Focus Questions

1. What are the major industries that exist on Long Island?
In which industry sectors on Long Island the employment is currently growing
and in which industry sectors the employment is declining?
2. What is Long Island's current unemployment rate?
What are the reasons why we have so many unemployed people?
3. What is the percentage of Long Islanders who spent more than 35% of their income on housing?
How does this percentage number compare to other suburban areas around New York City?
4. What is Smart Growth? What is mixed-use zoning and how it could benefit economic development?
5. What is Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)? Why having public transportation is important
for economic development?
6. Who decides what kind of homes and roads can be constructed in our local communities?
7. What could be done to stimulate economic growth on Long Island? ?
8. What could be done to stimulate economic growth on Long Island?
9. What non-profit organizations based on Long Island work to advance the causes
of alternative housing, better transportation,
and economic development?
10. Is there a civic association and/or Chamber of Commerce in your community?
What projects these associations have accomplished in your community?

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E-Links for Focus Questions

1. What are the major industries that exist on Long Island? In which industry sectors on Long Island the
employment is currently growing and in which industry sectors the employment is declining?

Long Island Index:
http://www.longislandindex.org/fileadmin/Reports_and_Maps/2012_Reports/LI%20Profile%202012.pdf

http://longislandindex.org/fileadmin/pdf/2009_Index_Files/Economy.pdf

http://www.longislandindex.org/fileadmin/Reports_and_Maps/2010_Index/2010_Indicators.pdf

Long Island Association:
http://www.longislandassociation.org/assets/downloads/LIAMonthlyEconomicReportAugust2012.pdf

Bureau of Labor Market Information:
http://www.labor.ny.gov/stats/PDFs/Significant-Industries-Long-Island.pdf

2. What is Long Island's current unemployment rate?
What are the reasons why we have so many unemployed

Bureau of Labor Statistics:
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm

Long Island Association:
http://www.longislandassociation.org/assets/downloads/LIAMonthlyEconomicReportAugust2012.pdf

Long Island Index:
http://www.longislandindex.org/fileadmin/Reports_and_Maps/2012_Reports/LI%20Profile%202012.pdf

http://www.longislandindex.org/Employment-Trends.682.0.html

http://www.longislandindex.org/fileadmin/Reports_and_Maps/2010_Index/2010_Indicators.pdf

Long Island Business News:
http://libn.com/2012/07/25/long-island-unemployment-rate-jumps-to-7-7-percent/

3. What is the percentage of Long Islanders who spend more than 35% of their income on housing?

Long Island Index:
http://www.longislandindex.org/fileadmin/Reports_and_Maps/2012_Reports/LI%20Profile%202012.pdf

http://www.longislandindex.org/fileadmin/pdf/2009_Index_Files/Communities.pdf

http://www.longislandindex.org/fileadmin/user_upload/2008_Graphics/8-31_SpecialAnalysis.pdf

http://longislandindex.org/fileadmin/Reports_and_Maps/2010_Index/2010_Index.pdf

http://www.longislandindex.org/fileadmin/Reports_and_Maps/2011_Index/Long_Island_Index_Survey_2011.pdf

http://www.longislandindex.org/fileadmin/Reports_and_Maps/2011_Index/Getting_it_Done_2011_LI_Index_Special_Analysis.pdf

4. What is Smart Growth? What is mixed-use zoning and how it could benefit economic development?

Smart Growth America:
http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/what-is-smart-growth

Smart Growth Online:
http://www.smartgrowth.org/

New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/14/realestate/14lizo.html

Neighborhood Network:  
http://www.longislandnn.org/smartgrowth/index.htm 

Vision Long Island: 
http://www.visionlongisland.org/vli_mission.htm

http://www.visionlongisland.org/sga/hempstead.html

Sustainable Long Island: 
http://www.sustainableli.org/smart_growth.html

Long Island Index:
http://www.longislandindex.org/fileadmin/Reports_and_Maps/2011_Index/Long_Island_Index_2011_
Land_Use_Planning_Practices.pdf

http://longislandindex.org/fileadmin/Reports_and_Maps/2010_Index/2010_Index.pdf

http://www.longislandindex.org/fileadmin/Reports_and_Maps/2011_Index/Getting_it_Done_2011_LI_
Index_Special_Analysis.pdf

Empire State Futures:
http://www.empirestatefuture.org/geography/regional/it%E2%80%99s-not-your-parents%E2%80%99-
levittown-smart-growth-gains-momentum-in-long-island/

Municipal Research and Service Center of Washington:
http://www.mrsc.org/subjects/transpo/mixeduse.aspx

Long Island Business:  
http://libn.com/blog/2009/05/15/mixed-use-project-gets-green-light-in-patchogue/

Nassau County:
http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/CountyExecutive/NewsRelease/2010/7-18-2011a.htm

5. What is Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)? Why is having public transportation is important

Transit-Oriented Development:
http://www.transitorienteddevelopment.org/

Center for Transit Oriented Development:
http://ctod.org/

Tri State Campaign:
http://www.tstc.org/issues/brt/tod.php

http://www.tstc.org/issues/tod/smartgrowth101.php

http://www.tstc.org/issues/tod/components.php

Land Use Impacts:
http://www.landuseimpacts.com/pdf/transits%20economic_importance.pdf

Hofstra:
http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch7en/conc7en/ch7c1en.html

Long Island Index:
http://www.longislandindex.org/fileadmin/Reports_and_Maps/2012_Reports/LI%20Profile%202012.pdf

