SmartTalk - Vision's weekly e-newsletter keeps you informed on the latest Smart Growth news from your community and beyond
While we often decry the problems impacted and exacerbated by conventional development, it is equally important to consider the successes and failures of attempts at Smart Growth.
By sharing the latest news, upcoming events, Smart Growth-related weekend activities, editorials and reports, we become better equipped to make informed land-use decisions that meet Long Island's most pressing needs, such as housing, open space, transportation and economic development.
SmartTalk is pubished every Friday and has grown to reach over 15,000 e-mail subscribers each week. There are also e-blasts released when there is important and relevant breaking news in the Smart Growth industry.
We welcome your feedback and hope that this newsletter can serve as an invaluable tool in advancing Smart Growth throughout the region and beyond! If you would like to subscribe to SmartTalk, send us a comment, sponsor an issue of the newsletter or contribute to future issues please e-mail us: info@visionlongisland.org.
Michelle Dutchen, Newsletter Editor
SmartTalk Archives
2012
January 27th - Town of Hempstead approves Elmont zoning; Cash mob to descend on Bellport; President Obama delivers State of the Union address, calls for increased infrastructure and clean energy spending; Pop-up urbanism trend showing planning opportunities
January 20th - Smart Growth gaining ground across Long Island; New York-Connecticut Sustainable Communities Consortium issues RFP for Infill Redevelopment Feasibility Study in Nassau; LLI Index released with focus on "innovation economy;" Hub Update: Time is running out on redevelopment; Governor Cuomo releases 2012-13 Executive Budget; Glen Isle gets the go-ahead for Glen Cove Waterfront; Many benefits seen in reducing speeds in Smithtown; Bus Riders Union holds first meeting; EPA Environmental Quality Awards seeking nominations
January 16th - New York shifting away from sprawl to Smart Growth; a NICE update; Long Islanders call for ban on pesticides in drinking water; Residents rally against proposed Wal-Mart in E. Patchogue; AIA survey finds infill developments on the rise; The insanity of parking
January 6th - Cuomo delivers State of the State; Newly elected officials inaugurated across Long Island; Empire State Future reports progress for Smart Growth on Long Island; Tackenberg hails Smart Growth; Complete Streets comes to the national stage; TIGER III supports innovative transportation projects; Stop Wal-Mart on January 9th
2011
December 23rd - Coventry Gardens approved in Central Islip; Forge River update; Vision recieves grant from LICF for transit-oriented development; Great report, but on page 75...; Vision's Elissa Ward honored with '40 Under 40' award from LIBN
December 16th - Metro 303 project bringing new housing to Hempstead Village; Summer Wind Village holds groundbreaking ceremony; Welcome, Veolia: Nassau bus contract passes; LI projects recieve funding, Hub left out; Douglaston holds visioning session; In Memoriam: Riverhead remembers Jim Bissett; Bah Humbug! VIsion Long Island award Amazon.com's 'Scrooge of the Year Award'
December 9th - Small businesses rejoice: Governor Cuomo and State Legislature reach landmark agreement on infrastructure and taxes; Regional Councils announce awards, Long Island wins big; Nasau holds bus hearing, Veolia's future unclear; Nassau reminds residents to show local this holiday season; NY TImes: Demand for walkable communities high; Rauch Foundation's Build a Better Burb website re-launches; Dan Buren leads Smithtown walking tour; Audible Crosswalks in Suffolk help the visually impaired
December 2nd - Smart Growth Summit luncheon videos now on YouTube; Long Island Bus update: Public hearing scheduled for December 5th; AARP hosts local livability workshops; Vision's director honored at HIA-LI dinner; Glen Cove Waterfront acheives milestone with completed remidiation of Gladsky Marine site; Freeport's "The C" gains approval; Summit op-ed published in LI Business News; Obama marks Small Business Saturday; Tri-State Transportation Campaign teams with One Region Fund to award TOD grant; HUD announces Sustainable Communities grantees
December e-blasts - American Communities Institute at Dowling College Small Business Symposium; 2011 appeal; Year-end wrap-up
November 11th - LI Bus contract released, Veolia holds meeting for businesses; Does Long Island need another mall?; LI Regional Economic Development Council selects "transformative projects" and "projects of regional significance;" Farmingdale Village Board votes unanimously on proposed zoning revisions; Westbury Theatre project nearing completion; Summerwind Square breaks ground; Senate Transportation bill spells trouble for bike funding while showing promise for reforms
November 4th - Trick, not treat for LI Bus; LIREDC releases five-year plan; Farmingdale officials to vote on zone-code changes; President Obama asks you to "tweet" for jobs and infrastructure
November e-blasts: Smart Growth Summit post-event wrap-up
October 28th - Smart Growth principles part of New York State development plans; Long Island Regional Economic Development Council recieves 47 projects; LIPA and National Grid host Long Island Economic Development Summit; Riders critical of LIRR service; Brookhaven youth help communities in Cambodia; Market indicates demand for transit choices; Federal T-Bill moving
October 21st - Smart Growth Summit speakers and workshops announced; Cuomo selects Lhota as new MTA chief; Mangano unveils ambitious Nassau Hub plan; Hard Times: Lost on Long Island; Meet the Candidates Night in Huntington; American Jobs Act provides infrastructure funding; How taxes affect your commute
October 14th - Bus advocates support continued service at the Nasasu Legislature; Nassau Hub gone but not forgotten: A new Coliseum at Belmont?; Clean Energy Leadership Task Force addresses energy efficiency and LIPA; Porter-Trejo Action Network holds Community Summit; Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce holds annual awards breakfast; Investing in Elmont; $8.2 million plan announced to restore St. Paul's
October 7th - Smart Growth Awards kickoff event a huge success; Connect Long Island plan unveiled; LI Bus update: Groups call on Legislators to stand up for bus riders, urge County to get back to negotiating table with MTA; Mixed-use project approved in Yaphank; Coram's redevelopment plans featured in the New York Times; Take action to preserve LI Bus service; NYS Empire State Development Corporation offers two grant opportunities; US EPA and HUD make grants available through BEDI program
September 30th - Huntington's Paramount Theater opens; Riverhead revitalization continues as Vintage returns; Schumer supports Ronkonkoma Hub; Farmingdale introduces downtown zone change; FEIS accepted for Mt. Sinai Village Centre plan, mixed responses from residents; LIPA and Nassau, Suffolk Planning Commissions announce Unified Solar Permitting Initiative; Fleischer: Regional Councils should go further, focus on repair;
September 23rd - Coram to build mixed-use center on old theater site; Glen Isle makes changes, City of Glen Cove hears from residents; Nassau HUB: Gone but not forgotten?; Brookhaven and Islip to collaborate on Ronkonkoma Hub; More details released on private LI Bus system
September 16th - Federal update: T-bill extension passes House and Senate, awaits President Obama's signature, Jobs bill delivered; Calverton Rail Spur draws in new biofuel company; Huntington opens Small Business Resource and Recovery Center; Patchogue Pedicab - New local business on the rise; 20/20 Vision event looks ahead; Vision highlights Complete Streets in LIBN; Sandy Hills frames larger sewer concerns in Suffolk; Keep "Mom & Pop" businesses alive
September 9th - Long Island Smart Growth Working Group: Complete Streets, LI Bus, Nassau Hub, infrastructure and more; Mt. Sinai Village Center commercial plan delayed; Obama: "Pass this jobs bill;" Mom threatened with arrest for letting daughter bike to school; Durso and Bloom: Labor struggles; Need for re-evaluation of New York State's building code and regulations
September 2nd - People's Hearing for Long Island Bus: Over 200 riders, taxpayers, businesses and workers demand answers; Greening homes and creating jobs in Brookhaven; Irene rips through east coast, brings out community; Norquist: Federal government ignoring urbanism as climate solution
August 26th - Suffolk County adopts groundbreaking wastewater infrastructure law; Economic Development Council discusses Long Island's future; Has the U.S. hit 'peak car' use?; Attend the People's Hearing on the Long Island Bus on August 31st
August 19th - Governor Cuomo signs Complete Streets legislation!; Funds secured for Wyandanch Rising project; Smithtown residents and officials advance traffic calming for downtown; CNN Money honors Village of Westbury; The Importance of on-street parking; Attend the People's Hearing on Long Island Bus on August 31st
August 12th - Glen Cove Piazza approved; Aquarium celebrates opening of hotel and exhibition center; Malverne enters phase two of downtown revitalization project; Revitalization begins in Douglaston; Details still scarce on Nassau Bus privatization - people's hearing scheduled for August 31st; As New York's bridges age, resources grow thin; NYS Brownfields program awards $54 million for $1 million cleanup to build...a mall; Poor planning puts pedestrians at risk; Federal Transportation Bill threatens crucial infrastructure funding; The war on lemonade stands; Intern with Vision this Fall!
