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While we were not surprised by the results of the 2008 Long Island Index, which highlighted growing support from Long Islanders for living downtown as well as support for increasing density in the downtown areas, any effort to help publicize and call greater attention to the needs of our downtown communities is welcome. We congratulate the Rauch Foundation and the Long Island Index for their comprehensive analysis and hard work.

This was also the week for analyzing big plans in the region: the potential for a Cross-Sound tunnel as well as congestion pricing initiatives are being reviewed by the State and we are glad to see the attention and interest in making sure these bold proposals get the proper review.

As we speak, there is also an energy summit underway with LIPA, Keyspan, Nassau and Suffolk Counties, the Neighborhood Network and other environmental organizations, and US Congressman Steve Israel looking at Long Island's energy future.

Next week's issue will start to focus on individual projects while we are moving on big plans to focus on communities such as Farmingdale. It is important for us to learn from our successes and failures; so please send us initiatives that you're working on so that we can spread the word, as we want to be as representative as possible.

Lastly, please nominate a project, policy, or an individual for a Smart Growth Award. We are accepting nominations and will have a review committee analyze the proposals. In the past, we have received some fantastic projects, but we don't pretend to know everything that is going on around LI, so please submit deserving applications.

It has been a busy week as plans take shape around the region.  The NYC Traffic Mitigation Commission is wrapping up its work with some interesting support for transportation investments.  Folks across Long Island are eagerly awaiting a presentation from the 2008 Long Island Index.  Speculation grows on how Long Island will fare in the New York State budget, particularly in light of the Governor’s recent State of Upstate address.  In addition, a rather bold proposal for a cross sound tunnel will be the subject of a New York State Senate hearing next week.

Fresh off a number of inaugural events, Long Island Towns are shaping up their agendas  for the coming year.  In the Town of Brookhaven, folks want to keep the momentum going on implementing visioning efforts with the cooperation of the new Town Board leadership. The Town of Oyster Bay has formed a new economic development office that will focus on redevelopment activities, while the Town of Hempstead is showing some signs of flexibility in reviewing the plans for the Lighthouse development and revitalization efforts in Baldwin and Elmont.

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Vision Long Island recently had the opportunity to visit the capital for the State of the State address. We were very happy with the tone and themes of cooperation and a number of creative initiatives for the State in the areas of energy policy and affordable housing. Some critics were questioning the lack of specific priorities for Long Island and it is true that Long Island was only mentioned once or twice in the State of the State. In our view, a speech is simply that, a speech, and budget and legislative priorities will have to be waded through in order to properly analyze the benefits for Long Island.

Issues that were not addressed, but we have hope they will be tackled in the next legislative session, budget cycle or by executive order, include the restructuring of NYS DOT Region 10, incentives for downtown revitalization from the NYS ESDC and a program for transit oriented development out of the MTA. Assemblyman Sam Hoyt's Public Infrastructure Act, in whatever form it takes, is also a priority for advocates of Smart Growth. Furthermore, the creation of a Smart Growth Cabinet, that was developed in the fall of 2007, allows for the opportunity for the State to audit its operations and focus on actions that encourage Smart Growth planning. We are looking forward to that discussion as well as working with legislators on bills for housing and infrastructure incentives in the coming term. Rest assured it will not be boring, so stay tuned.

What a week: an exciting project in the region, action by our Governor on Smart Growth, and some legislative possibilities for affordable housing.

Liberty Harbor Tour - VISION recently had the opportunity to visit Liberty Harbor in Jersey City, designed by New Urbanist planner Duany Plater Zyberk, as part of a tour organized by the New York Chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism.  While under construction and a bit cold, it was not hard to see the walkability, both to the PATH trains and the Ferry into Manhattan.  The project effectively blends the existing neighborhood into this development, while also mixing in small scale retail and recreational uses.  The townhouse style housing and the larger apartment buildings range from $250,000 to over $600,000 with penthouse and rooftop units at over one million, mixing incomes as well.  What was great to see is that the average age for this development is 33 years old.  When we ask where young people are going, it is not simply affordability that is causing our young folks to leave: it is also about the mix of activities. 

