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...
Developers Go Out on Limb to Coin New Phrase to Solve Suburban Woes
The following was published in the Long Island Press on November 12th, 2016. You can read the original published version here. Is Long Island’s suburban model a thing of the past? That could be the case if you can believe the latest look at demographic trends shaping...
Featured Op-Ed In Crain’s New York: Third Track is the Charm
The following Op-Ed was written for Crain's New York, and published on November 8th, 2016. You can read the original here. Eliminating the LIRR bottleneck in western Nassau County will unlock the economic potential of other transit investments in the New York...
Quoted by CTW Features: Taking Inventory of the Housing Supply
The following was published in newspapers across the United States in late October 2016. You can read a local version of the entire story, as published in both the Dallas Morning News or San Jose's The Mercury News, here, or via the Richmond Times-Dispatch here....
Featured 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 feel that more can be done on the regional level to...
Featured in LIBN: Court Upholds Building Ban on Suffolk County Farmland
The following Letter to the Editor was published in the October 14-20 edition of Long Island Business News. The State Supreme Court's ruling accurately captures the original intent of the PDR law, which sought to preserve not only farmland for public benefit, but the...
Public Comment: Long Island Commission for Aquifer Protection’s State of the Aquifer Report, October 13, 2016
The following was submitted to the Long Island Commission for Aquifer Protection on October 13, 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...
