Planned Development Causes Controversy 23. júní 2006 11:02 The Independence Party of Reykjavík city council has proposed building a development of a residential community on the island of Geldinganes, just north of Reykjavík peninsula. Construction could begin as early as 2007. The city council minority has harshly criticised the decision. Svandís Svavarsdóttir, representing the Leftist-Green Party, told Vísir, "This is focussing a population increase on out-lying areas, rather than focussing on increasing density, and we wonder whether or not this is the right step to take." Dagur B. Eggertsson, of the Social Democrats, told reporters that it was odd to begin work on building up a peripheral area such as Geldinanes before construction of apartment buildings on downtown's Sundarbraut had been completed. Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir, chairperson of the city council planning committee, responded by saying that it was natural to have several projects in several different areas continuing at once. - pfn News News in English Mest lesið Verulega áhyggjufull og þorir ekki heim til Bandaríkjanna Innlent Sundabrú minnir á helsta kennileiti Norður-Noregs Innlent Sagður bjóða frið í skiptum fyrir Donetsk Erlent Kallar eftir handleiðslu og sálgæslu fyrir viðbragðsaðila Innlent Louvre-safni lokað vegna ráns Erlent Segja Hamas skipuleggja árás gegn almenningi á Gasa Erlent Eitt flug á áætlun á verkfallstíma Innlent Sprengisandur: Sigurður Ingi hættir, gervigreindarkapphlaup og vaxtamálið Innlent Ár frá morðtilrauninni: „Reyndi að drepa mig og það var eins og að drekka vatn fyrir hann“ Innlent Lilja Rannveig nýr ritari Framsóknarflokksins Innlent
The Independence Party of Reykjavík city council has proposed building a development of a residential community on the island of Geldinganes, just north of Reykjavík peninsula. Construction could begin as early as 2007. The city council minority has harshly criticised the decision. Svandís Svavarsdóttir, representing the Leftist-Green Party, told Vísir, "This is focussing a population increase on out-lying areas, rather than focussing on increasing density, and we wonder whether or not this is the right step to take." Dagur B. Eggertsson, of the Social Democrats, told reporters that it was odd to begin work on building up a peripheral area such as Geldinanes before construction of apartment buildings on downtown's Sundarbraut had been completed. Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir, chairperson of the city council planning committee, responded by saying that it was natural to have several projects in several different areas continuing at once. - pfn
News News in English Mest lesið Verulega áhyggjufull og þorir ekki heim til Bandaríkjanna Innlent Sundabrú minnir á helsta kennileiti Norður-Noregs Innlent Sagður bjóða frið í skiptum fyrir Donetsk Erlent Kallar eftir handleiðslu og sálgæslu fyrir viðbragðsaðila Innlent Louvre-safni lokað vegna ráns Erlent Segja Hamas skipuleggja árás gegn almenningi á Gasa Erlent Eitt flug á áætlun á verkfallstíma Innlent Sprengisandur: Sigurður Ingi hættir, gervigreindarkapphlaup og vaxtamálið Innlent Ár frá morðtilrauninni: „Reyndi að drepa mig og það var eins og að drekka vatn fyrir hann“ Innlent Lilja Rannveig nýr ritari Framsóknarflokksins Innlent