Quick Hits: Years After Sandy Struck, City Looks to Build on Staten Island Wetlands
The following are quick hits of editorial analysis from The Foggiest Idea on the local and...
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Tag: Traffic
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...
Read MoreNewsday’s NextLI: What We Should Do About the Future
The following was written for nextLI, a project launched by Newsday that is funded by the Rauch Foundation. nextLI is managed by Newsday’s Opinion department with input from an advisory board made up of Long Islanders. It was...
Read MoreNextLI: Resident Participation and Sound Planning Can Make for A Brighter Future on Long Island
The following essay was published by NextLI, an project launched by Newsday in order to discuss the future and foster consensus around ways to make the Nassau/Suffolk region competitive, affordable and welcoming. NextLI is...
Read MoreQuoted by CBS 2 New York: Potential Sports Arena Project in Suffolk County Takes a Step Forward
The following was recorded on May 30, 2018. You can view the original on CBS 2 here. The story published by CBS 2 New York is copied below. Lawmakers have given an initial green light to a developer to come up with plans...
Read MoreNewsday: Long Island Must Get Back to Regional Thinking
The following was published on page A27 of the April 30, 2018 edition of Newsday. You can read the original version here. New development proposals are not considering their broader effects. Long Island’s municipalities must...
Read MoreNew Syosset Park Proposal Buries the Mall, But Does It Go Far Enough?
The following was written for the Long Island Press. The original piece can be read here. After decades lost in strife, the barren Cerro Wire property in Syosset may finally get a transformation the community can embrace. Now...
Read MoreDon’t Double Back on the LIRR Double Track
The following was written for LIBN’s Young Island: Some Long Islanders don’t know a good thing when it falls into their laps.Recently, it was reported that Long Islanders are concerned about the traffic impacts that the...
Read MoreGoing Off the Rails: Thinking Beyond the LIRR
The following was published on LIBN’s Young Island on 2/6/13. The piece explored the Long Island Index’s report calling for investing in the Long Island Railroad, and concentrating growth around transit hubs. I feel...
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