In small towns and big cities alike, Americans are saying loudly and clearly that their lives would be better, and their nation stronger, if we had world-class public transportation and more options for walking and bicycling. If Americans themselves were crafting the transportation bill, we would see a doubling of the share for public transportation; an ironclad system of accountability for restoring existing roads and bridges before simply building more of them; and a strong commitment to making all our streets safe enough for kids to bicycle to school or so seniors can walk to nearby restaurants or the drug store.''

- Geoff Anderson, President, Smart Growth America

ADL III Architecture

Run by owner and principal Alexander D. Latham and located in Northport Village, ADL III Architecture has spent more than a decade serving Long Island as one of its premiere architecture and town planning firms. With an eye for detail, ADL III has been involved in projects ranging from residential to mixed use to downtown revitalization. Examples of ADL's community design can be seen in villages all over the island, always with an eye for pedestrian friendly implements so important in the modern day. Feel free to visit their website.

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2010 SMART GROWTH AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

Ceremony to be held:
Friday, June 18th at 11:30am

The 9th annual Smart Growth Awards will honor individuals and organizations taking leadership in advancing Smart Growth projects, policies, regulations and initiatives.

This year's distinguished honorees include:

Regional Leadership: Hon. Tim Bishop US House of Representatives
Creates a mix of uses:		Provide a variety of transportation choices:
Glen Cove Waterfront redevelopment RXR Glen Isle Partners		Rt. 347 NYS DOT
Preserve open space, farmland, natural beauty, historic & critical environmental areas:		Reinvesting in & Strengthening Communities:
Hon. Kate Browning & Hon. Ed Romaine, Suffolk County Legislature		'Buy Locally' Campaign Huntington Township Business Council
Encourage citizen and stakeholder participation in development decisions:		Create walkable neighborhoods:
Sergio Argueta S.T.R.O.N.G.		Dave Glass NYS DOT Bike-Ped coordinator (posthumously)
Foster distinctive, attractive communities with a sense of place:		Takes advantage of compact building design:
Village of Babylon		The C, Freeport Signature Organization
Housing opportunities & choices for a range of household types, family sizes & incomes		Fostering clean energy & green building development
Summer Wind Square Eastern Property Investor Consultants, LLC, Suffolk County Concern Riverhead Concern for Independent Living		Affordable housing development Roosevelt Development Group, Long Island Housing Partnership

The 9th annual Smart Growth Awards will be held on Friday, June 18th from 11:30am-2pm at the Crest Hollow Country Club.

Registration information is available here.

Smart Growth in Connecticut

Every now and then, it is important for organizations like ours to connect with redevelopment progress in other places. On March 18th, Vision's Executive Director, Eric Alexander, participated in the Third Annual Smart Growth Conference, hosted by 1000 Friends of Connecticut. The conference drew 300 people, representing a wide range of professions and interests from Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York and Massachusetts.

Eric participated in the workshop session, How Complete Streets Can Transform Our Communities. Connecticut passed a statewide Complete Streets bill in 2009, which requires that all transportation projects address the needs of all road users, including bicyclists and pedestrians. New York State is currently considering a Complete Streets bill, as is the federal government.

Other workshops at the conference included Clean Water and Smart Growth; Active Transportation; The Zoning Tool Box Project; Through the Lens of Climate Change and Sustainability; The New London Parade Project; Downtown Hartford and the iQuilt Project; Supporting Smart Growth Projects: The New 1000 Friends Scorecard Program; Rethinking Hartford's I-84 Viaduct; Culture & Economy; Utilizing History and The Arts to Revitalize Downtown Danbury; The Sustainable Communities Initiative; Conservation & Development; and Brownfields Redevelopment.

Featured speakers throughout the day included Sue Merrow of 1000 Friends of Connecticut; Hartford Mayor Eddie A. Perez; a talk by Rick Gustafson of Portland Streetcars on Development Oriented Transit; David Owen, author Green Metropolis; and Tom Condon, editor of Place commentary of the Hartford Courant.

The conference organizers received an overwhelming positive response to the conference!

Long Island's future: A place to live?