New York State action on Smart Growth - Governor Elliot Spitzer has just launched a Smart Growth cabinet for New York State.  We are hopeful that this internal committee will be helpful in reviewing state policies that are counterproductive to Smart Growth particularly, in the NYS DOT, MTA and ESDC.  With that said, some members of the Long Island Senate delegation, who have worked very hard to meet the needs of our aging infrastructure, affordable housing, and open space and environmental priorities, are critical of the Governors lack of focus on Long Island.   VISION had the opportunity to meet with the Governor along with other Long Island leaders during his trip to Long Island this week and hope that it leads to a more sustained dialogue around some policy and project priorities.  Toward that end, please e-mail us with the top preferences for state action either in the form of a new initiative or legislation or reconfiguring existing State agency directives.   We will be spending a bit more time in Albany this session and would like your input in order to stay on track.

New York State action on housing -  In more pressing news, the debate about what to do about affordable housing has taken a new turn.  Two approaches to addressing the problem are underway and both have merit.  The Long Island Association and the NYS Senators and Assemblymembers who worked hard on moving the Inclusionary Zoning legislation are continuing their effort at a bill.   The new proposed "incentives only" legislation by Suffolk County, in concert with the Regional Plan Association and multiple counties, is also a unique approach.  Coordination with local municipalities and State officials will make it even better.   Tell us your thoughts on the best way to achieve a consensus on a housing bill for Long Island.

As we head into the holidays, it is appropriate for us to give thanks to the hundreds of Long Island leaders who brought ideas, strategies, and potential solutions to Long Island's most difficult problems at last week's Smart Growth Summit. We are spending time now reviewing the tapes and attempting to capture all of the ideas put forward, so watch for a future newsetter that will better document what was covered.

For now, let us take the energy, enthusiasm, and sense of hope forward into your work, both in your community and in your varying professional roles. We will take couple of days off to rest and relax with friends and family while going into this Thanksgiving with a special sense of optimism, thanks to the work you all have done. Thank you.

2007 Elections...

I confess to being a bit of a political junkie and like many folks, get lost in the drama of local elections up until Election Day. Afterwards, there is that strange feeling. What does it all mean? Mixed messages were sent this political cycle. On the positive side, none of the challengers campaigned hard on a Smart Growth platform and most of the incumbents who were working to implement Smart Growth solutions were handily re-elected. The biggest failure was that of the Brookhaven Community Preservation Fund; it became a real missed opportunity for the region to stopping sprawl and preserving open space. On a hopeful note, the passage of the Oyster Bay and Suffolk County Open Space Funds is very significant in an environment where voters are understandably concerned about taxes.

NIMBYs - err... um... I mean Concerned Citizens

In other news, we really stirred up a sea of emotion with our commentary and pledge to stop using the NIMBY jargon. Impassioned responses from both sides of the debate emerged. A few samples...

Supporters -
"Appreciate your recent article re "NIMBY" label as inaccurate most times, too convenient an excuse for others, and not doing anyone any good. Thanks for it."

Opponents - One fellow seemed a bit enraged -
"Stop using word NIMBY? I say absolutely NOT! I am not in favor of avoiding the use of such an acronym. However, there are a number of other acronyms that support the Anti-Growth, Anti-Property Rights Movement, that I avoid and that I think others should avoid using as well. Please avoid using the following acronyms:
"Open space preservation" - Government purchase with taxpayer money of developable land to be sterilized in its natural state forever ...destroying the land's future conversion to productive capital.
"Over development" - development
"Affordable Housing" - lower priced housing or lower cost of housing
"Inclusionary Zoning" and "Affordable Housing Mandates"- Government subsidized housing or housing price controls
"Government Planning" - an oxymoron
"Visioning" - an act of communism where the commune of voters meets to decide what happens to a titleholder's property, without his or her consent
"STOP NIMBYism!" ...not the use of the word!"

And folks with some alternate ideas -
"I suggest you would get more mileage and the same effect by promoting YIMBY as an alternative. Forget NIMBY, proudly hold up YIMBY as who you are, as who we are. Yes in my back yard!"

The responses are three to one in favor of ditching NIMBY and moving on more constructively. The point here is that, regardless of the terminology, we need to work together a bit more constructively. More on that in future issues.

