Long Island Index

CityLab reports that transit-oriented development can prevent displacement by incorporating community services and replacing parking lots with dynamic public spaces: https://www.citylab.com//how-transit-oriented-devel/556373.

Newsday calls for new vision for the Nassau Hub including housing, proposed by the Long Island Index, which should be a key component of any development at the site. https://www.newsday.com//nassau-county-land-near-coliseum-

In an op-ed titled Reversing the Brain Drain, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone writes of transit-oriented developments underway, stating: Today, a new suburbia is on the horizon. https://www.longislandpress.com//18/reversing-the-brain-dr

Patchogue has created a cultural arts district on Terry Street near the LIRR station downtown. The zoning change builds on existing strengths, including Artspace and Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center. https://www.longislandadvance.net//Cultural-arts-district-.

In a positive step for the Nassau Hub, two developers have reached an out-of-court settlement in their long-running lawsuit over development rights around the Nassau Coliseum: https://www.newsday.com//nassau-coliseum-lawsuit-1.16897737.

A new tool for measuring walkability has been created by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. Called Pedestrians First, it measures 11 indicators that are relevant to any community: https://www.itdp.org/pedestrians-first-walkability-tool.

A commentary on walkability published by Newsday says that city planners are increasingly finding that pedestrians are one of the best ways to encourage economic development. Read here: https://www.newsday.com//walkable-cities-in-the-suburbs-1..

Newsday explores Living Arrangements for Millennials on Long Island by highlighting results from the latest Long Island Index public opinion survey. Read here: https://projects.newsday.com/long-island/millennials-living.

New York State released a master plan for offshore wind energy in waters south of (and beyond view from) Long Island. It envisions 5,000 people employed by a $6 billion industry powering 1.2 million homes by 2030: https://www.nyserda.ny.gov.

Downtown Hicksville around the LIRR station could be transformed by 23 potential projects totaling more than $230 million to create green space, mixed-use development and less congestion: https://www.newsday.com//hicksville-downtown-revitalizatio

Commenting on the latest Long Island Index survey, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran spoke of the need to partner with towns and villages to talk about a wider range of housing options. http://newyork.cbslocal.com//long-island-millennials-movi/

Long Island Index’s latest public opinion survey, featured on Newsday’s front page, reveals that 41% of young adult Long Islanders live with relatives and illuminates the need for more housing options. Read here: http://www.longislandindex.org//long-island-index-poll-lo/

Nancy Rauch Douzinas writes in an op-ed that Long Island needs an innovation district. Citing the Long Island Index study Nassau Hub Innovation District, she explores the perfect opportunity: http://www.liherald.com//long-island-needs-an-innovation-d.