Vision Long Island

Vision harnesses over a decade of research and experience to bring long island together to promote more livable, economically sustainable and environmentally responsible growth.

Smart growth focuses on infill development, re-development, and open space preservation.

It supports mixed-use, mixed-income communities that are convenient, attractive, pedestrian-friendly and that make affordable housing and public transportation desirable and realistic options.

A key objective is to strengthen communities from the start by involving local stakeholders in collaborative planning processes.

Goals include: *

Comprehensive land use planning that involves all stakeholders to yield consensus-based visions addressing the long and short-term needs of local communities, adjacent communities, and the region as a whole. 

Land use decisions that incorporate economic development considerations including the need for affordable housing, environmental concerns, and a broad array of quality of life issues.

Compact development that is pedestrian-friendly, reduces automobile dependency and is focused around existing or newly designed transportation centers.

Zoning codes, land-use regulations and street design standards that enable and provide adequate incentives to facilitate smart growth development.