Editing Riyadh (section)

==Development projects==
[[File:Red Sea Global HQ.jpg|thumb|[[Digital City (Riyadh)|Digital City]]]]
In 2019, King Salman launched a plan to implement 1281<ref name="english.alarabiya.net">{{Cite web|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2019/02/14/Saudi-king-launches-Riyadh-development-projects-worth-22-bln-.html|title=Saudi king launches Riyadh development projects worth $22 bln|website=english.alarabiya.net|language=en|access-date=5 March 2019|archive-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044207/http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2019/02/14/Saudi-king-launches-Riyadh-development-projects-worth-22-bln-.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> development projects in Riyadh. The project is planned to cost around US$22 billion.<ref name="arabnews.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/1451706/saudi-arabia|title=King Salman inaugurates $22 billion of projects for Riyadh region|date=13 February 2019|website=Arab News|language=en|access-date=14 February 2019}}</ref> The main goal of the plan is to improve the infrastructure, transportation, environment and other facilities in Riyadh and the surrounding area.<ref name="arabnews.com"/> In the framework of [[Saudi Vision 2030]], the plan will take care of constructing 15 housing projects, building a huge museum, establishing an environmental project, sports areas, medical cities, educational facilities, etc.<ref name="arabnews.com"/> This includes the establishment of 14 electricity projects,<ref>Louis Boisgibault, Fahad Al Kabbani (2020): [http://www.iste.co.uk/book.php?id=1591 ''Energy Transition in Metropolises, Rural Areas and Deserts'']. Wiley - ISTE. (Energy series) {{ISBN|9781786304995}}.</ref> 20 sewage projects, 10 housing areas, 66 trading and industrial areas, a number of lakes covering 315,000 square meters, and advanced sports cities.<ref name="english.alarabiya.net"/> Since the announcement of the Vision, Riyadh has implemented various reforms to lay the foundation for the next steps of the Vision.<ref>{{cite web |title=An Ambitious Vision for an Ambitious Nation |url=https://www.vision2030.gov.sa/en/vision-2030/overview/ |website=Vision 2030 |access-date=26 March 2024 |archive-date=26 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326200751/https://www.vision2030.gov.sa/en/vision-2030/overview/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Vision 2030's stated goals are to promote tourism, and to help push Saudi Arabia to the [[soft power|global front]].

Alongside the development project and with the aim of enhancing the artistic landscape of the city, 1000 pieces of art are planned to be publicly displayed in the city by the end of 2030.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/1489011/saudi-arabia|title=A look at Riyadh Art, which is going to bring public art to the city|date=28 April 2019|website=Arab News|language=en|access-date=1 May 2019}}</ref> In the framework of Riyadh's development projects, an amount of SR 604 million has been awarded to develop and construct roads of Riyadh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/567174/BUSINESS/Value-of-awarded-contracts-rises-to-SR489-billion-in-Q1-2019|title=Value of awarded contracts rises to SR48.9 billion in Q1 2019|date=24 May 2019|website=Saudigazette|language=en|access-date=31 May 2019}}</ref> On 3 July 2020, ''[[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]]'' reported that Saudi Arabia has allocated $20 billion on the mega-project of tourism and culture in Riyadh, branded as [[Diriyah]], while facing a double economic crisis after rise in [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus]] cases.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-03/saudi-arabia-s-fiscal-crisis-won-t-slow-20-billion-megaproject|title=Saudi Arabia's Fiscal Crisis Won't Slow $20 Billion Project|access-date=3 July 2020|newspaper=[[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]]|date=3 July 2020}}</ref>

The [[Ministry of Investment (Saudi Arabia)|Ministry of Investment]] and the [[Royal Commission for Riyadh City]] (RCRC) announced on 13 July 2021 that they have partnered with [[:es:Institución Educativa SEK|SEK Education Group]] to open SEK International School Riyadh, its first campus in Saudi Arabia. The new international school will welcome students from Pre-K (age 3 years) to Grade 12 (age 17/18 years), and will become one of the few schools in Riyadh accredited to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme (DP).

In July 2024 the plan to create the [[Sports Boulevard]] which will include the world's tallest sports tower was approved. This is part of a $23 billion project meant to enlarge green spaces within the city.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-11 |title=Riyadh to design tallest sports tower |url=https://gulfnews.com/business/markets/riyadh-to-design-tallest-sports-tower-1.1720698282566 |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=gulfnews.com |language=en}}</ref>
=== Major development projects ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;
!Project
!Announcement date
!Status
!Expected opening year
!Total area (km<sup>2</sup>)
!Cost
!Website
|-
! [[Diriyah]] Gate
| {{date|2017-07-20}}
| Under Construction
| 2027
| 14
| $62.2 billion
| {{URL|https://www.dgda.gov.sa/en}}
|-
! [[Qiddiya]]
| {{date|2017-04-07}}
| Under Construction
| 2030
| 360
| $9.8 billion
| {{URL|https://qiddiya.com/en/}}
|-
! [[Riyadh Metro]]
| {{date|2013-06-09}}
| Completed
| 2024
| 
| $25 billion
| {{URL|https://rpt.sa/en/}}
|-
! [[King Salman Park]]
| {{date|2019-07-19}}
| Under Construction
| 2025
| 17
| $25 billion
| {{URL|https://kingsalmanpark.sa/en}}
|-
! [[New Murabba]]
| {{date|2023-02-16}}
| Under Construction
| 2030
| 19
| $50 billion
| {{URL|https://newmurabba.com/en/}}
|-
! [[King Salman Airport]]
| {{date|2022-11-27}}
| Planned
| 2030
| 57
| $30 billion
| 
|-
! [[Sports Boulevard]]
| {{date|2019-03-19}}
| Partially Opened
| 2025
| >6.7
| 
| {{URL|https://sportsboulevard.sa/en}}
|-
! [[Mohammed Bin Salman Nonprofit City]]
| {{date|2021-11-14}}
| Under Construction
| 2026
| 3.4
| $5.4 billion
| {{URL|https://miskcity.sa/en/}}
|-
! [[King Abdullah International Gardens]]
| {{date|2014-02-28}}
| Under Construction
| 2026
| 2.5
| $690 million
| 
|-
! [[Green Riyadh]]
| {{date|2019-03-19}}
| Ongoing
| 
| 
| 
| {{URL|https://www.grg.sa/}}
|-
! [[Riyadh Art]]
| {{date|2019-03-19}}
| Ongoing
| 
| 
| 
| {{URL|https://riyadhart.sa/en/}}
|-
|}