Is Hochul’s New Push For Long Island Housing Just Another Dense Idea?
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on February 3rd, 2023. Interested in...
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Tag: Transit-Oriented Development
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...
Read MorePutting Up a Lexus Dealership Parking Lot Paves Over Freeport’s Planning Sense
The following was published exclusively on The Foggiest Idea on July 1st, 2019. Want to support The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning coverage of the issues that matter? Click here. In July 2020, this piece was recognized with a 2nd...
Read MorePublic Comments: Economic Development Committee, May 2018
The following comments were submitted on May 30, 2018 to the members of the Suffolk County Legislature’s Economic Development Committee. Interested in supporting The Foggiest Idea’s award-winning reporting and...
Read MoreFuture of Everything: What’s the Future of Cities?
The following was published as part of The Future of Everything’s Ask the Thought Leader series on March 15, 2017. You can read the original here. “Cities of the future are likely to look very similar to the cities of...
Read MoreAs Seen in the Long Island Press: Hicksville Hopes for a Redo, But Politics Could Still Get in The Way
The following was published in the Long Island Press on December 9th, 2016. You can read the original here. The gymnasium was packed at Hicksville High School last month when a new plan to rezone the central business district...
Read MoreFeatured in LIBN: Transit-Oriented Hubs Not Suited for Every LI Community
The following was published in the November 25th edition of Long Island Business News. You can read the original here. Not every Long Island downtown is destined to become the “next Patchogue” or the “next Mineola,” and it’s...
Read MoreFeatured in Newsday: LI Needs High Paying Jobs and Low Rents
The following Letter to the Editor was published in Newsday on October 16, 2016. You can read the original here. I appreciated Newsday’s balanced reporting on the issue of Long Island’s downtown redevelopment, but...
Read MoreBig Changes Are In The Air As Developers Shift Their Focus on Long Island
The following was written for the Long Island Press. You can read the original here. The development winds are shifting across Long Island. Have you felt them? From Elmont to Montauk, municipalities are embracing concepts that,...
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The Foggiest Idea in Newsday: Be Realistic, Honest About Long Island’s Future
The following appeared in Newsday in both print, on page A23, and online, on March 2nd, 2015. You...
Read MoreBuilding For The Day That May Never Come
Long Island’s policymakers are betting on an uncertain future – one we may never see. With the increased pressure to build transit-oriented developments around Long Island’s train stations we are building to accommodate the...
Read MoreThe LIRR Third Track
Yesterday, the Long Island Index released a detailed report on the economic benefits of constructing a third track for the LIRR main line. The synopsis of the Long Island Index data can be read here, with a more detailed...
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