Masdar: World's First Zero-Carbon City

Masdar City, the world first zero-carbon city, will look strikingly different from today's urban hubs. There will be no sky scrapers or cars. Instead, the city will consist of low-rises lined with solar panels to take advantage of the near-constant sunshine. It's 50,000 residents will move around the 2.4 square miles of the city a series of transport pods which function much like horizontal elevators. Pedestrians will never be more than 600 feet from transportation and a light railway will transport people to and from Masdar and Abu Dhabi.