tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post6176259474710899162..comments2023-10-17T16:44:08.588+03:00Comments on Fake Plastic Souks: The Dubai Canal - Is The Archive Doomed?Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14141884153180374138noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-42804184575200573132013-10-03T21:03:53.934+03:002013-10-03T21:03:53.934+03:00I'm usually a supporter of all outlandish Duba...I'm usually a supporter of all outlandish Dubai projects but even I can't get behind this one. Safa park is my first memory of growing up as a child in this city. Time to enjoy it while it lasts. Ektahttp://dollzindubai.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-17191272098212431502013-10-03T16:31:49.608+03:002013-10-03T16:31:49.608+03:00It does not help that Gulf News and its likes neve...It does not help that Gulf News and its likes never analyze anything and simply talk of "Vision". They seem to be using 2008 as a benchmark of how great things were, ignoring the fact that Dubai was better in 2012 than in 2008. Every increase in house prices is cheered; makes sense when 40% of people own their homes, not when 15% or less do soAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-39990527020949533772013-10-03T12:38:59.035+03:002013-10-03T12:38:59.035+03:00Unless I missed it, there was no reference to park...Unless I missed it, there was no reference to parking spaces.<br /><br />I'm betting it'll be like everwhere else in Dubai - one way in and out and nowhere for anyone to park.Seabeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01767035715412945159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-74972389492085767452013-10-03T10:52:10.919+03:002013-10-03T10:52:10.919+03:00Don't let something like flatness get in the w...Don't let something like flatness get in the way of this project. Surely they can build a replica of the Falkirk topography using labourers armed with a shovel?Lukenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-7973011415815275612013-10-03T09:33:41.585+03:002013-10-03T09:33:41.585+03:00From what I can tell, the 'Falkirk Wheel' ...From what I can tell, the 'Falkirk Wheel' aspect didn't make it past blueprint.<br /><br />Because what ever flat city needs is a Falkirk Wheel, right?<br /><br />I've been on the FW, BTW. It's bloody amazing.Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141884153180374138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-56206107625405510782013-10-03T09:04:57.304+03:002013-10-03T09:04:57.304+03:00Also the video camera never lies - http://www.shei...Also the video camera never lies - http://www.sheikhmohammed.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=4fc8001ff133e210VgnVCM1000004d64a8c0RCRD&QueryPage-page=39Rupert Neil Bumfreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460239805603476978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-39628049474491579432013-10-03T08:57:34.167+03:002013-10-03T08:57:34.167+03:00Do you truly think this development will happen, a...Do you truly think this development will happen, after all only last December Dubai was due to get a Falkirk Wheel within two years? http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/suspended-canal-to-cross-shaikh-zayed-road-1.1121832 Rupert Neil Bumfreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460239805603476978noreply@blogger.com