2007 Smart Growth Summit

Lastly, I want to take a moment to personally invite everyone/anyone who reads this newsletter to attend our Smart Growth Summit next Friday. We are anticipating 40 civic leaders, 50 elected officials, 25 not-for-profit organization, and a slew of supporters, sponsors, and representatives from 10 of LI's thirteen Towns and over 15 Villages. We will have 15 worksessions with over 70 presenters and are anticipating close to 700 folks.

This may be our biggest event ever, but we need a broad representation to create the energy and synergy in the room. For folks who have attended in the past, the Summit is a place to share ideas, learn the best practices in Smart Growth planning and development, as well as develop policy solutions for Long Island.

Check out the Summit schedule below. It is a who's who of decision makers on land use and planning issues on Long Island. As for what is new or different this year, we have added additional sessions, afternoon technical worksessions on Placemaking, Implementation and Green Building, as well as a Civic Summit for folks who are working to implement Smart Growth Solutions on a community level. Also new this year is our location. After five years at the Huntington Townhouse, we needed to change our location to the Melville Marriott.

Again, we look forward to seeing folks at this event. We all need to step up in order to accomplish these very challenging tasks.

Folks outside the development process, editorial boards, county governments, not-for-profit organizations, housing advocates, and other associations often decry the impact of NIMBY interests.

The most recent failure of large scale projects in Hempstead Village, Plainview, Cerro Wire, as well as numerous moratoriums throughout Brookhaven and other municipalities, are examples of Long Island being ruled by the NIMBY's.

What does the word NIMBY mean? According to Wikipedia: NIMBY (an acronym of "Not In My Back Yard") describes the opposition of residents to the nearby location of something they consider undesirable, even if it is generally considered a benefit for many. Examples include: an incinerator, an ethanol plant, a nuclear-power plant, or a prison. The term is usually applied to opponents of a development, implying that they have narrow, selfish, or myopic views.

Do we really believe that all folks who oppose development on Long Island have narrow, selfish, or myopic views? Does calling folks NIMBY simply foster the us vs. them mentality in development and planning? How can we raise the bar with quality development proposals that meet community needs without a dialogue or rational discussion about what those needs are? In short, are we building an understanding with local communities or simply calling them names?

Who are these NIMBY's? After meeting thousands of residents in the majority of communities on Long Island, most of the NIMBY's are good, smart, hard working people who are struggling to deal with impending changes in their community. They often feel that the developer or their government is not working in the best interest of the community and that the folks calling them a NIMBY have their own narrow, selfish, or myopic interests that will forever change the character of their neighborhood. Maybe we should join civic associations in our own community and understand the work that these NIMBY's do. It is often the tireless and thankless tasks of clean ups, code enforcement, maintenance, fundraisers, community events and, yes. tackling difficult development proposals.

Let me be perfectly clear: we are not happy when communities oppose progressive and well-organized plans. I often joke that I could double my staff and probably double my salary by fighting projects, calling for moratoriums and ultimately killing projects that have not garnered community support. Having said that, despite their frustration, our organization, most developers and many local governments know that they need to work with the public in order to get a successful plan, project, or development application moving forward.

Is there hope? When we first started in Huntington, 95% of folks wanted more input in development decisions. The first wave of community involvement is to stop projects and wield some power in the planning process. The next step is to be more proactive and move projects forward. There are civic leaders who do support plans and progress- witness, Connie Kepert from Middle Island, Richard Johannessen from Rocky Point, Neal Lewis from the Neighborhood Network, and countless others. Their are about forty civic associations on Long Island that are working very proactively to make their communities better and manage to not simply oppose change. Courageous stands on very difficult land use and development issues are not easy for community leaders and when there are folks who take these positions, we should embrace them.

At best, we should work with the NIMBY's from the start. These folks ARE going to be deciding the future of many development projects on Long Island. We should, at the very least, listen, learn, adapt our proposals, and try to work with community leaders as projects emerge. In the end, if we are so enraged, angry, obsessed, and feel the behavior of NIMBY's is unfair, let us keep our anger and frustration to ourselves, yell about it over a beer, work out, go for a run, or take an anger management class. Let's not just call folks who are opposed to development names. We can do better.

