Cabal of billionaires release new images of proposed California city they say ... trends now
The group behind a proposed new 'utopian city' in rural Northern California have rolled out new images showing their proposed developments.
The company, known as 'California Forever', is the largest landowner in Solano County, which lies around 60 miles northeast of San Francisco.
In a new advert, the company described the area as 'some of the worst for agriculture in Solano County. Land where for years, nothing much has been able to grow'.
The ad promises to create 'walkable, middle class neighborhoods that we can afford', as well as add a new security zone for nearby Travis Air Force Base.
It also features people identified as Solano County locals who ask questions like 'where would this city be built?' and 'what is it going to mean for Solano County?'
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The ad promises to create 'walkable, middle class neighborhoods that we can afford'
Images shared by the group show rolling landscapes with families enjoying a picnic amongst a cluster of trees, while youngsters are seen cycling
The advertisement also promises $400 million in down payment assistance for residents and 15,000 new jobs with 'good pay in manufacturing and tech'.
Images shared by the group show rolling landscapes with families enjoying a picnic amongst a cluster of trees, while youngsters are seen cycling.
Streetscapes are dominated by pedestrians and cyclists, with outdoor cafes filling the town square and no cars to be seen.
A survey previously circulated by the group suggested the plan included a 'new city with tens of thousands of new homes, a large solar energy farm, orchards with over a million new trees, and over ten thousand acres of new parks and open space.'
The scale of the project, encompassing more than 50,000 acres, is truly massive.
By way of comparison, San Francisco itself is only 30,000 acres, while New York's Manhattan borough is a puny 14,500 acres.
The Villages, the huge master-planned retirement community in Florida, covers about 51,200 acres, or more than 80 square miles.
California Forever has now submitted three different versions of its ideas so far, with critics raising concerns over the lack of answers.
The company described the area as 'some of the worst for agriculture in Solano County. Land where for years, nothing much has been able to grow'
Streetscapes are dominated by pedestrians and cyclists, with outdoor cafes filling the town square and no cars to be seen
The advertisement also promises $400 million in down payment assistance for residents and 15,000 new jobs with 'good pay in manufacturing and tech'
Pictured: an early artistic depiction of the proposed city from the California Forever website
Sadie Wilson of the Greenbelt Alliance said in a statement: 'In this third version of the initiative, there continue to be no answers for how this project will be delivered — just more questions.
'I think we have the opportunity to come together to overcome barriers to building in our seven cities rather than count on this project to bring the solutions we need/
'They have continuously failed to work with community members and public agencies and have produced an initiative that has very little substance when it comes to project delivery.
'We need climate-smart housing solutions now, and building a new city far from jobs and