August 5th - Voters turn down Coliseum referendum, Mangano looks for other options; Rejected Coliseum referendum could have sparked revitalization for Nassau County: All eyes focus on mixed-use RFP; Details still scarce on Nassau Bus privatization; Study conducted on costs/benefits of Sheridan Expressway; Glen Isle completes Enviornmental Impact Statement; Belmont casino plan moves forward; Shelter Rock congregation approves $250,000 loan; HUD to provide $95 million for sustainable, local initiatives; DEC grants for environmental justice in communities
August e-blasts: Vote for the Nassau Coliseum Redevelopment Bond Referendum on August 1st, Governor Cuomo signs Complete Streets bill
July 29th - Rally for a new Nassau Coliseum; Deadly week for pedestrians: Long Island roads continue to be a danger; Grand opening: Artspace Lofts in downtown Patchogue; Downtown Long Island theaters making a comeback; Solar leasing companies expand east; Tell Governor Cuomo to sign the Complete Streets bill; DOE Sunshot Initiative: Rooftop solar challenge to induce market transformation; Open Spaces Sacred Places national awards available; Public works, economic adjustment and global climate change mitigation grants; Our Town grant promotes arts in communities
July 22nd - The cost of NOT rebuilding the Nassau Coliseum; Maragos: HUB development with new Islanders' home is necessary for County; Sandy Hills project gets thumbs up- Brookhaven Town Board approves Sandy Hills project; Bike Share program approved in Long Beach; Fear of increased congestion with Farmingdale revitalization worries some residents; White House hasn't given up on infrastructure bank; Los Angeleans emerge from Carmageddon with new outlook
July 15th - Perilous roads need changes; Professional baseball slated for Nassau Hub; DiNapoli questions effectiveness of IDAs; Farmingdale revitalization effort continues downtown; New York Avenue developer selected; Developer chosen to redevelop Elmont theatre site; Op-Ed: The Herald covers Smart Growth Awards, need for creative development; The economic crisis and the "Great Reset;" Proposed Smart Growth development in Ithaca blocked
July 8th - Land Bank Act passes NYS Legislature; Durso: Vote "Yes" to a new Nassau Coliseum; Reviving Long Island's Main Streets; Complete Streets: Updates out east; Federal transportation reauthorization plan outlined; Tell Governor Cuomo to sign the Complete Streets bill; $527 million in TIGER grants available; Grants for the Arts available on LI
July 1st - Nassau Coliseum public information meeting schedule announced; Long Island Bus future still cloudy; Coming soon to New York: Bike sharing; Assemblyman Sam Hoyt to join Cuomo's Empire State Development Corp.; Town of Brookhaven increases energy efficiency standards for homes; Elmont welcomes new farmers market; Op-Ed: The next big Ponzi Scheme: Suburbs; NYS OPRHP announces funding opportunities for parks, historic preservation, planning, more; NYS Home & Communities Renewal offering grants for Homes for Working Families Program
July e-blasts: Green Homes update, Vision press conference to support Nassau Coliseum Bond referendum, Save the date for the 2011 Smart Growth Summit
June 24th - 10th Annual Smart Growth Awards show Long Island's progress; NYS Complete Streets bill passes unanimously; Coliseum redevelopment moves forward - Hempstead approves mixed-use zoning, Nassau County unveils financial details of Coliseum plan; Planning Board hears comments on Glen Cove Piazza; Kings Park Civic Association and friends and farmers launch Farmers Market; Watershed Action Plan available for comment in Oyster Bay; Sprawl, Justice, and Ciitzenship: The Civic Costs of the American Way of Life; Federal agencies announce new grant funding for sustainable initiatives
June 3rd - Advancing Complete Streets in Albany; County Legislature approvers public referendum for Nassau Coliseum redevelopment; LI Green Homes Consortium launches partnership with NYSERDA; A vision for Glen Cove Plaza; The increasing value of walkable neighborhoods; How much commuting is worth your time?