An editorial in last Friday's New York Times by an unnamed writer hits the nail on the head regarding the often difficult development climate on Long Island. "A Place to Live" highlights a project called Matinecock Court, a 155-unit condominium complex first proposed for East Northport in the 1970s. A lot has changed on Long Island since then. Strip malls and single-family developments have been planned, built and some even abandoned. The article says, "All the while, the residents and elected representatives of East Northport and Huntington Town kept the condos at bay. The stated reasons are congestion, crime and quality of life, which are code words for poor, black and we don’t want you."

The piece concludes:

There have been few large-scale efforts by any Long Island county, town or village to build or revitalize affordable multifamily housing. Nonprofit groups and municipalities have had to settle for building a few dozen or hundred units at a time, mostly in depressed village downtowns where resistance is less intense.

When groups like the Long Island Housing Partnership have managed to build affordable developments, their tidy townhouses have far more curb appeal than the shabby illegal sublets, neglected rentals and foreclosures that flourish in a dysfunctional housing market.

But Nimby doesn’t do logic. A group called Housing Help, current owner of the East Northport lot, is still waiting for permission to build. The Town of Huntington once blocked the project because it allowed rental housing only in a heavily minority area near the train station. The United States Supreme Court said that was unconstitutional. The town finally approved a site plan in January. Now the group awaits approval of its sewage plant.

Opponents are dwindling, but they aren’t giving up. A Facebook group called Stop the Matinecock Court Housing Development Project in East Northport has more than 1,000 fans. They protested in the rain last month, yelling as the words “crime” and “high taxes” bled down their signs. They have called another protest for Sunday. Fortunately, Housing Help is holding on.

The Facebook group's first argument against the project is that "Affordable Housing may be already Here: The housing market on Long Island is flooded with thousands of already available homes, co-op’s, condo’s and rentals. Mortgage rates are at historic lows, making payments, when qualified, more affordable than ever."

Read the full article here.

LIPA and Suffolk Transportation Services to install solar panels at Bay Shore headquarters

The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) has partnered with Suffolk Transportation Service to bring solar energy to the state-of-the-art headquarters in Bay Shore. The 255-panel PV system will cost $366,678. LIPA, through its Solar Entrepreneur Program, provided a significant rebate of $96,000 which will help reduce the out-of-pocket expense for the system. In addition, Suffolk Transportation Service may be able to further reduce the cost of the system via Federal and State tax incentives. LIPA President and CEO Kevin S. Law presented the large solar rebate check last week.

“I am proud to say LIPA’s nationally recognized Solar Pioneer and Entrepreneur Programs have rebated over $59 million since inception,” said LIPA President and CEO Kevin Law. “With our renewable programs and customers like Suffolk Transportation Service’s environmentally conscious vision, Long Island is becoming more and more independent of fossil fuel.”

Suffolk Transportation Service installed a solar electric generating photovoltaic (PV) system totaling 51 kilowatts (kW) which will produce a total of approximately 57,623 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity annually. This will save the facility approximately $10,718 in electricity costs annually.

“Suffolk Transportation prides itself on providing safe, reliable transportation for its riders, said President John J. Corrado. “The installation of solar at this state-of-the-art headquarters in Bay Shore, NY reinforces this commitment. Using PV to produce electricity for the facility creates an environmentally friendly building for the community while saving money for the company to utilize on future investments.

Gordon Heights opens Cornerstone Kiddie Kollege Day Care

On April 10th, Bishop Harrison Hale announced the grand opening of the Cornerstone Kiddie Kollege Day Care, “Where Kiddie Scholars Attend Kiddie Kollege.” The center offers child care for children ages 3-5 from 6:00am to 7:00pm and the Advantage After School Believe and Achieve Program which offers an after school program for the youth that live in the Gordon Heights area in grades 8-12. Working with Island Harvest, meals will be provided to the students after school.

Bishop Hale noted that this was a decade long vision that has finally come to fruition.  He excitedly explained to the audience that this was just the beginning.  Guests included Suffolk County Legislator Jack Eddington and Assemblyman Dean Murray as well as a host of community leaders and residents.

