Featured in Newsday: Target Long Island Growth to Transit Hub Areas
The following Letter to the Editor was published in Newsday on August 24th, 2021. You can read the...
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Featured in Newsday: High-Speed Rail On Long Island? Not So Fast
The following Letter to the Editor was published in Newsday on May 11th, 2021. You can read the...
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New Moynihan Train Hall Offers Hopeful Start to the New Year
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on December 31st, 2020. Interested in...
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NYSDOT Responds: Grade Crossing Eliminations on Route 347 Would Likely Cost Over $140 Million
Last week, The Foggiest Idea penned an open letter to the New York State Department of...
Read MoreSmithtown Matters: Traffic Tie-Ups Are Not An Easy Fix in Smithtown. With Future Development, They Are Likely to Get Worse
The following was written for Smithtown Matters, a local news site that focuses on issues within the Town. You can read the original piece here. By Richard Murdocco As Smithtown’s beleaguered road networks shoulder burdens that...
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Public Comments: To Solve Traffic Woes, Eliminate Grade Crossing at NYS Route 347 and Middle Country Road
The following comments were submitted on September 16, 2020 to the New York State Department of...
Read MoreFeatured in Newsday: Understanding the Region’s Future Needs
The following Letter to the Editor was published in Newsday on September 17th, 2018. You can read the original version here. “Double track finally on track” [Editorial, Aug. 23] is correct to highlight just how critical the Long...
Read MoreInto the Depths – An Exclusive Look At East Side Access
The following was published exclusively by The Foggiest Idea on August 1st, 2018. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. By Richard Murdocco Gazing at the vast expanse of...
Read MoreCrain’s New York: Two Keys to Passing Congestion Pricing
The following op-ed was written for Crain’s New York, and published on May 25th, 2018. You can read the original here. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and analysis? Click here. The...
Read MoreLong Island Pulse: Off the Rails
The following is a variation of a piece that was written for the May 2018 print edition of Long Island Pulse. You can read the version that appeared in Pulse here. As the sun rises over the tree line, the bits of light able to...
Read MoreFeatured in Newsday: Sound Crossing is a Question of Priorities
The following Letter to the Editor was published in Newsday on January 19th, 2018. You can read the original version here. As the long-discussed concept of a new Long Island Sound crossing again enters the spotlight, it’s...
Read MoreDon’t Compare Wolkoff’s Heartland Mega-Project Approval With Progress on LIRR’s Third Track
The following was written exclusively for The Foggiest Idea, and published on July 24, 2017. Within the same week, two of the biggest and potentially most transformative development projects in Long Island history won key...
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