Pine Barrens Nearly Saved, But That Doesn’t Mean It’s Out of the Woods
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on February 5, 2020. This piece was...
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Tag: Carmans River
Quick Hits: Thoughtful Growth in Kings Park, Gas Pipeline Woes, New LIRR Trains, and More
The following are quick hits of editorial analysis from The Foggiest Idea on the local and regional developmental issues that matter. For more, be sure to LIKE TFI on Facebook. NEED FOR THOUGHTFUL GROWTH IN KINGS PARK AND BEYOND...
Read MoreYip Yip Yaphank
From an urban-planning standpoint, the Town of Brookhaven is one of the most interesting municipalities on Long Island. Standing on the fringe of Long Island’s suburban/rural divide, the township contains some of our region’s...
Read MorePlanning to Plan is No Way to Plan
Long Islanders used to get things accomplished. We built F-14 Tomcat’s that roared across the skies of Calverton, we discovered DNA in Cold Spring Harbor, and we invented the MRI at Stony Brook. These days, Long Islanders are...
Read MoreVideo: Dr. Koppelman on the 25A Corridor Study/Development on Long Island
In the video provided below, Dr. Koppelman discusses the 25A Corridor Study (the draft is available here ) and other Long Island development issues at the 11/16/11 Shoreham Civic Organization Meeting. The Study was prepared by...
Read More#ThinkRegionally Tullio Bertoli: Restoring Our Relevance
What follows is the Town of Brookhaven’s Planning Commissioner, Tullio Bertoli’s contribution to #ThinkRegionally, the Foggiest Idea’s effort to spread awareness of #SoundPlanning and discuss Long...
Read MoreA Response to ABCO
What follows is a selection from my piece “In Response to the Comments, Objections & Questions of the Affiliated Brookhaven Civic Organizations. This document was submitted officially to the Town Board for the public...
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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