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Economy
'Bill and Melinda' buy big chunk of land in Arizona to build 'smart city'
2017-11-13
[News12] PHOENIX - One of Bill Gates' investment firms has spent $80 million to kickstart the development of a brand-new community in the far West Valley.

The large plot of land is about 45 minutes west of downtown Phoenix off I-10 near Tonopah.

The proposed community, made up of close to 25,000 acres of land, is called Airstrip One Belmont. According to Belmont Partners, a real estate investment group based in Arizona, the goal is to turn the land into its own "smart city."

"Belmont will create a forward-thinking community with a communication and infrastructure spine that embraces cutting-edge technology, designed around high-speed digital networks, data centers, new manufacturing technologies and distribution models, autonomous vehicles and autonomous logistics hubs," Belmont Partners said in a news release.
Posted by:Besoeker

#9  Actually, purpose built may well be the future for autonomous cars etc.
Posted by: phil_b   2017-11-13 18:04  

#8  City has to be switched off every evening
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2017-11-13 12:37  

#7  Going to take a lot of moisture vaporator farms.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-11-13 10:01  

#6  They have Palo Verde almost right next door to them in Wintersburg, Skidmark.

Maybe Bill will fund an 'addition'.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2017-11-13 08:25  

#5  Thought Washington D.C. was the "smart city" that was bought.
Posted by: JohnQC   2017-11-13 08:19  

#4  There is all ready one there. It's called Arcosanti and is the dream of Architect Paulo Soleri.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2017-11-13 08:05  

#3  I think it was the setting of the second Dream Park novel.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2017-11-13 07:37  

#2  I was thinking about an already overtaxed power grid.
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-11-13 06:17  

#1  "Smart" is all very well, but did they secure adequate water supplies, or will the future denizens be scrubbing their dirty dishes, dirty clothes, and dirty bodies with sand to get them clean?
Posted by: trailing wife   2017-11-13 05:33  

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