I came across a video on the mega city projects.
There’s a lot of ambitious talk about building crazy cities and all of them seem awesome on the surface, but a lot of them forget about human nature. Someone needs to revisit Hershey, Pennsylvania, which got its start as a private town for Milton Hershey’s employees.
Also, Hershey allowed the sale of houses. Ownership also helps to make people stick around. Also, allowing business to run in the town also helps a little too. This brings in more employment, and more people.
It is my (ever to be humble) opinion that a town has to grow organically and you need to start with some form of resource to mine or create. Then give the employees the option to buy their apartment. After that, they own the spot, they can sell it to whomever they want, or even rent it out.
Also, make sure there is a place that businesses can also purchase or lease, allowing for more employment.
And of course, you need a tourist attraction. Some of the mega projects are attractions in themselves, but a little affordable amusement park wouldn’t hurt.
Obviously, it’s not that simple, but it seems to be a good start. Who knows, maybe someone will figure it out and we’ll start seeing working cities of the future sooner than later.