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The Loop is part of Dubai's plans to become a 20 minute city, where residents can access daily needs and destinations within that time by bicycle or on foot
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The Loop in Dubai is a planned 93km sustainable urban route that will become the smartest cycling and running infrastructure in the world. All photos: Urb
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The year-round climate controlled structure will include wellness hotels, urban parks and sports facilities
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Green spaces will give Dubai's residents and visitors places to connect
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The project will also boost the city's food security through integrated vertical farms
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With a focus on well-being, the project will feature wellness hotels and centres
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The Loop is part of Dubai's plans to become a 20 minute city, where residents can access daily needs and destinations within that time by bicycle or on foot
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CS6H2RLTXVFW3JX4AG4MACNP5Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=e931b8dc2657bb870b072c4f0466f38316318f67eb0a7cca678495ef906b07f7&width=400&height=225)
The Loop in Dubai is a planned 93km sustainable urban route that will become the smartest cycling and running infrastructure in the world. All photos: Urb
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PAO6JYYEWZF5PE422RE54AR5MM.jpg?smart=true&auth=f1ed3ec2bb99255acccd4da192b083882adebb9acd3289c42e8a5d2dded114a7&width=400&height=225)
The year-round climate controlled structure will include wellness hotels, urban parks and sports facilities
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/R2DMWJBMMZH2VC7AUIPCBDS6BU.jpg?smart=true&auth=1c9c775661fbdd545120ac375e96be469dc768bf20f9e236f3c6ab26adad286c&width=400&height=225)
Green spaces will give Dubai's residents and visitors places to connect
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The project will also boost the city's food security through integrated vertical farms
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With a focus on well-being, the project will feature wellness hotels and centres
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The Loop is part of Dubai's plans to become a 20 minute city, where residents can access daily needs and destinations within that time by bicycle or on foot
Designs for Dubai's The Loop revealed, a sustainable 93km cycling and wellness highway
The climate-controlled urban artery may soon be home to new hotels, urban parks, vertical farms and sports facilities
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Hayley Skirka
01 February, 2023
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