Author: Richard Murdocco
Betting on Legacy Village Again
As seen on Three Village Patch: Legacy Village is dead, but the battle is not yet over for both environmentalists and the community of Yaphank. As Dick Amper, executive director of the Pine Barrens Society, always asks… “What’s...
Read MoreRegional Planning on Long Island Needs Solid Leadership
As seen on NY MuniBlog on 4/4/2011:In recent years, there has been a shift of tone in the discussion of planning on Long Island. What once was a pragmatic, scientific and data-backed approach has given way to an ideological and...
Read More"Smart Growth" is not a universal term
As seen in Newsday on February 18th, 2011. This is the original version of what appeared in print and online.Hello, My name is Rich Murdocco. I am writing in response to David Pennetta’s February 14th Opinion piece entitled...
Read MoreThe Carmans River Plan: Thoughtful, Consensus-based planning across Intergovernmental Levels
As Seen on the NY Municipal Blog, February 14th, 2011Development on Long Island is almost always a Herculean task. With various stakeholder groups coming from out of the woodwork to champion or fiercely oppose any project being...
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