The challenge of applying the New Urbana Agenda in a sprawling city such as Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is an interesting case to examine: A fast-growing city with an ambition to further stimulate economic growth and achieve prosperity and better quality of life. The policy report provides some historical background to why such expansion has occurred and tries to analyse challenges, proposing initial steps towards shifting the direction and setting it on a trajectory that would lead to achieving some of the objectives in the medium and long term.