I am asking folks to take a pledge to say that we will not be calling folks NIMBYs from here on out. Please e-mail or call us with your thoughts on this matter and if you agree to take the pledge.

 

Eric Alexander
Executive Director
Vision Long Island

What a whirlwind of a week. Three communities we are involved in have had meetings to tackle their future growth and development.

Without much fanfare, the Village of Farmingdale finished its visioning process with a number of accomplishments, including a revitalized public park/village green and fountain, traffic calming road projects, and four new development projects including market rate and affordable housing mixed with retail use. We will be updating you with more detailed results of these accomplishments. In this case, the community was positive but cautious and the Village took the lead, working hard for implementation.

In Rocky Point, the community kicked off a visioning project to revitalize its downtown through zoning changes, realigned parking, investments in sewer infrastructure, and a new mix of retail, along with additional housing, in the downtown. At this time, the driving force behind this vision is the civic community, but the local property owners and Town of Brookhaven, the sponsor of the planning process, are not far behind.

In Shoreham, the Tallgrass proposal for a PDD of 352 units of housing, 125,000 square feet of commercial space, ballfields, a village center, village green, and farmers market was approved 5-2 by the Brookhaven Town Board. This project showed the developers, Ornstein Leyton Companies, accepting an alternative to a 283 unit residential subdivision. Clearly, this was the longest and most contentious of the three projects, taking over 3.5 years, with the last 1.5 years being a visioning process that honed down some of the alternatives for a plan acceptable to the community. Of the endless letters, web posts, flyers, and e-mail blasts over the last few months with strong emotions and arguments, an anonymous message from a Shoreham resident on the Newsday blog sums it up:

We as residents spoke loudly and essentially brought down the # of units from over 700(Day 1) to now 352. The system worked. The input of all was heard. Everyone had a seat at the table over 3.5 years.. Now - lets all get over it and paint the canvas with the best community on Long Island. I remain greatly positive of the future of Shoreham, It's Schools and this new community. Shoreham - Time to heal and go forward in a positive manner.

After ten years of proposing different medium to large scale mixed use projects, this is the first time a new town center has been approved on Long Island. The developer took the lead in this case, but the Town of Brookhaven should be credited for taking on a very difficult decision in a highly charged political environment.

I suppose the message we are sending here is that these three communities (as well as many others) have worked hard at planning their future. If they can work through difficult issues, we all can make better land use and planning decisions. The system is not broken; we just need to work together, roll up our sleeves, and work harder and more effectively.

Eric Alexander
Executive Director

After a week of very difficult land-use issues, please allow us to indulge you in some "reports" from the battlefield. Below is a post we placed on a Long Island Business News blog on Brain Drain that we thought was worth reprinting.

How do we keep young folks here? According to a recent poll, 53% of young people on Long Island want to live in a downtown, walkable community accessible to shops, transit and other lifestyle amenities. Having said that, only about 15% of proposed developments actually mirror that desire. Clearly, we have some work to do in order to meet this market demand, not just in the proposal stage, where some progress has been made, but with approvals and built projects. Based on our experiences, or to put it more bluntly, "war stories," here are some thoughts on how to get this done:

1) Understand who the decision makers are for land use generally and specifically, workforce or next generation housing: If we are not talking about civic associations, the property owners themselves, and local officials, you probably have a very skewed view of who the power players are. These groups are the decision makers and without them, nothing happens. Folks from the outside who try to make decisions for local communities without their support create more of a problem in the long run and, quite frankly, can cause a backlash that may include some unintended consequences (moratoriums, anti-development fever, paralyzed local officials, continued sprawl and conventional development, etc).

2) Educate ourselves and model best practices nationally and locally: Part of why a majority of Long Islanders do not trust development and have tremendous anxiety about new proposals is the abject failure, until recent years, to put forward any new or innovative proposals (i.e. developments that include safe streets, parks, open space preservation, mixed income housing, public benefit packages to schools, ballfields, green building, or respectful architecture). Thankfully, we have seen a number of really creative mixed use and Smart Growth projects of small (4-50 units) medium (50-300 units) and large scale (300+) developments come forward over the last 5-6 years. We still have a lot to learn from suburbs and State policies in New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, as we often have an Island mentality when it comes to new information and ideas.

