The Loss of the Islanders and Poor Planning
The loss of the Islanders highlights the serious implications poor land use planning has on the region. However, while an easy scapegoat, Nassau County is not solely to blame. Instead, a cocktail of different factors are the reason why Nassau County is no longer home...
Those Who Can, Build…Those Who Can’t, Criticize
The following was published by Times Beacon Record Media on September 26th, 2012.You can read the online piece here. The hamlets of Stony Brook and Setauket are not known for fostering a "town and gown" relationship with the region's most important asset, Stony Brook...
Why the Stony Brook TOD is Important
The following was published on Three Village Patch on 9/7/2012. Thanks to Christine Sampson, editor for publishing the piece and supporting @TheFoggiestIdea from the beginning. To read this piece on Patch, click here.The hamlets of Stony Brook and Setauket are not...
Response to Law: Consolidate Long Island’s Water and Power Agencies
The following letter to the editor was published in Newsday on 9/4/12. You can read the digital copy here: http://www.newsday.com/opinion/letters/letters-merge-lipa-and-water-districts-1.3943313Hello, my name is Richard Murdocco and I am writing regarding Kevin Law's...
Long Island’s Hydrogeology 101: How LI’s Groundwater System Works
What follows is an introduction to Long Island's groundwater system. In order to craft sound policy, it is crucial for the public to have access to data that helps inform the policymaking process.Long Island is unique in that we get our drinking water from the very...
John Lozowski: The Link Between the Local and National Fiscal Climate
What follows is a piece written by John Lozowski, a Long Island-based economic analyst who has his BA in Economics from Stony Brook University, and his MBA from St. John's University. John was asked to give his insights on the impact national fiscal policy has on...
The State of Long Island’s Economy
The following was written for the Community Development Corporation's annual report to NeighborWorks America. It presents a good snapshot of the economic realities that Long Islanders are currently facing, as well as a snapshot of the housing and commercial real...
Newsday: Twitter Meets the Public Square
The following op-ed was published in the June 26th, 2012 edition of Newsday on page A34. You can read the original here. BY RICH MURDOCCO Social media is more than just a tool for sharing photos of a night out or a passing fad for “the kids.” It’s transformed the way...
#ThinkRegionally- Bertoli: Returning to Humanistic Planning
What follows is an entry written by Tullio Bertoli, Commissioner of Planning in the Town of Brookhaven. This is Bertoli's second entry on The Foggiest Idea. RETURNING TO HUMANISTIC PLANNINGAnd the sublime comes downTo the spirit itself,The spirit and space,The empty...
The Importance of Integrating Social Media in Land Use Planning
The following piece was published on Three Village Patch (the post can be seen here: http://threevillage.patch.com/blog_posts/the-importance-of-integrating-social-media-in-planning ) and is being published on the NYMuniBlog. The piece is below:In the last year, my...
