Long Island’s strong case for parking-mandate reform
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // It’s time to take back Long Island’s “seas of asphalt.” New planning and zoning concepts and laws that revise and significantly reduce minimum off-street parking…
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Now hear this: In zoning, public participation is busted
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // The public-hearing process in zoning and other land-use decisions is broken and needs to be fixed. From many important perspectives, these hearings have become significant…
As pandemic ends, zoning laws must deal with reality
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // The COVID pandemic has changed us and how we live, forever. And as we consider the post-COVID world, Long Island land-use policies and zoning laws…
Local zoning? Could be an executive order for that
By MICHAEL SAHN and NICHOLAS CAPPADORA // President Trump has made it clear that his administration is dedicated to reducing and in some cases eliminating many areas of government regulation….