3) Recognize proposals and policies that are in place and help move them along: There are over 50 Smart Growth projects either proposed or built on Long Island. These projects need priority support for approvals, incentives, infrastructure supports, etc. We must get behind them, support their passage on a local community level, ask the question of yourself, "What can I do to move these visions, policies and projects forward," and then do it!

4) Build in the right locations and lay the groundwork with sewer, transportation, and other infrastructure investment: Long Islanders want preservation of existing open and green space. However, there are opportunities to build in downtowns and commercial corridors that would be economically and politically viable, with the infrastructure supports in place. Even before projects are proposed for downtowns or in commercial corridors, begin to put in place revenues to support the infrastructure needed to make development work.

5) Be prepared for the long haul: Despite the policy pronouncements, cheerleading and complaining that often happens, getting creative projects proposed, approved, and built is a very long and difficult process. You may need to analyze yourself to see if you have the temperament to do this work. If you believe that your ideas are better and smarter than most folks, that all the civics are NIMBY's, that all local officials lack leadership, and that all developers are greedy, then working in the arena of land use and planning may not be the best use of your time.

Everyone should educate themselves on the best models, locally and nationally, and join a civic association in their own community to advocate for change on the local level. If folks cannot get themselves into local issues, they should use their energy to create resources and incentives to move projects forward quicker, more efficiently, and with high quality. It is our experience that it is not the compelling ideas from smart folks that makes things move. Instead, spend the time to work together with fellow Long Islanders to make their communities a better place for themselves and their children. Finding that enlightened self interest in all of us is really the key.

We are coming off a successful month of press and progress on the Smart Growth Agenda launched in April, as well as many of our projects. Click here to see the follow up press release to our Smart Growth press conference and work session. Clearly we have much to accomplish, but we are well positioned to meet many of the goals we have outlined. An editorial in Newsday supported the concept of a Council of Governments, for which we have long been advocating, while local print, LI Business News and extensive News 12 coverage has done much to promote the greater agenda.

Many thanks to all of you who bring your skills, intelligence and resources to the table to advance progressive land use and planning reforms. Without your help, the Smart Growth agenda will not have the strength it needs to see fruition. Over the last month there has so much activity that you probably need a scorecard to keep track of the various efforts. Here is our attempt, recognizing that within about thirty minutes of the release of this e-mail we will be reminded about what we have missed, and who else is making very important actions. We apologize in advance for these omissions:

Regional Planning:
The LI Regional Planning Board is meeting monthly and mapping out a strategic plan and business plan for its future. For meeting minutes and dates which are open to the public click here.

The Regional Plan Association just held its annual regional conference, which focused on climate change and a keynote by Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

RPA is working with LIA, Neighborhood Network, Vision Long Island, Sustainable Long Island and many other organizations on a Regional Visioning Project for Long Island. This project should get underway in the latter half of the year.

The LI Regional Council of Governments had a preliminary meeting with many of Long Island's Town Supervisors to introduce the concept of regional planning and coordination among the local officials who have the land use control and authority.

Policies/Regulations/Coalition Building:
The Neighborhood Network is continuing efforts with the Clean Energy Leadership Task Force. They recently met with leaders of many religious organizations and congregations across the island to encourage the adoption of clean energy principles for their facilities. 

The LI Builders Institute, meanwhile, is working with various stakeholders on affordable housing.

The newly formed Campaign for New York's Future recently held a lobby day with its 70 member plus organization to support Mayor Bloomberg's PlaNYC 2030 initiative. Regional Plan Association, Tri-State Transportation Campaign, League of Conservation Voters and Vision Long Island along with many other organizations have signed on. Sustainable Long Island has also been participating and is looking at the plan as well. To learn about Mayor Bloomberg's plan PlaNYC2030, click here. A very good summary of the Campaign and the plan can be found on the NY League of Conservation Voters web site.

The LI Pine Barrens Society released On Course for Failure, a report outlining the need for preserving the remaining parcels of open space on Long Island. To read the report click here.