Healthy food financing initiative proposed

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has proposed $1 billion in loans and grants that would help build grocery stores in low-income areas. In coordination with the national childhood obesity campaign that Michelle Obama recently put forward (called "Let's Move"), the Healthy Food Financing Initiative would help construct 2,100 grocery stores across the nation, creating 200,000 new jobs. Low-income communities are often faced with higher rates of obesity and diabetes, and lack of access to fresh food is a major culprit. The financing program would help areas that lack access to fresh food: so called "food deserts," and help fight obesity by making more fresh, healthy food available. About 350 stores could be constructed in New York State, helping about 4 million New Yorkers gain better food access.

The initiative is modeled on a similar program in Pennsylvania, and would provide startup grants and loans in rural and urban areas. The bill was also proposed in the House of Representatives by Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez of New York. The Obama administration has administered $345 million for a similar proposal in the 2011 budget.

Senator Gillibrand said, “By building new grocery stores in underserved areas across the state we can give people the opportunity to live longer, healthier lives, save billions in health care costs, and create tens of thousands of good-paying jobs.”

Read more here.

Berg hails the "Better Burbs"

In response to a controversial and pessimistic piece on Long Island's redevelopment future by LI planner Lee Koppelman, David Berg, APA, had this op-ed published in Newsday on April 11th:

How can Lee Koppelman, “Long Island’s veteran master planner” say “Mostly what you see is what you‘ve got?” I thought that seeing beyond what we’ve got is our role as planners. If we can’t imagine something different, then why plan? And to say that “some of these downtowns have been talking about redevelopment for 40 years” without much happening, is to say that we failed as planners. The “Build a Better Burb” contest by the Long Island Index is an exciting concept because it will stimulate new thinking and, if successful, bring new ideas to a region that sorely needs them. New planning concepts came to Long Island ten years ago from Vision Long Island in the form of Smart Growth. Those concepts were dismissed then as idealistic, impractical, and not possible on Long Island. Today, revitalization of our traditional downtown and re-envisioning of our commercial corridors has moved beyond “talking about redevelopment.” Smart Growth is on everyone’s lips, new zoning codes have been written, and developers are again this year competing for June’s Smart Growth Awards. Planning is about future successes and not past failures. So let’s dream and encourage anyone with a good idea to answer the call for a “Better Burb."

Read the original article here.

Support flexible funding for transit

Outside of Atlanta in Clayton County, GA, all "C-Tran" transit service was completely eliminated last month when the County could not afford to plug their budget deficit and decided to prioritize road paving instead. The California Bay Area's CalTrain raised fares and cut service last year, but it's not enough and officials are threatening to cut service in half this year. In New York, the MTA is facing an $800 million budget shortfall and is being forced to implement massive service cuts after last year's fare increases.

Throughout the country, transit riders and workers are facing severe service cuts, fare hikes and layoffs -a problem that disproportionately impacts low-income communities and minorities. Meanwhile, transportation ridership is at record highs: 2008 saw a 4% ridership increase over 2007, a 38% increase since 1995 and nearly triple the growth rate of the United States. There is a solution: flexible funding for transit operating assistance. 

Currently, large urban areas are barred from using federal transit dollars for operating expenses. Using capital funds for operating expenses is a last resort, but clearly we are living in a last-resort climate! Due to the current budget crisis facing transit agencies across the country, Congress has allowed a one-time exception for 10% of transit stimulus funds to be used to keep buses and trains running. Unfortunately, this short term solution is not enough. Support is building for H.R. 2746, a bill introduced by Representative Russ Carnahan of Ohio, which would allow between 30% and 50% flexibility, depending on the size of the metropolitan region. Last month, Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio introduced a similar bill in the Senate, S. 3189. 

Rep. Carnahan said, "This simple fix won't cost another dime of taxpayer dollars, but could help save thousands of transit jobs across the country, not to mention the countless workers who rely on public transportation to get to their jobs. With Senator Brown's leadership in the Senate and nearly 100 cosponsors in the House, momentum is on our side. This is the kind of common-sense jobs bill we can and must pass now."

The New York State Transportation Equity Alliance (NYSTEA) is leading the charge to support these bills. Please support these critical bills by contacting your representatives (Senators  Schumer and Gillibrand; Assembly Members  Ackerman, Bishop, Israel, King, and McCarthy) and supporting H.R. 2746 and S. 3189!