June e-blasts: Smart Growth Awards reminder, Smart Growth Awards wrap-up, Dowling Small Business Symposium notice
May 27th - National report shows 1 in 5 traffic deaths in New York are pedestrians; advocates call for Statewide Complete Streets policy; Fuschillo plans public-private partnerships; Nassau Coliseum redevelopment update at County Legislature; HIA trade show and conference; Hicksville residents join to shape revitalization plan; Working from home: 'the 50-foot commute'; U.S. needs $2 trillion for basic infrastructure repair; Redevelopment in New Orleans
May 20th - Fuschillo introduces new Complete Streets bill; Community welcomes second season of Hicksville Farmers Market; Huntington hears from residents, advocates on AvalonBay proposal
May 13th - Coliseum redevelopment takes step forward; New York to get Florida's rejected high-speed rail money; LI 2035 recognized as regional sustainability planning model; Saying goodbye to the Courtesy Hotel, hello to transit-oriented development; Attention Huntington Station residents: Support AvalonBay TOD proposal; Help fight hunger with Island Harvest
May 6th - Earth Day Lobby Day in Albany; Large solar project for family residences completed; New solutions needed to put transportation infrastructure on the road to recovery; Gershow Recycling featured on National Geographic Channel; Glen Isle scales down waterfront plan; From vacant lots to homes in North Bellport; Residential septic tanks listed as #1 cause of local bay pollution; A family's guide to Long Island; Leadership Huntington 2012 to hold information session on May 12th
April 29th - 2011 Smart Growth Awards kick off at Carltun on the Park; MTA votes to privatize LI Bus; LI developments scaled back; Long Island Business News holds 2011 Real Estate Awards; Residents support Huntington Station project, Town issues RFQ for Master Developer; New Village clears final hurdle in Patchogue; Kings Park housing project moves forward; Teen Arts Festival at Ethical Humanist Society; Calthorpe discusses urbanism in the age of climate change; Call your Senator: Pass the Solar Jobs Act
April 22nd - Complete Streets coming to East End?; Tunnel vision: The East Side Access Project; Cross Harbor Freight Movement Program to hold Long Island Public Information Session on May 5th; Wyandanch Rising narrows down list of developers; 2011 Great Brookhaven Cleanup; Smart Growth addresses aging in place; Tell the EPA to stay downtown; Tell Congress to fix America's transportation system
April 15th - Mangano delivers State of the County address; Marist poll: Long Islanders like local government; Brittany's mother fights for Complete Streets; Farmingdale's revitalization moves forward; National Association of Realtors survey finds a growing preference for Smart Growth
April 8th - Reactions to April Fools; Reprieve: LI Bus (temporarily) saved, thanks to State; Town of Hempstead to rezone Nassau Hub; Gordon Heighs Land Use Plan approved; Heartland proposal gaining support; See a show
April e-blasts: April Fools Edition, Smart Growth Awards Winners announced
March 25th - Guest op-ed: A blueprint for economic development; Huge turnout for MTA hearing on LI Bus cuts; East End to get transit boost; Riverhead revitalization moving along; Newsday highlights Hicksville and Ronkonkoma TOD projects; The young and single life on Long Island; Avalon Bay returning to Huntington Station? Town Board to meet on May 16th;
March 18th - Nassau County announces plans to privatize LI Bus; Banking on the future; NYMTC announces public comment period for 2011-2015 Transportation Improvement Project; Bayville begins new revitalization project; Artspace leaves its mark on downtown Patchogue; BRT featured in Streetfilms
March 11th - Press conference held to save LI Bus; LI Smart Growth Working Group hears from Mangano, towns, developers; Patchogue Village Trustees approve four corners development; Town of Brookhaven seeks developers for Ronkonkoma Hub; AvalonBay returns with new proposal for Huntington Station; NJ Future holds Redevelopment Forum; Support LI Bus before it's too late!; Support Complete Streets, "Brittany's Law"
March 4th - Send us your infrastructure projects; MTA moves forward with plans for deep cuts to LI Bus; 2011 LI Youth Summit announced for high school students; Empire State Future, three years and counting; Wyandanch issues RFQ; Safe Routes for Seniors proposed in NYC; First commercial solar installation in the Village of Hempstead unveiled; Transit outperforms green building, according to new study;
February 25th - As budget cuts loom, LI Bus riders unsure of future; Governor Cuomo delivers budget message at St. Joseph's College; Hicksville post office to relocate, possible aide to ongoing revitalization; Avalon Bay: Back to Huntington?; Generation Y stepping away from the wheel; Low Impact Development beginning to take root; Ed Glaeser discusses benefits of city living with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show
February 18th - Long Island Bus faces steepest cuts yet; Smart Growth law featured in Rochester newspaper; Attainable LI announces Green Home Competition; RFP announced for New Cassel site; LI now has winter farmers markets; Federal transportation funding to get major overhaul; Small houses, but large living in Mississippi; In memoriam: Dan Morris, evnironmentalist
February 11th - Business, community, labor and environmental leaders join forces for 3rd annual Long Island Lobby Day; Long Island tops list for most dangerous roads for pedestrians; New HUD funds for Long Island homeless programs; Regional planners gather to discuss TOD; LI Coalition for the Homeless holds annual candlelight vigil; Lake Ronkonkoma Civic Organization is Smart Growth-friendly
February 4th - NYS budget released; Vision's iPhone app now available for iPad; Sen. Schumer seeks incentive package to take Glen Cove Ferry to Yankees and Mets games; Harrison Hale Community Action Center and Community Cafe hold grand opening celebration; Can smaller stores stimulate the economy?; The Story of Sprawl; Smart Growth America poll highlights transportation funding needs; Oppose federal transportation cuts; Federal budget targets infrastructure, environmental programs; Encourage better urbanism: Ask HUD Secretary to support mixed-use buildings
January 28 - Nomination deadline extended for 2011 Smart Growth Awards- register now!; Cuomo: MTA and Port Authority leaders will stay, MTA payroll tax gets poor reception; Making a white winter a little greener; Patchogue's renaissance; North Hempstead passes Complete Streets law; Fewer parking spots for fewer emissions?; For green building, location matters; Report: Smart Growth pays
January 21 - Vision welcomes three new Board members; LI Index seeks to overcome barriers to revialization; SMPS holds transit-oriented development panel; Joan McDonald nominated as NYSDOT Commissioner; Hempstead Village picks developer for downtown redevelopment; S.T.R.O.N.G. sends message of hope to high school students New data adds job creation to the many benefits of bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure; What young people want
January 14 - Schumer announces partnership to create regional innovation clusters to boost jobs on Long Island; Governor Cuomo elects to retain Governor Paterson's Climate Action Plan; LI Sen. Charles Fuschillo named Chairman of Transportation Commmittee; Courtesy Hotel makes way for TOD; Tackling the housing and foreclosure crisis in Islip; More bicycling means safer streets
January 7 - Newly inaugurated Governor Andrew Cuomo delivers State of the State in Albany: The Empire State Strikes Back!; Governor Cuomo reauthorizes NYS Smart Growth Cabinet; YouthBuild LI preparing studIslip’s longtime urban planner Gene Murphy retires after 35 yearsents and alumni for green jobs; Final vote on final GEIS for Heartland Town Square coming soon; Digger’s seeking Brew Haus expansion; Study: Walkable neighborhoods have happier people
January e-blasts: SMPS to hold TOD conference, Smart Growth Awards nomination deadline extended
2010
December 17 - LI Smart Growth Working Group meets to discuss NYS Smart Growth Public Infrastructure Act; LI Business Council discusses NYS' fiscal reality and LI's economic future; Census data revealed for Long Island; Setauket seeks new location for shelter; Can Smart Growth halt the brain drain?
