Connect Long Island: Right Project, Wrong Sales Pitch
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 projects and downtowns together through the...
Millennials and Driving
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 aren’t buying cars, but the most concise...
Tullio Bertoli: Principles for New Suburbia
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 Proverb)OUR PLANNING MUST BE BORN out of an analytic...
Think Big
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 significance that have been kicking around...
You Can’t Build Your Way Out of an Economic Hole…But You Can Zone It
The following piece was published on Long Island Business New’s Young Island on 4/2/13:The following is the conversation held at every regional summit on Long Island:Advocate: Let’s keep our young people from leaving! There’s a…Brain Drain!Public: How do we stop...
Response Letter to the Cleaner, Greener Long Island Plan
The following was sent on 3/28/13 in response to New York State's call for public input on the Cleaner, Greener Communities Plan for Long Island. It was submitted via the State's online comment portal. Hello,My name is Richard Murdocco, and I am writing to provide...
How Suffolk County Bought the Farm
The following was published on Long Island Business New’s Young Island on 3/27/13:Long Island needs County-level government. Why? Because no other level of government is as good at long term planning as the Counties are. Not even New York State, or our local townships...
We’re Engaged! Now Let’s Leave Long Island?
The following was published on Long Island Business New’s Young Island on 3/20/13: Last Wednesday, I proposed to my girlfriend Arielle. Despite how much I ramble on about the aquifers, density and transit-oriented development (As you can tell, I am a fun date), she...
A Look to the West: We Need to Save Flushing Meadows Park
The following was published on Long Island Business New’s Young Island on 3/13/13:In case you haven’t noticed…my writing typically focuses on planning issues on Long Island. From Montauk, to Elmont, the issues that plague our aging suburbs can be transposed to...
Everything You Wanted to Know About Sewers but were Afraid to Ask
The following was published on Long Island Business News' Young Island on 3.6.13. The post can be found hereSewers are important. It may be gross to think about, but what we do with our poop is an important component to planning for Nassau and Suffolk’s futures. On...