State Parks and EPF funding update

The massive proposed cuts to the New York State Environmental Protection Fund and State Parks have fueled a furious outcry from New York State residents. Based on that pressure, it seems that state leaders have decided to reconsider the cuts. 

Group for the East End has provided the following information: "The New York State Senate has adopted a budget proposal that would fund the EPF at $222 million for the coming year (maintaining last year’s funding levels), and begin a repayment process to recover nearly $500 million in EPF funds that have been transferred to other non-environmental programs over the last seven years...The New York State Assembly has a budget plan to add $25 million to the EPF and protect parks, but has not yet proposed a payback provision for past raids on the EPF and still leaves the EPF $54 million short of last year’s funding allocation." 

The State Legislature will begin intensive negotiations and any progress made could quickly be lost if public pressure is not sustained on key issues in the next few weeks.

Let the State's key officials know that you support a fully funded Environmental Protection Fund at $222 million, and that you want to see New York State Parks remain open. Be sure to thank them for all the progress that has been made to date!

E-mail Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver or e-mail Senator John Sampson - Democratic Conference Leader.

Long Island Business News honors top real estate and development professionals on April 27th

Long Island Business News presents the 2010 Real Estate and Development Awards, taking place on April 27th from 6-8pm at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. Many projects and companies are being honored this year that Vision has supported in the past.

For Top Smart Growth Project, Hawthorne Court in Valley Stream is being honored. Created by The Dennis Organization, the project won a 2009 Smart Growth Award for Compact Design (watch a video here). The Top Mixed-Use Project went to Four Corners in Patchogue, as developed by Tritec Real Estate Company. The project, titled New Village, also won a 2009 Smart Growth Award for a Mix of Uses (video is here). Tritec is also being honored as Commercial Developer of the Year. The company consistently plans great Smart Growth projects throughout Long Island. The award for "Rising Star in Commercial Real Estate" is going to Developer Scott Burman of The Engel Burman Group, whose company is a strong supporter of Vision's work. Top Residential Development (multi-home/units) goes to The Aqua at Long Beach, developed by The Engel Burman Group. Finally, the Residential Developer of the Year is Matt Whalen from Avalon Bay Communities. Mr. Whalen has been a friend of Vision through Avalon's affordable housing projects in communities like Coram, Glen Cove, and the current proposal in Huntington Station.

Tickets for the Awards are $75 until 4/19, and $95 thereafter and at the door. To purchase tickets visit libn.com or call 631-737-1700.

Fair Media Council's Folio Awards on April 30th

The Fair Media Council's Folio Awards began decades ago, to honor excellence in local news coverage. The award-winning entries are chosen by community leaders to provide the news media with invaluable feedback on what the news consumer truly thinks of the local news media's performance. As the news media has changed, so have the Folio Award categories. In 2009, the Fair Media Council expanded the Folio Awards, once again, to reflect the important role social media plays in shaping the way people communicate news and information. It all goes back to FMC's fundamental mission: to ensure the public gets the news they need to protect their quality of life and keep their communities vibrant.

The 2010 Folio Awards will take place on Friday April 30th from 11am-2pm at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. There will be two special receptions, the awards ceremony and a luncheon with keynote speech, plus your favorite media personalities as Folio Award presenters! The event will be taped for broadcast by Hamptons Television.

Individual tickets are $275 for members and $375 for non-members, and many sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information and registration, visit the FMC's website here 

Fair Housing’s Future in a Crisis Economy: A New Decade of Challenges on April 30th

On Friday, April 30th, Long Island Housing Services presents a forum and exhibit in honor of April as Fair Housing Month: Fair Housing’s Future in a Crisis Economy: A New Decade of Challenges. The event will take place at Touro Law Center, Central Islip from 11:30am to 2:30pm, and also celebrates 40 years of fair housing services to Long Islanders. Come to the event to learn how your awareness and support will help to "Build a Long Island of Neighbors" in this new decade!