December 10 - Smart Growth Summit covered by LI Herald; Planning for LI's future with LI 2035 and Regional Planning Council; Clean Energy Leadership Task Force discusses climate change, solar issues, Smart Growth; NYC initiative recieves EPA award for "Overall Excellence" in Smart Growth; Suffolk County hopes to expand sewers for growth, revitalization in West Babylon, Heartland, Wyandanch, Home Energy Audit law passes in Suffolk; Historic Mott House to be reconstructed; the co-existence of pedestrians and motorists
December 3 - Schumer pushes for EPA funding to fix Reynolds Channel; Paterson announces $15 million for LI solar projects; End of the line for LI Bus?; Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, Nassau County launch shop downtown initiative; Downtown Farmingdale to get hotel
December e-blasts: 2010 in review, Thanks for a great year, Farewell 2010
November 4 - Coverage of Fair Media Council's Connection Day and LI Coalition for the Homeless' Keys for the Homeless conference; Leadership Huntington and Hicksville Chamber of Commerce honor Vision; Wyandanch breaks ground on sewer project; Nassau County passes lean budget
November e-blasts: iPhone app launched; TOD conference wrap-up; Summit schedule released; 2010 Smart Growth Summit Post-Event wrap-up
October 29 - MTA announces year-end toll increase; Transit groups support Waldner through budget crisis; Charles Wang sells Plainview land
October 22 - Candidates for governor debate on LI; Smart Growth groups gather to celebrate Infrastructure bill; tips for a green Halloween
October 15 - Complete Streets highlighted in TransTalk; Amityville condos promise Smart Growth; Hicksville releases revitalization survey; Islip to dim the lights
October 8 - Local groups mourn "death" of LI Bus, Build a Better Burb winners revealed, the future of Smithtown sidewalks, Obama to re-install solar panels on White House
October 1 - Vision featured in 2 op-eds; Brookhaven adopts Complete Streets policy; Winston in Mineola changes to rentals; AAA says highways rule
September 24 - "Save our bus" action day; LI Business Council discusses downtown revitalization and the future of high-tech companies; AvalonBay sees defeat in Huntington Station; Paramount in Huntington gets the thumbs up; New Urbanists consider bike planning
September 10 - Obama announces $50 billion for infrastructure; AvalonBay in Huntington gets active; Sandy Hills proposal approved; Down to the wire to save LI Bus
September 3 - Governor Paterson signs Smart Growth Public Infrastructure Act; Governor signs Age-Friendly Planning bill; Complete Streets bill passes in Islip
September e-blasts: Summit announcement; Brookhaven meeting cancelled; TOD conference reminder
August 27 - LIRR fire shines light on infrastructure needs; LI intermodal Draft Study released, open for comment; Tuckahoe Main Street projects draw controversy; Coalition formed to support AvalonBay at Huntington Station; The end of a (shoddily-built) era
August 20 - Green Route 347 groundbreaking; UTRC at CUNY release draft report on intermodal transportation; Two things you can do to support Smart Growth
August 13 - Sustainable Film Series kicks off with Fresh; Nassau Hub Study holds open house; Schumer hosts meeting to connect LI's Main Streets to Washington; Hicksville gets some well-deserved funding; Oyster bay participates in 48x48x48 community-based planning; Putting Smart Growth to work in rural areas; DOT asks for your help on Sunrise Highway
August e-blasts: Gov. Paterson signs Smart Growth bill; Brookhaven meeting notification; NYS action alert; TOD update; Schumer hosts meeting on downtowns
July 30 - LI Bus system in jeopardy; Lights out for Lighthouse?; Complete Streets on hold; Suffolk Lions promote audible crosswalks for the visually impaired; Rockin out in Rocky Point
July 23 - Privatizing LI Bus?; Nassau Coliseum update; Suffolk Gaming Commission to hear casino proposals; Schumer puts funding in place for sustainable schools; LIRR officials meet with East Enders to discuss cuts
July 16 - Safer streets coming to soon to a place near you; LIRR Bay Shore station renovation; Heritage Park opens to movies, concerts and Mister Softee, Shop at a Farmer's Market this summer
July 9 - In memoriam: Ed Sieban, Mayor of East Rockaway; LI politicians shouldn't have "gambling fever," says NY Times; ZipCars becoming prefered transit for young people; Winston in Mineola transforms to rental units; Smart Growth set to become NYS law; St. Louis signs "Complete Streets bill promising bikeable, walkable city
July 2 - LIBN highlights Smart Growth Awards; Cutbacks cause chaos on Long Island buses; NY Times gives TOD some love; Lighthouse decision in the works
July e-blasts: Sustainability Institute at Molloy College to host screening of Fresh; MTA bus update; Lighthouse update; Legislative update
June 25 - 2010 Smart Growth Awards welcome 600 Long Island leaders honor outstanding projects, people and plans; LI Business Council tackles energy issues; NYS Comptroller DiNapoli working to help save our natural resources; Nassau County consolidation plan open to public; Hicksville Farmers Market opens; Freeport incenerator plans burn on despite lack of support; DOT and HUD launch collaborative funding effort to create liveable, sustainable communities
June 11 - Vision welcomes two new Board members; In memoriam: Vic Skolnick; Sen. Schumer joins battle for emergency mass transit funding to stave off service and job cuts; Schumer pushes Livable Communities Act; Foye appointed as Nassau rep to MTA; Drama in Mineola over 9-story tower
June 4 - NYS selected for National Smart Growth and Drinking Water Protection Grant; Verizon rolls out alernative-energy vehicles; Cuomo releases "New NY Agenda: A Plan for Action;" Glen Cove-Manhattan ferry breaks ground; Support the Public Transportation Preservation Act
June e-blasts: Smart Growth Bills advance; Smart Growth Awards post-event press release
May 28 - Comment period open for NYMTC's TIP; One Voice campaign fights inequitable State education funding; Creative reuse for a Brooklyn brewery; Pine Barrens Society finds open space failure on LI for 4th consecutive year
May 21 - LI Lobby Day Coalition gets first bill passed; Older pedestrians more at risk; LIers want change in Albany; Legislator Browning fights to restore sewer funding; US transportation "experts" encourage status-quo development
May 14 - Casino news: possibility of Islanders moving to Queens, Southampton blocks casino; NYS Smart Growth Cabinet meeting update; Calverton rail spur groundbreaking; Goldsmith forms Iced Tea Party; In Memoriam: Mark Broxmeyer
May 7 - Newsday's Future of LI section highlights "Smart Growth solutions;" MTA Capital Plan released: LI does all right; MTA to buy smaller, more efficient trans for East End; New Urban News highlights Rt. 347, Vision; Rail spur opens in Town of Riverhead
May e-blasts: Carmens River Conference; Lobby Day bills move forward; Citizens Campaign for the Environment announces Energy Management & Funding for Energy-related Projects at Water Treatment Infrastructure Facilities in New York State
April 30 - Meet me at the...blackjack table?; Business leaders meet to discuss economic and social issues; Vision features vacancy rates in NY Real Estate Journal; Massive turnout for Brookhaven Green Homes/Go Solar informational meeting; Hicksville downtown revitalization update
April 23 - RPA hosts 20th Regional Assembly with focus on innovation; Support Complete Streets legislation
April 16 - LIPA and Suffolk Transportation Services to install solar panels at Bay Shore headquarters; Healthy food financing initiative proposed; Berg hails the "Better Burbs;" State Parks and EPF funding
April 9 - Sustainability Institute at Molloy College holds green economy event; EPA award winners on LI; Plans for incinerator in Freeport draws protest; CSA available in Amityville; 4 of 5 agree transportation is important
April 2 - Newsday feature: LI's transportation future; Rauch Foundation sponsors "Build a Better Burb" design competition; Brookhaven officials break ground on Shirley sewers
April e-blasts: April Fool's Edition; Smart Growth Awards winners announced; AARP holds press conference; Smart Growth Awards winners announced, journal opportunities available
March 26 - Vision co-hosts first LEED-ND conference; Transportation costs make LI even less affordable; Town Board approves Gordon Heights Community Center with bi-paritsan support; Housing solutions for Haiti; Stop the driving, not the texting
March 19 - Rethinking Main Street; Mangano presents State of the County; Eminent domain threatens LI businesses; Ronkonkoma-Greenport line gets new life; Groundbreaking slated for downtown Riverhead hotel; Huntington Station residents hail AvalonBay project; Historic preservation a hot topic in Northport's special election this week
March 12 - Dowling College hosts first LI Youth Summit for high school students; Hicksville visioning moves forward; GoogleMaps now offers bike directions; HUD seeking public comments on how to structure its new federal Sustainable Communities Planning grant program
