SAVE THE DATE
The next meeting for the
LI Smart Growth Working Group
will take place on
Thursday, February 11th, 2010 11am - 2pm
Sustainability Institute at Molloy College
7180 Republic Airport
Farmingdale, NY 11735
Program:
Transportation Report
Gerry Bogacz- NYMTC, Regional Plan Association
Shila Shah-Gavnovdias, Nassau County Department of Public Works- County report
*MTA & DOT Capital Plan
NYS Report
*Paul Beyer, NYS Smart Growth Cabinet - Statewide update
*Dan McKay, Preservation League of NYS - Historic Preservation Tax Credit
Land Use Report
*Participating Towns & Villages
Please RSVP:
Vision Long Island
p. 631-261-0242
email
The Long Island Smart Growth Working Group meets quarterly to implement statewide policies that will affect Smart Growth development on Long Island, as well as to serve as a watchdog organization for the NYS Smart Growth Cabinet. The group is organized by Vision Long Island, Tri-State Transportation Campaign, Neighborhood Network, Regional Plan Association, Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA, LI Federation of Labor, Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, Suffolk Community Council, Long Island Progressive Coalition, AARP-Long Island Chapter, and many others. Past meetings addressed the Long Island Rail Road's transit-oriented development goals, State support for Smart Growth policies, technical and financial assistance programs established by Empire State Development, wastewater infrastructure from the Department of Environmental Conservation, a greening vision for Route 347 from the DOT Region 10 and safe streets policies.