There are two distinguished speakers. Bernard (Bernie) Kleina is a civil rights and fair housing advocate. As Executive Director of HOPE Fair Housing Center in Illinois, he promotes equal housing, lending and insurance opportunities through education, research, outreach, enforcement, training and advocacy. Prof. Okianer Christian Dark is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Howard University Law School. Her personal story as a victim of housing discrimination is used for training and education nationally by fair housing agencies, law schools and the U.S. Dept. of Justice.

The Chicago Freedom Movement Exhibit, on display at the event, is a collection of more than 50 color photographs taken by Bernard J. Kleina in Chicago in 1965-1966. The photographs are a priceless historical treasure and are the only candid color photographs of Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights activists taken in Chicago at that time. The exhibit reminds us that we still have a long way to go before we achieve what Dr. King fought for and what we are fighting for now – open and fair housing and an end to racial and ethnic segregation. The event will also honor Beth M. Wickey, Esq. - Nassau-Suffolk Law Services, Inc. LIHS’ Retiring President Harriet Spiegelman - LIHS’ Projects Facilitator. 

The cost for the program, which includes lunch, is $50. Early bird registration by April 19th is $40. Exhibit viewing is free. You can also purchase a table of 10 for $400, $350 for early birds. You can learn more and register online here. For more information, call (631) 657-5111 or email info@lifairhousing.org.

Teen Arts Festival on May 15th: teen talent sought

The Third Annual Teen Arts Festival will be held on Saturday, May 15th at The Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island in Garden City, beginning at 1:00 pm and running throughout the afternoon. The free festival is for local middle school and high school students to share their talents with each other and the community. The organizers are currently recruiting talent: musicians, artists, dancers, poets and more. Teens and their parents are invited to go online to download a registration form. Registration is due before May 7th. The Youth of Ethical Societies (Y.E.S.) Group is hosting the festival, with the theme: “YES We Do…Have A Voice,” to celebrate the often-overlooked power of young minds. The festival will feature hours of live music from classical to metal, art on display, dancing, poetry readings, interactive activities, refreshments and more throughout the Ethical Humanist Society building and grounds.

The festival is free, but donations are requested: nonperishable food items for the Interfaith Nutrition Network (INN), baby items for Ethical Friends of Children, or a monetary donation to the Ethical Humanist Society. Sponsorship opportunities are available, ranging from $25 to $500.

Immediately following the Festival will be the Y.E.S. Group’s 16th Annual Pasta Dinner, beginning at 6:00pm. The Pasta Dinner includes a tasty meal, a keynote speaker and even more live entertainment. The cost for the dinner is $10 for adults and $8 for students. The fee will be split between the speaker’s organization (TBA) and programming for the Y.E.S. Group throughout the year, including travel to the National Y.E.S. Conference in Chicago in November 2010.

The Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island is located at 38 Old Country Road, Garden City. For more information about the Teen Arts Festival, Pasta Dinner, sponsorship opportunities and more, contact Phyllis Herschlag, Office Manager at 516-741-7304, office@ehsli.org, or visit ehsli.org.

Walk/Bike conference to be held on Long Island June 7th

June 7th is the first ever Walk/Bike New York conference for Long Island: Encouraging Sustainable Movement. Creating walkable and bikeable environments requires an active collaboration of people with interests in safety, land use, economic development, transportation, education, law enforcement and health promotion. This one-day symposium is expected to draw approximately 200 attendees from various disciplines and provide participants with the tools to work together to create walkable and bikeable communities in New York State. A keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Arthur Wendel, Medical Officer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health, Public Health and Built Environment Initiative. Topics will include Complete Streets, Safe Routes for Seniors and Youth, Education & Encouragement, Law Enforcement, Local Highlights, Funding Sources and Legislative Updates. Help make Long Island's roads safer!

The conference is a Quality Communities Symposium sponsored by the NYS Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, the NYS Department of Health, and the Institute for Traffic Safety Management & Research in conjunction with the NYS Department of Transportation, NYS Department of State, New York Bicycling Coalition, Parks & Trails New York, Federal Highway Administration, NYS Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc., NYS Metropolitan Planning Organization Association and AARP.

The event will take place at the Hyatt Regency in Hauppauge. Early Registration fee $40 (postmarked by May 14); Late/On Site is $50. Due to limited capacity, early registration is recommended. You can register online here. For more information, contact Janine Schultz at 518-453-0291 x104 or email jschultz@itsmr.org.

