Treasure Island: Aerial Plan Schedule: Groundbreaking in 2010, first homes available in 2013,
completed by 2020 Future population: 13,500 people,
drawn by a mixture of market-rate and more affordable housing Cost: Confidential but estimated at
$3 billion Green features: In addition to gaining new buildings, Treasure Island will be mostly returned to nature: 300 of the 450 acres will be parks, farms and other greenery... SOM/SMWM/CMG LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Treasure Island Today Today it is an almost completely paved naval air base built atop earthen material dredged from the San Francisco Bay in the 1930s. Courtesy of Ruthann O’Connor
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Northern view of Treasure Island 2020 By 2020 Treasure Island is scheduled to become one of the most sustainable communities in the U.S. SOM
