Future Cities

When these happened

28 dated records from 1912 to 2062. Each is drawn as wide as its date is certain — a band is a band because nobody knows the year, not because the drawing is imprecise.

28 shown · 28 dated · 0 cannot be placed on an axis · Approximate or contested. Draw a band and do not sharpen its edges.

In order28

1912The Griffin plan wins the Canberra competition
It happened, and the record is settled.
1960-04-21Brasília is inaugurated
It happened, and the record is settled.
1974Curitiba opens the first bus rapid transit corridors
It happened, and the record is settled.
late 2000sReclamation begins at Eko Atlantic
Sources disagree, or the dating is contested. Stated, not resolved.
2000TransMilenio opens in Bogotá
It happened, and the record is settled.
2003Singapore brings NEWater into service
It happened, and the record is settled.
2003Construction begins at Songdo
It happened, and the record is settled.
2004-08-07Metrocable Line K enters service
It happened, and the record is settled.
2006Nigeria conducts its most recent census
It happened, and the record is settled.
2007The world is reported to become majority urban
It happened, and the record is settled.
2009Construction starts on the Lagos Blue Line
It happened, and the record is settled.
2012-07Lagos State demolishes part of Makoko
It happened, and the record is settled.
2013Ahmedabad adopts South Asia's first heat action plan
It happened, and the record is settled.
2016–2019Medellín plants its green corridors
It was measured or witnessed, with the observation cited.
2019-08Indonesia announces the capital move to East Kalimantan
It happened, and the record is settled.
2021-01The Line is announced
It happened, and the record is settled.
2023Nigeria's census is postponed again
It happened, and the record is settled.
2023-09The Lagos Blue Line carries its first passengers
It happened, and the record is settled.
2024Songdo passes 200,000 residents — and stays short on jobs
It was measured or witnessed, with the observation cited.
2024-08-17Independence Day is marked at Nusantara
It happened, and the record is settled.
2025The Line goes under feasibility review
It happened, and the record is settled.
2025-08-26The JMP reports flat urban water coverage
It was measured or witnessed, with the observation cited.
2025-11-18World Urbanization Prospects 2025 changes the measurement
It was measured or witnessed, with the observation cited.
2025-12 – 2026-02Makoko is cleared again, and the legislature stops it
It happened, and the record is settled.
2026Nusantara's funding is cut and its status downgraded
It happened, and the record is settled.
2027 Q1 (target)Blue Line phase 2 is targeted for passenger servicea declared target, not a prediction
A programme target or declared plan. NEVER a prediction.
2050 (projection)Where the next billion city dwellers are projected to bea declared target, not a prediction
Sources disagree, or the dating is contested. Stated, not resolved.
2061 (agreement expiry)Singapore's water import agreement expiresa declared target, not a prediction
A programme target or declared plan. NEVER a prediction.