S.T.R.O.N.G. Community Unity Gala on June 10th

You are cordially invited to the “Decade of S.T.R.O.N.G., Community Unity Gala,” which will be held on Thursday June 10th 2010. This momentous event is being held in part to celebrate the tenth anniversary of S.T.R.O.N.G. Youth, Inc. In addition, they will be humbly honoring a handful of outstanding individuals and organizations that have played a pivotal role in their successful journey. The gala is an excellent venue to network with like-minded individuals focused on consciously making a difference in our communities.

Ten years ago, S.T.R.O.N.G. Youth, Inc. had never envisioned to be one of the leading gang prevention/intervention agencies in our region. They only wanted to play a positive and impact role in reuniting our new generation. During that time, they had the opportunity to educate many young people on alternatives to violence and gang life, while creating opportunities for many youth who were seeking redirection and redemption.

All proceeds generated by this event will support the ongoing effort in continuing S.T.R.O.N.G.’s mission. If you have any further questions regarding this event and to get your tickets, call 516-408-3798 or email strong.gala@gmail.com.

National Endowment for the Arts seeks applications for Challenge America Fast-Track program

The National Endowment for the Arts is accepting applications through the Challenge America Fast-Track project. Challenge America Fast-Track offers support primarily to small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved communities—those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics or disability. Eligibility includes non-profit organizations; state or local governments; private, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; or federally recognized Native American tribal governments. Individual awards are not to exceed $10,000.

The deadline for submission is Thursday, May 27th. For more information, contact the National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20506; 202-682-5700; fasttrack@arts.gov.

Vision Long Island Seeking Interns

Vision Long Island is seeking unpaid interns for Spring and Summer 2010. If you are interested in suburban/urban planning, community development, local government, or sustainability, consider working for us part time.

Our staff likes to say we "wear many hats," and interns will have to do the same. Interns will assist with planning, design, outreach, event planning, writing, research, attending meetings, reporting, photography, and more. Bring your unique skill set to the table! We are looking for energetic and conscientious individuals with an interest in suburban/urban planning from a bottom-up perspective. This is a valuable opportunity to work with great people in a small office environment and learn about the issues impacting Long Island. Strong writing skills a plus.

Note that hours, start date, and end date are all flexible. Although this is an unpaid position, we will gladly work with you to provide college credit and transportation reimbursement. We will also work with you to make sure you have a great experience that is tailored to your specific interests and skill set.

Individuals interested in learning more are encouraged to contact us at info@visionlongisland.org. Please put "Internships for 2010" in the subject heading. You are welcome to include a resume and/or letter, and please indicate if you are available in the Spring, Summer, or both.

Great Brookhaven Cleanup on Saturday

Every spring, volunteers from across the country join together to clean up their communities for the Great American Cleanup, a national program that promotes community beautification and improvement. The 2010 Great Brookhaven Cleanup is scheduled for this Saturday, April 17th. Staging areas throughout the Town include:

Setauket - Percy Raynor Park
Mt. Sinai - Heritage Park - The Wedge
Centereach Ball Field
Farmingville Fire House
Bellport - St. Joseph the Worker Church
Patchogue Village Halland
Mastic - Woodhull Elementary School

You can register online here or call 631-451-6222 for more information.

Baldwin Railroad Spring Festival

This Saturday and Sunday, April 17th and 18th, take the train to the Baldwin Long Island Railroad Station located on Sunrise Highway and Grand Avenue for the Baldwin Railroad Spring Festival. The Festival will feature an array of arts and crafts, gift vendors, antiques, food and much more! Celebrate Spring with the family!

For more information call 631-724-5966.

SMART GROWTH NEWS

Newsletter Editor: Michelle Dutchen, Director of Communications
Contributors: Eric Alexander, Executive Director; Tara Klein, Planning Coordinator;
Tawaun Weber, Assistant Director; Elissa Ward, Director of Sustainability; Juliana Roberts Dubovsky, Planning Consultant; Chris Kyle, Program Coordinator

We strive to provide continued quality publications such as this each week. If you have any news or events that you would like to add to our newsletter, submit them to info@visionlongisland.org for consideration.

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