March 5 - State Labor Department regional innovation grant to provide 500+ LIers with workforce training; MTA hearings begin on LI; LI recieves energy conservation funding; Transportation advocacy on the Hill
March e-blasts: LEED-ND conference; Sustainability Institute at Molloy College announces Green Economy event
February 26 - MTA to cut 1,000 jobs; RIP, Hummer; INN facing cuts, you can help
February 19 - Lake Ronkonkoma to be recognized as Statewide Inland Waterway; Historic preservation for LI featured in LIBN; Downtown Summit in Riverhead inspires progress; The Wedge celebrates 10 years; North Hempstead to eliminate on-street parking; Vancouver to focus on green re-use of Olympic buildings; Keep our State Parks open
February 12 - LI Smart Growth Working Group meets in spite of blizzard; Coalition for the Homeless holds annual candlelight vigil; Sustainability Institute Green Paper now available online; Alec Loorz brings climate change message to LI youth; Hempstead moves forward with Coliseum property; Wyandanch sewer plan clogged; New Partners for Smart Growth conference promotes collaboration between federal agencies
February 5 - Hicksville residents unite over revitalization efforts near train station; Riverhead Supervisor holds "downtown summit;" Island Harvest and LI Cares hosts Hunger in America 2010 local report for LI; MTA woes continue; Suffolk County Planning Commission adopts universal design incentive model for local ordinances; Glen Cove City Council mandates visual simulation submissions for large-scale development proposals
February e-blasts: Smart Growth Awards nominations now open; LI Lobby Day 2010; Smart Growth Awards announcement
January 29 - What we learned from the Stimulus: transit creates twice as many jobs as highway construction; Obama announces high-speed rail; MTA proposes elimintating LIRR service to East End; New details released on MTA cuts; Paterson outlines ambitious climate action plan; Clean Energy Task Force meets and releases Green Paper on LI energy codes; Smithtown secures safety improvements in cooperation with NYS DOT
January 22 - Join Vision on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube; 2010 LI Index released: "Places to Grow;" Gillibrand introduces small businesses, jobs legislation; Parking lots to power lots; It's about time, Smithtown; Artspace Lofts in Patchogue celebrate groundbreaking
January 15 - LI leaders meet with Nassau County Exec. Ed Mangano to discuss critical issues; Empire State Development announces $7.3 million in second-round of Downstate Revitlization funding; Katrina Cottages serve as a model for LI; New Energy Choices highlights solar initiatives around Hempstead
January 8 - Gov. Paterson delivers State of the State address; Pedestrian Safety Report released - LI roads worst in the region; What's in store for Mangano?; Councilwoman Connie Kepert to recieve planning award from APA; More elderly drivers facing choice of mobility or safety
January e-blasts: Haiti relief, 2010 Inauguration coverage; LI Index released
2009
December 18 - MTA "Doomsday Budget" approved; Paterson funds solar project on LI; MTA Payroll Tax cut proposed for LI residents; South Shore Wind Farm finds support; Multi-family housing sees hope for the future; Sewer feasibility study approved for Babylon
December 11 - Paterson signs Pension Reform Bill; LI Lobby Day Coalition meets with Empire State Development Corp; LI groups hold legislative breakfast; LI Smart Growth Working Group sets priorities for new year; the reinvention of Don Monti; Choosing to build downtown
December 4 - Eight LI towns collaborate to request energy Stimulus funds; Sewage stinks - and it's time to do something about it; Riverhead Councilman plans to run Town vehicles on filtered vegetable oil; "Brad Pitt Houses" are the newest tourist attractions in New Orleans
December e-blasts: Downtown Shopping List 2009, 2009 Wrap-up, Year-end thanks
November 13 - Yaphank proposal debated; Patchogue's ArtSpace project to get $11.7 million in financing; US Navy delays help for Grumman cleanup; The Millenials are coming and they don't want suburbia; In memoriam: Jerry Spiegel
November 6 - In memoriam: Michael Rothbard; Suffolk Legislature approves 2010 budget; Walkway over the Hudson opens as longest pedestrian bridge in the world; Affordable housing crisis may violate human rights, says UN; Restore Nassau County's cuts to LI Bus!
November e-blasts: Summit post-event press release
October 30 - Paterson announces circuit-breaker property tax relief program; LIBN's Who's Who honors Vision Long Island Board, staff and supporters; Downtown Riverhead area's Master Planner status being revoked due to inactivity; Energy-generating pavement hits the streets of London
October 23 - North Hempstead helping residents "age in place;" Paterson signs green jobs/Green New York bill into law; Restore NY grants for downtown Riverhead; Yaphank project to be decleared surplus property?; Huntington Station to get rain gardens
October 16 - Lighthouse update: Poll shows strong support; Empire State Future's Revitalizing NY Conference highlights Smart Growth; Clean Energy Leadership Task Force meets to discuss hot topics; Farmingdale Master plan public meeting; Stimulus brings sewers to East Patchogue; Portion Road Land Use Plan details revealed at public meeting
October 2 - LI Smart Growth Working Group update; $28.1 billioin MTA Capital Plan approved; LEED-ND overwhelmingly approved by CNU board; Historic Mott House demolished in Gordon Heights- Who's to blame?; Gordon Heights Visioning wrap-up
October e-blasts: Nassau Bus update, Lighthouse update
September 25 - Lighthouse hearing brings the heat; Citizens Campaign for the Environment releases recycling report card for LI towns; $3.9 million for LED traffic signals and pedestrian safety measures; Suozzi unveils Master Plan for New Suburbia?; Grant awarded to Huntington Station BID; Town of Brookhaven update: Implementation of Coram Land Use Plan
September 18 - Canon relocates to Melville, creating 800 new jobs; Green Jobs/Green NY Act of 2009 passes State Senate; Why young people are leaving LI; Smart Growth for costal and waterfront communities; Cardinale: Downtown Riverhead is on its way
September 11 - Paterson announces $2 million in Stimulus funding for shared-use path; LIPA applies for Stimulus funds for energy projects; Yaphank Development Oversight Task Force proposed to Suffolk County; Historic John Scudder house in Northport unceremoniously demolished to build TD Bank; In memoriam: John J. Foley
September 4 - LI gets over $10 million in RestoreNY Grants; Sewers vs. Cesspools: what's the right choice for Suffolk?; MTA holds appointment hearing for Jay Waldner in Mineola; E-waste bill promotes recycling, hurts small businesses
September e-blasts: Lighthouse update
August 28 - NYS DOT Region 10 local safe streets program to be reinstated; Schumer introduces legislation to lower LIPA bills; Smithtown gets creative on sewers; Fire Island ferries get federal funding
August 21 - NY TImes hails megaprojects; Sustainability Institute finds local stores fail to provide LIers with non-toxic options for repelling mosquitoes; Romaine calls for "an MTA for all;" The new American dream: renting; Heartland comment period extended
August 14 - Paterson signs Greenhouse Gas reduction legislation; LIPA creates $10 million program to help seniors pay electric bills; Nassau Hub plan unearthed...3 years late?; New sidewalks coming to Gordon Heights; Huntington boosts affordable housing
August 7 - Overwhelming support for Lighthouse; NYIT unveils solar carports with support from US Congressman Steve Israel; Paterson boosts Coram road project; Spotlight interview: Cynthia Grimm, Artists in the Attic
August e-blasts: Summit announcement
July 31 - A tale of two projects: Lighthouse vs. Yaphank; Stimulus boosts Glen Cove ferry, other projects; Cash for Clunkers program a big hit; Sen. Gillibrand unveils plan to invest in NY infrastructure; Downtowns thrive with outdoor dining; Sound Beach tries for traffic calming; Rails-to-trails moving forward from Port Jefferson to Wading River; Huntington upgrades sewers
July 24 - Full text of Federal Transportation Bill released; Fire Island Village asks for $2.5 million to save grocery store; Tom Suozzi wants you to come home to Nassau County; Ed Mangano proposes Nassau County "Green Energy" fund; Rockville Center settles development lawsuit; Islip theatre in last-minute controversy; Sayville shopkeepers band together as 3/50 project gets local
July 17 - First stimulus project breaks ground on LI; HUD, DOT, EPA announce interagency partnership for sustainable communities; LI Solar Park holds open house; Towns consider objecting Heartland proposal; Historic Booker T. Washington house in danger
July 10 - 120 days into the Stimulus; Paterson announces local government efficiency grants for LI; NY-area traffic 2nd worst in country; Richard Ravitch appointed Lieutenant Governor; Lighthouse DGEIS approved as complete and open for public comment; House transportation bill needs your support
July 2009 - Smart Growth Awards Get National Press, Safe Streets Funding In Jeopardy, Study Shows Walkable Neighborhoods Better for Your Health, and more.
