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		<title>Envisioning, Executing Regional Plans for Long Island</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Following Op-Ed by Eric Alexander appeared in the July 14th edition of Newsday: 



In the past 10 years, many Long Island residents have been taking the reins of planning from developers and municipal planners and mapping the future of their...]]></description>
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		<title>Happy 4th</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we head into the holiday weekend with&amp;amp;nbsp;our family  and friends, let us take a moment away from barbecuing and fireworks watching  and respect Independence Day with an updated message.
Let&amp;apos;s raise a glass to celebrate the promise...]]></description>
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		<title>An Eventful Week in the Land of Smart Growth</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the positive side, there was a very informed and thoughtful public hearing for the scoping of the Lighthouse Development project in front of the Town of Hempstead.&amp;amp;nbsp; In&amp;amp;nbsp;Brookhaven, we saw&amp;amp;nbsp;the groundbreaking...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 5 Jun 2008 10:37:51 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Growing Awareness of Needed Change</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As&amp;amp;nbsp;we&amp;amp;nbsp;are writing this message, oil has hit $126 a barrel.&amp;amp;nbsp; We do not need to preach to anyone the implications of this development- four years ago, we were screening the movie, &amp;amp;quot;End of Suburbia,&amp;amp;quot;...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 18:37:47 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Smart Growth Implementation for NYS</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tremendous progress was made this week in a worksession dedicated to implementing Smart Growth solutions here on Long Island.&amp;amp;nbsp; Vision Long Island, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, Neighborhood Network, LI Progressive Coalition, Nassau...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 18:34:48 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Congratulations, Smart Growth Honorees</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the best parts of this job honoring some dynamic and very special leaders and projects on Long Island.&amp;amp;nbsp; This year, we had a very difficult set of decisions with nearly 40 nominations for Smart Growth Awards.&amp;amp;nbsp; Attached,...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 18:34:10 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Building a Movement</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Building a  movement...
             
 Three powerful statements were made this week that speak to the strength of citizen movements as catalyst for change against powerful odds.&amp;amp;nbsp; Despite the fears of peak oil, subprime market impacts,...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 18:30:48 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>A Pretty Good Week...</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a pretty good week for proponents of Smart  Growth.&amp;amp;nbsp;
Progress in Albany:
After an inspiring swearing in for Governor David Paterson, talk in Albany turned to getting back to work.&amp;amp;nbsp; The NYS Smart Growth Cabinet met...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 18:22:40 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>NY's New Governor David Paterson</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[n light of the shocking events of this week, we look to the future with hope that New York&amp;apos;s new governor, David Paterson, will continue to support many of the pro-Smart Growth projects that were already in progress or on the table.      ...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 18:21:32 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Density in the Downtowns</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Density in downtowns has been the theme of the year, from the multiple projects proposed across Long Island including Mineola, Patchogue, Riverhead, Islandia, and Farmingdale, to new energy for Smart Growth in Albany, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties,...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 18:19:58 GMT</pubDate>
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