Being virtual islands, Oasis-Cities will have a “dock” where goods are offloaded from motorised transport and transferred into the city module itself     

Freight containers, food and goods deliveries, etc., would be received in a peripheral goods unloading dock where, after inspection, they would be conveyed into the OA-City by one of the methods suggested below.  

Off-loading of goods and scrutiny of contents will also be a defence against the threat of terrorist truck attacks or bombs.  

Cliff Richard moonlighting as milkman before he became famous?

• Some possible goods transfer methods are….

  • Surface transfer – perhaps using up-dated versions of the 1960-era electric milk-delivery float pictured above – would be the simplest and cheapest method but sub-surface transfer would be the ideal.  

  • Electrically-powered pallets drawing power from a dedicated track.

  • Subway – more expensive of course, but the tunnels need not be very wide.

  • Conveyor-belt system

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Underground shopping arcades could link adjacent OA-City modules, and would also be very welcome during inclement weather.  Given a higher ceiling, such pedestrian precincts could incorporate an elevated pod-style “personal rapid-transport system” (PRT) and maybe a parallel goods delivery tunnel.

City Link Mall, Singapore

Marina Bay mall, Singapore