June 26 - Awards wrap-up; Sustainability Institute releases report on municipal clean energy efforts; NCCC meeting highlights 2010 census; Albany madness continues; House transportation bill released; Glen Cove Waterfront project hearing; CR-58: Suffolk Planning Commision's response
June 12 - Long Island Lobby Day; Questions remain following Nassau County Master Plan update; CR-58 update from Tri-State Transportation Campaign; Glen Cove adopts Master Plan; No Bigger Better Bottle Bill after all; Paterson announces $4 million in Stimulus funds for LI transportation
June 2009 - Get on the Bus to Albany, Keep Long Island's Water Clean, Residents Call for Dissolution of Patchogue Village, and more.
June e-blasts: Smart Growth Awards Post-Event Wrap-Up
May 22 - "Snapshot" shows transportation projects sought; Philanthropy NY honors Long Island's Rauch Foundation; Suffolk Transit wants MTA takeover, but not likely; Condo plan for Mineola transit hub; Riverhead renaissance begins as developments get approvals; Port Washington residents angry over parking garage; "New Village" coming soon to Patchogue
May 15 - Hamburg, NY carries out vision of walkable community; T4A releases Blueprint for a 21st century Federal Transportation Program; Great Neck opens Eco-Park; GreenStret LI offers ways for LIers to go green; Germany creates the car-free suburb
May 8 - Paterson announces $4 million in economic recovery funding for LI wastewater project; LI to recieve additional food and shelter money; MTA deal passes Senate; NYPD rolls out hybrid cars
May 2009 - Green Business & Infrastructure Conference Brings LI Leaders Together, Vision Supports Lighthouse Project, and more
May e-blasts: Smart Growth Awards reminder; Smart Growth Awards journal opportunities
April 24 - RPA hosts Regional Assembly; TSTC highlights changes in NYS DOT Region 10; CNU-NY lecture on 42nd St. focuses on revitalization; Councilmatic districts: what's the right choice for the Town of Huntington?; RFPs for BRT on 110
April 17 - Obama announces money for high-speed rail; Gov. Paterson announces $3.1 for housing in Nassau County; "Fast Track Fix it First" for Stimulus; Molloy announces new Sustainability Institute; US Department of Commerce puts "final nail in the coffin" for Broadwater; NYS DOT Commissioner resigns; Sunrise Highway corridor sustianable transportation study kicks off with public meetings
April 10 - Extreme earmarks requested for LI: $1 billion; Governor visits LI, announces ARRA funding; Bigger Better Bottle Bill comes to NY, LI Cares opens new emergency food pantry; Glen Cove Master Plan moves forward; Manorhaven Main Street program; Driving fatalities down in 2008
April 2009 - Stimulus Updates for Long Island, Revitalization Plans for Downtown Riverhead, April Fools reactions, and more
April e-blasts: April Fools, Lighthouse support; Green Business conference; Stimulus update; Smart Growth Awards winners announced
March 27 - LI gets first wave of Stimulus funds; LI town hall meeting on Stimulus; 180th Lighthouse meeting draws overwhelming support. LI 2035 kicks off with Visioning workshop; MTA Doomsday has come;
March 20 - NYPA plans for wastewater energy reductions, The saga of the East End shuttle; Nassau Master Plan kick-off meeting; Transit grants awarded to LI; Shoppers Village returning to West Hempstead
March 13 - In memoriam: Larry Feldman; Climate Smart Communities in NYS; New walk score for real estate search; Transit ridership reaches record in 2008; Prevent cuts to open space funding
March 2009 - Residents Fight Wal-Mart in Patchogue a New Push for Solar Energy, and more
Febuary 27 - New website provides Stimulus resources; Lighthouse at LI reaches landmark; Environmentalists vs. developers; New Urabanism for NYers; NASA satellite set to monitor climate change crashes
February 20 - Bishop lobbies for local Stimulus funds: Rt 112, potential greenway"; Fleischer relates infrastructure to national political inequities; LIBN hosts green strategies symposium; Fiteni writes about energy audits; LIers begin to "think smaller and cheaper;" Save the MTA: Ravitch hearings begin; Retrofitting Suburbia book released;
February 13 - LI Smart Growth Working Group holds meeting; NYS cabinet for economic recovery; Stimulus compromise reached; DiNapoli balances Wall Street anger with realistic outlook on the future; Homeless vigil draws huge crowd
February 2009 -Suffolk Planning Commission Votes Down Port Jefferson Moratorium; Patchogue Fights Wal-Mart; The Federal Stimulus and Infrastructure
January 30 - Vision plan for a Green Rt. 347 gains momentum; Additional support for transit secured as Stimulus passes through House; Bishop seeks more aid for wastewater infrastructure; Nation's intfrastructure doesn't make the grade; Education in focus: LI Index releases 2009 report; Huntingon AvalonBay project moves along
January 23 - Protest comes to Garden City MTA hearing; Vision plan for a Green Rt. 347; Inauguration unites LI communities and neighborhoods across the country
January 16 - Obama's infrastructure plan linked to jobs plan; Wal-Mart makes noise in Patchogue; MTA fare hike hearings reach LI; Community service: Personal satisfaction and free Starbucks
January 9 - Gov. Paterson delivers State of the State; High-speed rail in NYS: not now?; MTA proposes new "green Metrocard" program; New rails-to-trails project approved for North Shore; Port Jefferson Village building moratorium faces controversy; Home energy assistance program expanded; money available for commercial development; NYMTC announces grant for individuals with limited income or disabilities
2008
December 12 - Brooks advocates for Smart Growth- Infrastructure and economic stimulus dominate local press; Neighborhood Network holds successful Clean Energy Leadership Task Force meeting; Wal-Mart incident incites big-picture safety concerns; LI Index introduces new online mapping resource; TSTC report is a wakeup call to pedestrian safety for seniors; Suozzi requests federal money for green jobs
December 5 - Smart Growth Working Group finds encouragement in tough times; Much-anticipated Ravitch commission report released; Gordon Heights Fire Department holds public forum, Thanksgiving dinner celebration
December e-blasts: Special Downtown Shopping e-blast
November 26 - Courtesy Hotel to be revitalized, slated to become rental apartment building; Wal-Mart proposal dead in Rocky point; NYS budget cuts affect sprawling Region 10 projects; Port Washington unveils plan for a "clean, green zone"
November 7 - Islandia moves forward with Village Center plan, despite objections; Oregon governor unveils new energy agenda
November e-blasts: Summit schedule update; Summit post-event press release