The Town of Brookhaven agreed to put the Community Preservation Fund on the November Ballot in an interesting partnership between ABCO and LIBI. This program is one piece of the Smart Growth agenda that needs to be implemented in order to slow the pace of greenfield development throughout Brookhaven and to ease development pressure in transition zones.

Catholic Charities, LI Organizing Network, Huntington Housing Coalition and Vision Long Island are planning a conference entitled Community Revitalization and the Working Poor: A Path Out of Poverty or a Path Out to the Community on June 11th 7:30-9:30pm featuring David Rusk and a panel of local leaders. The work session will begin the conversation on gentrification and housing strategies for working folks.

The Nassau Business and Community Planning Coalition continues to meet as a watchdog, mediator and information source for the Nassau HUB project. Our last meeting included four Village Mayors, twenty leaders from the Chambers of Commerce, and ten other elected officials as well as a number of civic, education and environmental leaders. The next meeting will focus on the latest plan for the Nassau HUB.

Educational/Conferences:
The LI Museum of American Art held an exhibit and daylong conference on Levittown and the Suburban Dream. For more information, visit their website. 

Real Estate Next held a conference focused on market and demographic changes in the Real Estate Industry, as well as the new residential projects coming down the pipeline. For more information visit their website.

The Energeia Partnership has been working internally on energy and land use issues to train future leaders on these associated issues and systems.

The LI Green Building Council in coordination with CDC of LI, LI Housing Partnership, Neighborhood Network and the United Way of Long Island are holding a conference on Energy Star and affordable housing.

This rather lengthy laundry list makes it clear that progressive changes on various issues pertaining to Smart Growth, including livability, affordable housing, open space and sustainable development are occurring on a number of fronts and in various partnerships. We encourage you to participate in any or as many of these as possible. To be clear, our job is to connect, promote, support, implement and develop resources around the Smart Growth Agenda for Long Island.

Our Mission to Advance Smart Growth Policies and Projects
1) Set accurate goals with the release of the full Blueprint for Smart Growth. We will need your help in shaping the different sections.

2) Track progress at the Smart Growth Summit which is clearly focused on land use and planning. A report card or progress report will be released at that event in November.

3) Advance projects that follow Smart Growth principles. We will also need to keep track of and advocate for the successful passage of these various projects throughout the region. This is another area where we will need to call on our regional and local leaders to make these changes.

Much is being accomplished, much remains to be done. We are as excited as we are by the prospects, and will join us in this effort to advance our Smart Growth Agenda for Long Island. If you have any questions about our programs, upcoming events or any way you can participate please give us a call either at our office 631-261-0242 or my cell at 631-804-9128.

Thank you.

Concurrently ten years ago if you were to propose mixed use or smart growth projects on Long Island you would be laughed out of the room.  We know as we were part of many of those meetings and we are glad the climate has now changed as a new era of land use and planning has emerged. 

With 48 smart growth projects in the planning stages and five major mixed use projects being considered will we seize upon these opportunities?  What we need has been well documented.  The the last five Smart Growth Summits -- 3,000 attendees and 200 speakers -- have yielded a 10-point plan that covers a broad range of concerns including housing, transportation, the envirionment, and the economy.

Small and medium scale Smart Growth projects are already underway:  Westbury, Freeport, Farmingdale, Bay Shore, Patchogue and Riverhead among others are undergoing substantial downtown revitalization initiatives.  In Shoreham a developer has come forward to create an alternative mixed use plan to a standard residential subdivision.  In Mt. Sinai the community has embraced a mixed use plan as an alternative to a Lowe’s “big box” store. 

Challenges lie ahead with the large scale projects proposed in Pilgrim State, Nassau Hub, Yaphank and Glen Cove.  With the proper planning, community support and design standards these mixed use initiatives could be just the antidote to conventional suburban development. 

In order to turn these visionary projects and policies into reality requires a sea change in the attitude and process with which we work together as community and regional leaders.  Developers, government officials and our civic leadership will need to trust one another and maintain accountability while searching for each others best instincts.  Don’t laugh because this must be done. 

We know we have a crisis but will we seize the opportunity?

Eric Alexander is the Executive Director of Vision Long Island, a Smart Growth Planning Organization

 

Nominations are now being accepted for the
6th Annual Smart Growth Awards
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