Read the Full StudyThe Downtown Patchogue Redevelopment effort has been one of Long Island’s foremost community improvement success stories. The transformation — in both the commercial and residential sectors – has helped make it both a popular destination for visitors and an attractive place to live. The LIRPC has designated Downtown Patchogue as a Project… …Continue Reading
Housing
LIRPC Study Seeks Options to Overreliance on Property Taxes
Recognizing the need to reduce the reliance on property taxes to fund local services, the Long Island Regional Planning Council commissioned a Property Tax Alternatives Study to analyze and encourage new strategies that could shift hundreds of millions of dollars from the burden currently borne by homeowners. Conducted by Public Financial Management Group (PFM) and… …Continue Reading
Wyandanch Rising Models Transit Oriented Development
Wyandanch Rising brought together hundreds of homeowners, businesses, property owners, civic groups, clergy, planners, architects, and government officials to develop the vision for a pedestrian-friendly community where people can live in multi-family, multi-story buildings within close proximity to goods, services, and activities not needing cars for everyday transportation. The Long Island Regional Planning Council designated… …Continue Reading
Garvies Point Project Brings Smart Growth to Glen Cove
The Garvies Point Waterfront Redevelopment will be a Smart Growth, mixed-use community located along the shores of Hempstead Harbor in Glen Cove and was designated a Project of Regional Significance by the LIRPC. The development will re-invent the Glen Cove waterfront and reclaim a former brownfield site, creating a new mixed-use community, including public open space for… …Continue Reading
Ronkonkoma Hub to Create Economic Benefits, Housing Options
Creation of the mixed-use Ronkonkoma Hub, improvements to nearby MacArthur Airport, and new infrastructure in the Village of Islandia and surrounding area, represent a truly unique opportunity for community improvement. The multi-pronged effort involves extraordinary cooperation between every level of government – village, town, county, state and federal — along with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority…. …Continue Reading
Heartland Town Square Project Offers Housing Options with Redevelopment of State Land
The Long Island Regional Planning Council designated the Heartland Town Square a Project of Regional Significance in 2008. Heartland Town Square, a new planned mixed use community in Brentwood that can help address the region’s shortage of rental housing and has the potential to attract commercial activity offering additional jobs. The project has been discussed… …Continue Reading