October 31 - TSTC study used to leverage better DOT response on LI; Town of Huntington holds press conference to support open space and parks bond; Gordon Heights Fire Department budget hearings attacks voices of supporters
October 24 - Why I skipped the Tanger II opening; Shopping for traffic; Scott Rechler addresses NCCC breakfast; Op-ed urges Huntington residents to support Bond Act
October 17 - Presidential candidates spend the week in NY; Transportation4America releases critical report for national infrastructure investment
October 10 - New study measures economic distress on LI; Rocky Point Civic Association President highlighs need for intermodal transit options in Eastern Suffolk; Farmers hit with worker shortage; Brookhaven 2030 charrette kicks off; AvalonBay proposes 530-unit rental project in Huntington Station; Environmentalists support Huntington open space bond; Councilwoman Bonner calls for comprehensive Rt. 25A study; Gordon Heights Visioning 2008; New Tanger Outlet Center comes with traffic concerns; Boycott Commerce Bank
October 2008 - Battling Bottled Water; Brookhaven 2030; Boycott Commerce Bank
October e-blasts: Summit schedule announced; Brookhaven 2030 update;
September 26 - LI Smart Growth Working Group welcomes Helena Williams of the LIRR; Ravitch commission hearing in Mineola; Richard Kessel named chief executive of NYPA; Levy proposes new 2009 operating budget
September 19 - Ravitch commission public hearing considers financing options; Third Track is still on track, despite controversy; Critical Smart Growth bill in Governor's hands; Accessory apartments face setback in North Hempstead; Outdoor dining comes to Northport; Protect the Lloyd Acquifer
September 12 - More parking at the mall? More parking?!; Bicycles: saving the environment and saving lives; Glen Cove Waterfront revitalization gets green light; Brookhaven 2030 update and charrette; Sewering feasibility study for Rocky Point Business District
September 2008 - The Summit is Coming; NY Caps its Carbon; Environmental Bond Questions; Rocky Point Rocks; Gordon Heights Milestones
August 22 - Dare to calculate how walkable your neighborhood is?; Crain's New York Busines of Green Report on PlaNYC; Save the Forge River gala; Opposition to North Hempstead's accessory apartment amendment
August 15 - Association of Towns' report refutes merging government; Suffolk Legislature hears pitch for Cross-Sound tunnel; Mid-priced hotels growing on LI; Mt. Sinai downtown plans change for the better; Banking on a boycott; Planned Ocean Parkway bike path
August 8 - Gov. Paterson: busy week with a new law and veto; Washington Post reports on high gas prices and shift away from suburbs; Clinton co-sponsors saving energy through Public Transportation Act; Brookhaven enacts landmark sex offender ruling; Garden City Hotel deal falls apart?; NYS DOT Region 10 still trying to expand Rt. 347; EnergyStar legislation sweeps LI; Nassau 2007 financial condition report- bad news that's easy to read; Help find the carbon footprint average for LI
August 2008 - Economic Woes; Growing Demand for Walkable Communities; Rocky Point Opens Veteran's Park; Gordon Heights Celebrates
August e-blasts: Summit announcement
July 25 - The revival of walkable communities; Wal-Mart rally highlights disconnect between company and employees; Housing market hits 17-year low; Traffic calming and high anxieties in Great Neck
July 18 - LIRR 3rd rail comes to an ambiguous delay/demise; Vision op-ed published in Newsday; Rising demand and profits for rental, multi-family housing; Getting our bikes back on the roads; Nassau County presents plan to end homelessness; LI Food not Bombs delivers more than loaves of bread
July 11 - Suburban plight reaches Reuters; Neighborhood Network gala honors Ed Thompson; Suffolk County breaks ground on frist "green" precinct; Pine Barrens Society: LI is failing on open space preservation; LIRR supports Vintage Group's mixed-use & transit-oriented development; Proposed Rt. 39 moratorium; Capitol Hill hearing on climate change, energy and Smart Growth
July 2008 - State News, Oyster Bay Approves Stop & Shop; Lighthouse on Parade
June 27 - First Smart Growth bill to ever pass State Assembly and Senate moves forward; Albany round-up; Southampton unveils downtown plan; Call for Comments: NYS DOT launches Smart Growth website
June 20 - VLI honored at APA gala; CNN reports on changing suburban trends; Sewers in the works for Mastic-Shirley; The Duck Project design charrette; Dump the Pump; NYS DOT announces State rail plan and plan for memorial bike path extension
June 13 - Smart Growth Awards wrap-up, APA Awards ceremony; Tell your Senators to support Smart Growth Public Infrastructure Act
June 6 - Suffolk County Exec. Steve Levy calls on State to double Suffolk's transit aid to match Nassau; Cool downtowns conference in Rockville Centre; NYS moves to cut climate change pollution; Senate passes LI Workforce Housing Act; Struggling to bring Smart Growth concepts and communities to Western NYS; Shrinking cars and our carbon footprint
June e-blasts: Smart Growth Awards post-event press release
May 30 - Second Lighthouse development scoping session focuses on the positive; Congressman Tim Bishop hosts sewer seminar; Oil prices fall slightly, but what does it mean for us?; Gordon Heights groundbreaking; Commerce Bank saga continues in Cow Harbor
May 23 - First public Lighthouse hearing held; State Legislature set to pass affordable housing bill; Junior Chamber holds affordable housing seminar; Sen. Owen Johnson bolsters Bay Shore Marina Visioning project; Update: Coram housing has groundbreaking; East End towns plan community charrette for the "Duck Project;" Commerce strikes again; Support the Complete Streets Bill
May 16 - LI Bus to merge with MTA Regional Bus; Huntington Station revitalization moving forward; Bike to Work week
May 9 - Coram makes smart use of commerical corridor; How much for climate change: LI Index releases survey on climate change and energy issues; SCWA plant transplant project moves vegetation from airport to nature trail; Coney Island rally 'freak' out
May 2008 - Smart Growth Awards Honorees Announced; Infrastructure Legislation Introduced; Developers Seeing Call for Greater Density
May e-blasts: Smart Growth Infrastructure update; Awards announced; Awards winners annouced
April 24 - Public to have chance to weigh in on Lighthouse proposal; Third Track hits the third rail; Rockville Centre resident speaks up on development at former Darby Drug site; Polimeni presents Cross-Sound tunnel plan to Nassau business leaders; NY Governor and Department of Environmental Conservation announce $1.3 million in funding for Smart Growth and sustainability work across State; Suffolk Community Council announces lauch of Accessible Long Island
April 18 - Montauk Highway sewers advance; Anti-homelessness strategies proposed; Dan Burden's Waking Walk in London
