Long Island’s first database providing the economic flood risk threatening Long Island communities The Long Island Regional Planning Council has partnered with LiRo GIS to create a comprehensive database to quantify the economic flood risk threatening Long Island communities. This GIS (Geographic Information Systems) analysis combines FEMA flood plain data, common landmarks (Highways 27 and… …Continue Reading
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Long Island’s Waterfront Zoning and Uses GIS Inventory
Long Island’s First Waterfront Zoning and Uses GIS Inventory: A Research Database Providing Geographic Context to Regional and Local Planning on Long Island The Long Island Regional Planning Council has partnered with LiRo GIS to create a comprehensive inventory of waterfront zoning and uses on Long Island. The objective was to develop a centralized geodatabase… …Continue Reading
Connecting trails from Manhattan to Montauk
LIHerald.com Posted February 23, 2023 The Long Island Greenway, a 175-mile bicycle and pedestrian trail, is intended to encourage more Long Islanders to spend time in the natural world, on foot or by pedal power. The first phase of construction — connecting Eisenhower Park to Brentwood State Park — is set to start next year…. …Continue Reading
Study Calls for Sea Gates, Walls to Protect South Shore From Storm Surge
A complex system of sea gates and concrete walls with lifting panels are needed to protect Long Island’s vulnerable South Shore communities from storm surges and rising sea levels, according to a study by a Stony Brook University professor. “Protecting Long Island from Future Sandy Flood Events: A South Shore Sea Gate Study” argues that a layered defense… …Continue Reading
Fios TV program features Long Island Nitrogen Action Plan
Deputy Executive Director, Elizabeth Cole appears on “A Minute Smarter,” the collaborative series produced by Emmy award winning producer, Waldo Cabrera of My L.I. TV to educate the public on the Long Island Nitrogen Action Plan. Related Content Watch the Video
The Pine Barrens Society television program features the Long Island Regional Planning Council
Executive Director, Richard Guardino, Deputy Executive Director Elizabeth Cole, Council Chairman John Cameron and the Department of Environmental Conservation’s Deputy Commissioner for Water Resources, James Tierney appear on the Long Island Pine Barrens Society’s monthly television program to discuss the Long Island Nitrogen Action Plan. The monthly show, hosted by the Society’s Executive Director, Richard… …Continue Reading
