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The construction of mega developments feeds a longstanding narrative that Dubai is solely a luxurious place.
"I remember driving down to the coast even a few years ago and the climate was much cooler, there were more trees, and few if any of these mega developments," he says.
That measure would restrict "mega developments" and curb the ability of city lawmakers to alter planning rules for individual projects.
One renters' rights advocate said Thursday that he fears the proposed ballot measure will kill not just mega developments, but also affordable housing projects, which frequently need zoning changes or other changes to planning rules to win approval.
One of those mega developments — an oil company confab's proposed Banning Ranch residential development in Newport Beach — was supposed to come up at next month's meeting but has been postponed.
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The first project in the long-awaited Halletts Point mega development in Queens will finally be available for rent this month.
Now they're going to get potentially big office space, and do they really need that?" Before the meeting, civic groups had collected hundreds of signatures on petitions circulated in opposition to Old Plainview and placed signs on nearby lawns that read, "Say No to Mega Development".
Designed by Richard Meier, Viñoly Architects and Kohn Pedersen Fox, this three-tower condo "mega development" between 59th and 61st Streets covers five prime acres highlighted by three glassy residential towers with articulated façades, outdoor spaces, and faceted crowns a bold architectural statement in the burgeoning neighborhood.
"Newhall Land & Farming needs surface water and groundwater to make its mega development happen, and this bill will shore up those supplies," they wrote.
Many of the protestors in Erdogan's largest political crisis are the critics of the mega development projects supported by government, including the third bridge over the Bosphorus, a new airport for Istanbul and a canal joining the Black sea.
But the joint petitioner is Friends of the Neighborhood Integrity Initiative, part of Coalition to Preserve LA, a nonprofit organization backed by the Hollywood-based aims Healtocare Foundation, which aims to put a measure on the March ballot to crack down on L.A. real estate "mega development".
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