Richard Murdocco | The Foggiest Idea

Why I Write

Posted by Richard Murdocco | May 7, 2013 | News

The goal of my writing to put both my education and experience in land use to work. I feel that Long Island’s residents are the most important resource this region has. Long Island has complex challenges that...

Connect Long Island: Right Project, Wrong Sales Pitch

Posted by Richard Murdocco | May 1, 2013 | Transportation

The following was published by Long Island Business News on May 1st, 2013:I’ve been hearing a lot about Connect Long Island, County Executive Steve Bellone’s plan to tie current and proposed transit-oriented development...

Millennials and Driving

Posted by Richard Murdocco | Apr 25, 2013 | Transportation

The following was published on 4/25/13 on Long Island Business NewsI’ve seen articles from a diverse set of sources ranging from the New York Times to new-agey New Urbanist publications speculating why young professionals...

Tullio Bertoli: Principles for New Suburbia

Posted by Richard Murdocco | Apr 23, 2013 | Housing

Excerpt from:PRINCIPLES FOR NEW SUBURBIA by Tullio BertoliA Meditative Manual for Sustainable Humanistic Planning”We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.”(Native American...

Think Big

Posted by Richard Murdocco | Apr 8, 2013 | Economic Development

Long Island has a few development concepts that just won’t go away. These concepts go beyond the generalities of “smart growth”, “walkable” and “downtown-feel”. These are huge and lumbering big-picture projects with regional...