# Ghost City **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 12, 2012, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ghost-city/263738 "2012-05-12T09:49:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2012, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ghost-city/263738/1 "2012-05-12T09:49:50Z")
> Last September we told you about a ghost town in New Mexico, called the Center for Innovation Testing and Evaluation (CITE), that’s being constructed just to test new sustainable infrastructure technologies. > This week, development firm Pegasus Global Holdings announced plans to break ground on the $1 billion project on June 30. > The test city will include all the features of a modern, mid-size American city — including roads, houses and schools — except the residents. > This will allow researchers to test the latest innovations in energy, transportation systems and resource development without jeopardizing the safety of real people. > Read more: [CITE Facility New Mexico - Business Insider](http://www.businessinsider.com/cite-facility-new-mexico-2012-5#ixzz1ufuUdFIe) > **[Check Out The $1 Billion Ghost City Being Built In New Mexico To Test New...](https://www.businessinsider.com/cite-facility-new-mexico-2012-5)** [ame][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLfSg31bVKY[/ame]](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLfSg31bVKY%5B/ame%5D) ---
**Author:** ![HudsonFalcon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hudsonfalcon/32/6460_2.png) [@HudsonFalcon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HudsonFalcon)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2012, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ghost-city/263738/2 "2012-05-12T10:35:52Z")
Takes the fun out of the experiment if you can’t put real people in jeopardy. ---
**Author:** ![Sketchy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sketchy/32/6378_2.png) [@Sketchy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sketchy)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2012, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ghost-city/263738/3 "2012-05-12T10:52:51Z")
Testing zombie apocalypse