April 11 - Congestion pricing crashes and burns; Broadwater sinks; Nassau County moves in a green direction; Livingston Development opens marketing office for "the Villa at Glen Cove;" Suppport the Downstate Suburban Workforce Act
April 2008 - Sewer Press Conferences; Congestion Pricing Passes City Council; Nassau Hub Gets Funding for Transportation Study
April e-blasts: April Fools
March 28 - Wall Street Journal features Smart Growth and New Urbanism; MTA postpones rail improvements, cites bad finances; Green procurement bill udner consideration in Nassau; As region moves towards sustainability, Suffolk calls for more roads; More trouble for Trump on the Ocean
March 21 - Congestion pricing lobbyists head for Albany; Suffok Sewer Summit held in Hauppauge; MTA Capital Plan update; NJ Future discusses rising gas prices; Trump updates Jones Beach proposal
March 14 - NY's new govenor, David Paterson; LIBI members recieve grim outlook for 2008; Rising gas prices make some commuters drive less; Wal-Mart coming to Rocky Point?; Southampton business group plan for workforce homes moves forward; Westchester town embraces Smart Growth; State of Nassau County highlights downtowns; Tell your legislators to support congestion pricing
March 2008 - Strategies for DOT Reform Meets with DOT Reps, Airs Grievances; Trump Hearing Again Denies Basement Ordinance; First State of the MTA Address Given at Cooper Union, Highlights the Need for Congestion Pricing
March e-blasts: Rocky Point fights Wal-Mart; Cold Spring Harbor Library event announced, Awards nomination reminder;
February 29 - State Smart Growth Cabinet head visits LI; Mineola nine-story building approved with support of community and local government; Nassau Business and Community Planning Coalition holds meeting with Lighthouse design team; Patchogue poised to make strides in redevelopment; Mastic Beach revitalization under way
February 8 - Vintage Square proposal approved by Riverhead Town Board; Suffolk County Exec. Steve Levy announces ambitious budget for 2008; Affordable housing and inclusionary zoning bill moves forward in State Legislature; State of the MTA- Stay tuned; Village of Farmingdale Mayor announces launch of Main Street revitalization committee; In light of lawsuits; Trump on the Ocean hearing moved back to LI; Is Commerce Bank listening to the residents of Lake Ronkonkoma? Unfortunately, no!; NY Times reporter covering commute in region comments on LIRR trips
February 2008 - Village of Islandia Discusses Updated Proposal; State Commission Approves Congestion Pricing; Levittown Goes Green
February e-blasts: Smart Growth Awards nominations now online; Smart Growth Cabinet update
January 18 - Governor Spitzer delivers State of Upstate address: Long Island next?; Congestion pricing panel holds hearing at Hunter College; Community backs open space, fights Commerce Bank proposal; $1.5 million granted to Huntington Station for revitalization; Campaign for Project Warmth
January 11 - State of the State calls for unity and progression; LI Council of Churches highlights housing crisis
January 2008 - $1.5B for the Homeless; LI Clean Energy Report; Patchogue's Artspace; Congrats 40 Under 40
2007
December 21 - Syosset Trailer Park developer offers 1-year extension, buyout; Yaphank proposal draws many responses; Gordon Heights holds tree lighting celebration; End-of-the-year poll;
December 14 - Jersey City embraces Smart Growth principles; Public hearing on State of Nassau's sewers runs deep; Clean Energy Task Force provides updates on regional initiatives; Environmental organizations call on DEC to fix brownfields cleanup program; Gov. Spitzer announces formation of Smart Growth Cabinet - opportunities for LI?; Trump gets (partially) trumped on Jones Beach proposal; Syosset trailer park to close
December 7- Mt. Sinai holds Visioning update meeting; "YES in my backyard" campaign kicks off'; Walkability is key for young professionals, according to new Brookings Institute report; LEDs save money on your holiday season electricity bill; MTA fare hike considered despite projected surplus
December 2007- Cross-Sound Tunnel; Homeless on LI; Cerro Wire Update
November 9 - 2007 elections; NYS division of housing and community renewal announces new millions in funding and tax credits; "Step it up" conference addresses global climate change
November 23 - Smart Growth Summit wrap-up
November 2007 - Summit Schedule; LIHP Symposuim; Vote for Open Space; Support Mass Transit
October 26 - Hofstra conference considers "aging in place;" Lewis Oliver Farm preserved; Sustainability Handbook published; Oyster Bay promotes environmental bond act; Congestion pricing mitigation hearing held at Hofstra; Lawmakers push bill to prevent unreasonable rent increases for mobile home owners
October 19 - Rocky Point Visioning concludes; Brookhaven Town Board approves Tallgrass PDD; Oyster Bay promotes Environmental Bond Act; Brookhaven Community Preservation Fund up for vote
October 12 - Rocky Point Visioning under way this week; Clean Energy Task Force meets in Farmingdale; NY Times covers transit-oriented development; Al Gore wins Nobel Peace Prize for work on global climate change
October 2007 - The Summit is Coming!; Weekend Planner; Sight for Sore Eyes
September 28 - Smart Growth and global climate change linked; Congestion mitigation panel meets to discuss PlaNYC; Lighthouse committee meets on Coliseum plan; Open space on the ballot in Oyster Bay and Brookhaven; Real Estate Next's conference highlights LI housing issues; Hempstead vote postponed again; Vintage Group proposal hearing set for Riverhead; Rutgers study highlights LI housing problems
September 14 - Scott Rechler meets with Nassau leaders on Coliseum redevelopment plan; Forum on Transportation Solutions for LI announced for September 20th
September 2007 - Summit; One the Road; USGBC Seminar; Kegger Time
August 2007 - Market for SG; Affordable Housing Approved;Hub Update; Gas Prices Can Cripple
May 2007 - SG Awards; LI Agenda; PlaNYC; More!
2006
December 2006 - 2006 Summit; Awards Nominations; Reality Check; This is Smart Growth
October 2006 - 2006 Summit; Tall Grass Unveiling; HELP!; Open Space Bonds
August 2006 - Visions Around LI; Event Updates; Job Postings; More
Februrary 2006 - Awards Nominations; Visions for Farmingdale and Gordon Heights; Riverhead Redevelopment Plans
2005
December 2005 -Summit; Coliseum Proposals; Legal Defense for Renters; More
Happy Thanksgiving! Thank You, Long Island; Shop Downtowns for the Holidays
October 2005 - SG Summit;Mastic Groundbreaking; Katrina; Kelo
May
2005 - 2005 Awards; A Vision for Rocky Point; Hub MIS; LIRR Main Line Coalition
February 2005 - Smart Talk: Financing Event; Awards Nominations; Affordable Housing
2004
September
2004 Open Space Bond Acts; 2004 Summit; Mastic Vision Advances!