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If one person owns all the land, they (or someone they authorize) can boot anyone unwelcome. This makes life much simpler because you can sidestep a lot of issu

If one person owns all the land, they (or someone they authorize) can boot anyone unwelcome. This makes life much simpler because you can sidestep a lot of issues and focus on what this really is: a pilot project.

PeachPlum 9y ago
The utopian dream of a benevolent dictator
dba7dba 9y ago
Such place exists, and it's called Irvine, California. Irvine company owns all of the land of city of Irvine. Or something like it.
elygre 9y ago
Didn’t Disney build such a city in Florida?
- tonyedgecombe 9y ago
  Celebration: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebration,_Florida https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebration,_Florida A bit like Seahaven Island from the Truman show.
  - yardie 9y ago
    Which is another planned town in Florida, Seaside: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaside,_Florida https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaside,_Florida
- Tempest1981 9y ago
  The full EPCOT plans are interesting. A circular city layout, with layers. Density in the center. People taking monorails to work, and WEDway people movers locally. Designed for biking and walking. Cars only used on weekends. Details about 10 min into this video: https://youtu.be/sLCHg9mUBag https://youtu.be/sLCHg9mUBag