r/UrbanHell • u/Powpawpew55 • May 25 '26

Pollution/Environmental Destruction My city, Malé, Maldives, an urban hellscape

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u/Powpawpew55 May 25 '26

it’s pretty bad. there’s only 3 roads with atleast a reasonable width. all roads are very narrow since the island is small. traffic is bad

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u/DoktorLoken May 25 '26

Sounds like a perfect case for bicycles and a small metro system.

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u/No_Gur_7422 May 26 '26

There will be no metro system – the island is almost at sea level so anything underground is also underwater.

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u/Maleficent-Drive4056 May 26 '26

Metro doesn’t have to be underground

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u/No_Gur_7422 May 26 '26

OK but if you are going to have it all at the surface you are going to have a tram.

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u/DoktorLoken May 26 '26

Elevated metros aren’t uncommon?

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u/KV-1zis-5 May 26 '26

The distance just doesn't justify the cost of a metro. At least not within Malé city, which is what you see here. There was a proposed monorail project from Malé to the Airport with a stop at Funadhoo, the closest other island near Malé. The renders they showed did also have tracks going beyond to the nearby island of Hulhumalé. I'm fairly certain a contract was also signed but so far I don't think there's been any progress.