6. Who decides what kind of homes and roads can be constructed in our local communities?

NYC Roads:
http://www.nycroads.com/roads/long-island/

Long Island Exchange:
http://www.longislandexchange.com/roads.html

New York State:
http://www.ny.gov/governor/press/press_0406093.html

Incorporated Village of Islandia:
http://www.newvillageofislandia.com/pages/village_hall/highwaydepartment.html

NYS DOT:
https://www.nysdot.gov/regional-offices/region10/general-info
 
Long Island Index:
http://www.longislandindex.org/fileadmin/Reports_and_Maps/2012_Reports/LI%20Profile%202012.pdf

Long Island Regional Planning Council:
http://www.lirpc.org/3.2010-12-02_LI2035StrategiesReport.pdf

Suffolk County:
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/EconomicDevelopmentandPlanning/HousingAffordableand
Workforce/SuffolkCountyWorkforceHousingCommission/EndorsementGuidelines.aspx

7. What could be done to stimulate economic growth on Long Island?

Empire State:
http://esd.ny.gov/presscenter/data/2008/1.11.08_governor_spitzer_attends_roundtable_discussion_with_leaders_
of_long_island_technology_industry_as_part_of_statewide_tour_following_state_of_the_state_address.pdf

Long Island Association:
http://www.longislandassociation.com/lia_in_the_news_article.cfm?ARTNUM=Pres4421110102

Long Island Index:
http://www.longislandindex.org/fileadmin/Reports_and_Maps/2012_Reports/LI%20Profile%202012.pdf

http://www.longislandindex.org/fileadmin/Reports_and_Maps/2010_Index/2010_Indicators.pdf

Long Island Regional Planning Council:
http://www.lirpc.org/3.2010-12-02_LI2035StrategiesReport.pdf

8. Provide examples of housing and road projects that could help Long Island's economy to stay strong.

Vision Long Island: Brookhaven:
http://www.visionlongisland.org/sga/brookhaven.html

http://www.visionlongisland.org/sga/hempstead.html

YIMBY:
http://www.yimbyli.com/yimby-projects-long-island.php

Long Island Housing Partnership, Inc: 
http://www.lihp.org/

Community Development Corporation of Long Island:
http://www.cdcli.org/

Vision Long Island:
http://www.visionlongisland.org/

Long Island Housing Services:
http://www.lifairhousing.org/

Middle Country Road Renaissance Project:
http://middlecountryrdproject.org/index.html

MTA:
http://www.mta.info/capconstr/esas/index.html

Department of Transportation:
https://www.dot.ny.gov/regional-offices/region10/projects/ny-347

Governor of NY:
http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/04032012-roads-bridges-long-island

Long Island Business News:
http://libn.com/2012/03/30/long-island-gets-291m-for-road-work-projects/

9. What non-profit organizations based on Long Island work to advance the causes
of alternative housing, better transportation, and economic development?

Vision Long Island:
http://www.visionlongisland.org/

Long Island Housing Partnership, Inc: 
http://www.lihp.org/

Long Island Housing Services:
http://www.lifairhousing.org/

Sustainable Long Island:
www.sustainableli.org

Long Island Progressive Coalition:
http://www.lipc.org/

Action Long Island:
http://www.actionlongisland.org/About.html

10. Is there a civic association and/or Chamber of Commerce in your community?
What projects these associations have accomplished in your community?

West Hempstead Civic Association:  
www.westhempsteadcivic.org

Lake Ronkonkoma Civic Organization:
www.lakeronkonkomacivic.org

Centereach Civic Association:
www.centereachcivic.org

Rocky Point Civic Association:
http://www.rpalumni.org/rpcivic/civic.htm

Nesconset-Sachem Civic Association:
http://nesconsetcivic.com/

Oyster Bay Civic Association:
http://www.obca.net/

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Organizations that work to improve economic development, community, and housing
Vision Long Island, Sustainable Long Island, Long Island Housing Partnership INC., Long Island Progressive Coalition, Long Island Housing Services, Tri-State Transportation Campaign, Long Island Transportation Management, Action Long Island, Community Corporation of Long Island

Useful Websites to Explore

www.lieconomy.com
www.longisland.com
www.longislandindex.org
www.nyslocalgov.org 
www.co.suffolk.ny.us
www.nassaucountyny.gov
www.lipolitics.com
www.nysdot.gov
www.visionlongisland.org
www.lipc.org
www.newsday.com
www.tstc.org
www.middlecountryrdproject.org
www.nylcv.org
www.lirr.org
www.nysdot.gov
www.mta.info
www.smartgrowth.com
www.uli.com
www.longislandassociation.com
www.census.gov

In this workshop, students will get a chance to discuss how the economic and business structure of Long Island functions and learn about economic challenges to our region. Participants will also learn about how a shortage of alternative housing and limited public transportation networks affect Long Island's economy and communities. Students will be asked to come up with creative solutions about how to improve Long Island's economy, housing choices and transportation networks. This new workshop integrates four different workshops that were run separately in 2012. The experts for the 2012 workshops included Jeannine Maynard, Program Director at the Uniondale Community Council, Scott Martella, Suffolk County Representative of the Office of Governor Andrew Cuomo; Kristen Walsh, Long Island Regional Director, and Jon Cardinal, Legislative Director/ National Economic Policy Director of the Office of U.S. Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand; Bill Cunningham, Vice President for Governmental Relations at the North Shore LIJ Health System; Hon. Steven Flotteron, Councilman of the Town of Islip; Robert M. Scheiner of firm H2M, and Eric Alexander, Executive Director, and Elissa Ward, Sustainability Director, at Vision Long Island.

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