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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Editor’s Note: The Foggiest Idea Celebrates A Decade of Sound Planning
The following is a note from Richard Murdocco, founder/publisher of The Foggiest Idea, and was...
Read MoreBREAKING: Feds No Longer Proposing High Speed Rail on Long Island, For Now
BREAKING NEWS – December 16th, 2016 Long Island, NY The federal government is no longer advocating for the creation of new high-speed railways that would cross Long Island. As highlighted by the release of the Federal...
Read MorePublic Comment on NYMTC Plan 2045, May 12, 2016
The following comments were delivered during a public hearing on NYMTC’s Plan 2045 on May 12, 2016 at the Nassau County Legislature. My name is Richard Murdocco, and I am the founder and publisher of The Foggiest Idea, and...
Read MorePublic Comment on NEC Future Proposal for Long Island
The following is the public comment that was submitted to the Federal Railroad Administration regarding the NEC Future project. The comment was submitted on January 12, 2016 in Mineola. January 12, 2016 To Officials within the...
Read MoreWhether It’s the MTA or the Fed, Is Long Island Taking the Train to Nowhere?
The following was written for the Long Island Press on January 8, 2016. Spencer Rumsey, Senior Editor of the Long Island Press, worked with me on the column as well . The original can be read here. The federal government is...
Read MoreThe Foggiest Idea on WCBS 2 News – Feds Propose Massive Upgrade to Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor
The following story was taped on January 5, 2016. After The Foggiest Idea broke the story concerning the impacts of the NEC Future project on Long Island in December 2015, I had reached out to Carolyn Gusoff regarding the...
Read MoreBREAKING: Federal Government Proposes High-Speed Rail Link Across Long Island
BREAKING NEWS: The federal government is proposing a monumental expansion of the Northeast Corridor passenger rail line (NEC) through the heart of Long Island. The plan can be found within the Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact...
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