A Sense of Optimism
Long Island is unnecessarily frustrating to all who live and work here. Each group has a unique set of frustrations that amounts to different Long Island.For developers, their projects get caught up in a boondoggle of red tape, NIMBY protests and debated by uppity...
Planning 101: What is Smart Growth?
The following was written for Long Island Business News' Young Island: The goal of Planning 101 is to educate the public on Long Island’s land use policy and planning theories. It is my firm belief that an informed public will make rational and sound policy...
The Lights Are On (Sometimes) But Nobody is Home
The following was written for Long Island Business News' Young Island:In the beginning, there was the Long Island Lighting Company, or as residents called it, LILCO, which was the product of the conglomeration of several smaller utility companies in 1911. The utility...
…Isn’t Good Enough
The following was written for Long Island Business News' Young Island. There is an unofficial motto that hangs over Nassau and Suffolk Counties… You see it many editorial and opinion columns, non-profit whitepapers and reports, and other fun policy reads. I myself...
Planning 101: Part 1
Often I write about sound planning principles and how either a municipality or individual is not following standard “Planning 101.” I also write on the need to empower the public with easy to digest, approachable information on land use principles. This article will...
A Series of Rants: Part 2
The following was published on Long Island Business News:The following are my thoughts of the issues of the day that caught my eye during the past week. Please feel free to share your thoughts on the issues in the comments, or on Twitter @TheFoggiestIdea.St. Ignatius...
Is This The Growth We Need?
The following was published on Long Island Business News' Young Island: Long Island needs to start diversifying its regional economy if we’re going to shake off the shackles of the recession, and create a region for future generations to grow.Through sound land use...
"Experts" on Affordable Housing
Recently, Newsday published a letter to the editor of mine on the Long Island Regional Planning Council's approach to tackling the region's affordable housing issues. The letter can be read here.
Response to 4/26/13 Cablevision Editorial "Water We Going to Do?"
The following was my response to the 4.26.13 Cablevision Editorial "Water" We Going to Do, which can be viewed here. The approach taken by Long Island’s environmentalists to protect our aquifer system is laudable, but I fear the effort will be mired down in...
A Series of Rants
The following was published in Long Island Business News' Young Island Recently, there have been a number of items in the news that I feel warrant discussion. Rather than pick just one, however, the following is a series of rants on the various land use issues of the...
