Letter to the Editor – Newsday: Solutions for a Costly Long Island
The following appeared in the May 3, 2015 edition of Newsday on page A33. The original can be read here. The relationship between land use and income growth is strong, especially as our region continues to replace our former industrial legacy with age-restricted...
To Plan for LIRR, Watch the Gap Between Illusion and Reality
The following was written for the Long Island Press. The original can be read here. When it comes to public transportation policy, the difference between delusion and optimism is big enough to drive a train through it. Policymakers are always prone to thinking big...
Don’t Blame Zoning for Long Island’s Lack of Affordable Housing
The following was written for the Long Island Press in April 2015. You can read the original piece here. Over the years a growing coterie of self-described pro-growth urbanists and like-minded real estate experts have turned up their noses on suburban land-use...
Letter to the Editor – New York Daily News: In the Zone
The following appeared in the April 18, 2015 edition of the New York Daily News on page 25. You can read the original here. Syosset, L.I.: Re “The unkindest cut” (editorial, April 16): The conversion of valuable industrial and manufacturing sectors to residential use...
Letter to the Editor: Housing Changes Must Be Balanced
The following appeared in the Westchester County Business Journal. The original letter can be viewed here. The piece was written in response to an op-ed by Alexander Roberts, who is the executive director of Community Housing Innovations Inc., a fair housing group...
New 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 there’s a plan to build a “walkable...
Wishing is No Substitute for Planning
The following was written for the Long Island Press in April 2015. You can read the original here. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone’s Connect Long Island idea has become a project that relies upon assumptions instead of realities. What started as a relatively...
Syosset Park – Initial Reactions and Project Specs
The following is a quick summary of proposed land use at the former Cerro Wire Factory site in Syosset being pitched by Oyster Bay Development LLC. On Thursday, April 2, the informational website www.SyossetPark.com will be launched, complete with images, specs and...
Here’s A Bright Idea: Turn Shoreham’s Old Nuke Plant Into A New Cargo Port
The following appeared in the Long Island Press. You can read the original piece here. With proper analysis and data-driven urban planning, the key to Long Island’s economic future may just require a mile more of roadway and a new purpose for a decommissioned nuclear...
Let’s Be Smart About Where Long Island Places Multifamily Housing
The following was written for the Long Island Press. The piece can be read here. Millennials. The Brain Drain. Jobs. What do these terms all have in common? Apparently, the connection is multifamily housing. According to proponents, multifamily housing will allow Long...
