Downtown Jebel Ali is a mixed-use development located between the Dubai waterfront and Techno Park, spanning an area of 200 hectares. Once completed, it will accommodate over 200,000 people, 70,000 of whom are planned as residents. The development area will consist of four separate zones. Downtown Jebel Ali will be made up of a total of 326 buildings of which 237 have been designated as residential. The first phase of the development is expected to be finished in 2009, with the final phase completed by 2011.
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Zone 1 will be 12,000,000 square feet (1,100,000 m2) and house a planned population of over 50,000 people; Zone 2 will be 10,000,000 square feet (930,000 m2) and house a population of 37,000; Zone 3 will be 24,000,000 square feet (2,200,000 m2) and contain 58,000; and Zone 4 will be 21,000,000 square feet (2,000,000 m2) and house nearly 60,000.
Each zones is divided into three districts. Each will consist of an urban district, a trellised district, and a residential Medina District.
Downtown Jebel Ali will be connected by Dubai Metro's red line to transport people between various parts of Dubai. Metro stations will be built in all four zones of Downtown Jebel Ali. There are also plans to make the Jebel Ali area a car-free zone with the introduction of an internal tram system.