Featured on WSHU Public Radio: Developers Plan ‘Smart Growth’ Community On Site Of Former Psychiatric Hospital
The following aired on WSHU Public Radio on January 2nd, 2017. You can read and listen to the original story, as reported by Jessica Opatich, here. The mostly abandoned Pilgrim Psychiatric Center in Brentwood, Long Island, was once the site of the world’s largest...
Happy Holidays from The Foggiest Idea
The following was emailed to subscribers of The Foggiest Idea's mailing list on December 23rd, 2016. You can sign up for the email list at the lower left-hand corner of this page. Happy Holidays! I am happy to report that 2016 was a banner year for The Foggiest Idea....
Public Comment: Bus Rapid Transit on Nicolls Road
The following was submitted to Suffolk County on December 16, 2016. The key to Connect Long Island’s success is highlighting the potential benefits to our residents, and making them want to leave their cars and climb aboard the Bus Rapid Transit line instead. The...
BREAKING: 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 Railroad Administration's Final Environmental...
As 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 and create a transit-oriented hub was...
Quoted on TheStreet: Average U.S. Home Prices Just Rose $16,000, but There’s More to the Story
The following was originally published on TheStreet on December 8, 2016. You can read the original piece here. Geography counts, too, as some areas will get hit harder by rising mortgage rates, and some areas will do better. "Overall, the housing recovery is uneven -...
Quoted by the National Association of Realtors: These Suburbs Were Made for Walking
The following quote was published in the Winter 2017 edition of On Common Ground, the National Association of Realtor's free, semi-annual magazine. The publication presents a "wide range of views on smart growth issues, with the goal of encouraging dialog among...
Featured 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 time for policymakers, developers, and...
Public Comment: Hicksville Revitalization, November 2016
The following comments were prepared in response to the Town of Oyster Bay's strategies to revitalize downtown Hicksville, presented on November 17, 2016. You can see the plan here. My name is Richard Murdocco. I am the founder and publisher of The Foggiest Idea, and...
Public Comment: Sagtikos /Sunken Meadow State Parkway Operational Study, November 2016
The following was submitted to the New York State Department of Transportation on November 16, 2016. My name is Richard Murdocco. I am the founder and publisher of The Foggiest Idea, and am land use columnist who writes professionally on regional real estate...
