#SoundPlanning
Dr. Koppelman and myself, from the Town of Brookhaven Town Board Work Session on 3/1/2012.
Affordable Housing: Understanding the Problem
This article appeared in the Port Times Record, and the Times of Middle Country in the 2.23.12 editions. It is an abridged, more policy-orientated version of my Affordable Housing piece. Three Village Patch also featured my Affordable Housing piece on their...
Affordable Housing: Where We Are and Making Young People Understand the Scope of the Problem
The following piece appeared on the NYMuniBlog on 2/15/12, as well as on Three Village Patch on an Op-Ed on 2/16/12, and can be found here. An edited version of the piece has appeared in print with North Shore Newspapers in the 2/23/12 edition. The link to the...
Honored by Fordham University as a Distinguished Alum
On 2/14/2012, Fordham University honored me as a "Distinguished Alum". You can click to see it here.Thank you to the Department of Urban Studies!
The Use of Upzoning on Long Island
Land use across Long Island is so diversified, that one can travel fifty miles west to east and be in an area with population density of 4,500 people per square mile to 300. This disparity of density is due to land use and development patterns that vary across each...
Global Warming and It’s Impact on Sole Source Aquifers
The relationships that both Nassau and Suffolk Counties have in regards to the stewardship of waters that both surround and provide drinking water are historically complex. Both counties are dependent on the ocean and sound to provide critical tourism and recreation...
Banking Land in New York State and on Long Island
Recently, the Suffolk County Legislature introduced IR 2093, which would explore the option of creating a land bank in Suffolk County. A land bank is defined as follows:Land banks are local entities authorized to take control and redevelop vacant or abandoned...
Video: Dr. Koppelman on the 25A Corridor Study/Development on Long Island
In the video provided below, Dr. Koppelman discusses the 25A Corridor Study (the draft is available here ) and other Long Island development issues at the 11/16/11 Shoreham Civic Organization Meeting. The Study was prepared by Dr. Koppelman, and BFJ Planning, with the...
#ThinkRegionally Tullio Bertoli: Restoring Our Relevance
What follows is the Town of Brookhaven's Planning Commissioner, Tullio Bertoli's contribution to #ThinkRegionally, the Foggiest Idea's effort to spread awareness of #SoundPlanning and discuss Long Island's planning and development issues on a regional level. The views...
A Response to Warren Strugatch’s 10/27/11 Piece: LI has Become the BANANA Republic
The following is a response to a piece by Warren Strugatch entitled LI has Become the BANANA Republic in the Long Island Business News on 10/27/11. His piece can be read here: http://libn.com/2011/10/27/strugatch-li-is-the-banana-republic/I respect Mr. Strugatch’s...
