Research
Completed Project
Long Island 2035: Building Public Consensus around a Sustainable Future, Phase I
January 1st, 2008 - August 29th, 2009
Principal Investigators
- Dr. Robert E. Paaswell
- Christopher Jones
- Dr. William Solecki
- Dr. Ruth A. Brandwein
- Howard Schneider
- Dr. Sachi G. Dastidar
- Penny Eickemeyer
Institutions
Sponsors
- New York Metropolitan Transportation Council
- Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT
This project was cosponsored by the Research and Innovative Technology Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation through the University Transportation Centers program.
Reports
Final Report: 
The Long Island 2035 Visioning Initiative
Project publications may be ordered by contacting Dr. Ellen Thorson.
Introduction
A number of recent efforts have created a receptive environment for new approaches to regional growth and development. On Long Island, projects such as the Long Island Index have generated a widespread recognition and discussion of common problems and potential solutions. In the larger New York region, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council’s (NYMTC) recently announced Shared Goals and related action strategies for the region are a welcome effort to improve the integration of transportation planning with land use, economic and environmental objectives. Long Island 2035 would assist in this effort by developing broader public consensus for a shared vision of where the next generation of residents should be housed, the transportation systems needed to support these settlement patterns, and the institutional actions required to insure that prosperity is broadly and equitably shared. The initiative would launch a regional planning effort on Long Island similar to projects in metropolitan regions across the United States that have used new technologies and an inclusive public process to successfully develop and implement regional action strategies.
