Live Oman

WALKABLE “Daily life within walking distance”

Walkability is embedded as a structural planning principle across Greater Muscat and the Future Cities programme. Growth is concentrated around transit corridors and mixed-use centres to deliver compact neighbourhoods where schools, retail, parks and workplaces sit within comfortable walking distance. Shaded streets, active frontages and integrated green corridors improve climate comfort and encourage everyday movement, enhancing both liveability and long-term real estate value.

HEALTHY “Wellbeing built into the urban fabric”

Health is treated as both social infrastructure and economic resilience. Parks, wadi systems and landscaped corridors form part of the core infrastructure network, improving air quality and thermal performance. Budget-backed delivery of hospitals, schools and community facilities ensures that wellbeing is embedded from the earliest phases of development, supporting long-term demand and stable asset performance.

SAFE “Stability you can invest in”

Oman’s consistently high global safety rankings are reinforced spatially through well-lit public realm, active street edges and coordinated infrastructure sequencing. Clear regulatory frameworks and phased delivery reduce development risk while strengthening social cohesion. The result is a predictable, secure and low-volatility urban environment suited to institutional capital and long-horizon investment.

INCLUSIVE “Growth that benefits everyone”

Inclusion is achieved through mixed-income housing, accessible public spaces and integrated social facilities embedded within masterplans. Affordable homes, skills infrastructure and community services are treated as essential components of growth rather than secondary additions. This strengthens workforce participation, reinforces social cohesion and enhances the durability of real estate values across districts.

LIVEABLE “Liveability as a long-term strategy”

Liveability in Greater Muscat combines natural landscapes, cultural heritage and modern infrastructure within a compact metropolitan framework. Reduced commute times, protected environmental assets and mixed-use neighbourhoods create environments that support family life, talent attraction and sustained residential demand. Quality of place becomes both a social outcome and a competitive economic advantage.

HUMAN-CENTRIC “Cities shaped around the needs of people”

Human-centric planning guides the Future Cities programme. Streets prioritise pedestrians and micro-mobility, public realm is designed for climate comfort, and green space functions as connective urban infrastructure. Social facilities are embedded from inception, creating neighbourhoods that are intuitive, adaptable and socially complete. This people-first approach enhances usability, identity and long-term asset performance.

COMMUNITY-DRIVEN “Neighbourhoods built for belonging”

Community is delivered through sequencing and structure. Schools, healthcare facilities, retail and civic spaces are integrated into early phases of development to ensure socially complete neighbourhoods from the outset. Government-led infrastructure alignment reduces delivery risk while fostering civic pride, stable occupancy and resilient local economies.