Connecting trails from Manhattan to Montauk Stretching some 175 miles, the Long Island Greenway is intended to serve walkers and cyclists alike on a trail beginning in Manhattan and terminating on the east end of Montauk. Construction is set to begin next year, focusing on a 25-mile stretch between Eisenhower Park in East Meadow and…
As Chairman of the Long Island Regional Planning Council, read John Cameron’s statement on the LIRR third track plan and the impacts on Long Island’s economy.
Cranes On Every Corner Of NYC, But Not Much Going Up Across Long Island By all accounts, New York City is experiencing a building boom that seems to have left Long Island behind, prompting developers to envy the city’s dynamic energy and rue the Island’s usual culprits of bureaucratic red tape, zoning board rigidity and…
In an article for Newsday, Chairman of the Long Island Regional Planning Council John D. Cameron Jr. responds to the new LIRR third track plan.
The Wall Street Journal: We’re Not Ready for Another Sandy In an article for Newsday, Chairman of the Long Island Regional Planning Council John D. Cameron Jr. reflects upon Governor Andrew Cuomo’s budgetary plans and his funding for the Long Island Region. Cameron, also managing partner of Cameron Engineering, expresses his concern for the Long…
Long Island Business News: No project funds without critical regional planning John Cameron, Chairman of the Long Island Regional Planning Council, answers a claim by Eric Alexander, Vision Long Island Executive Director, that “excess regional planning” is a “pitfall making revitalization so difficult.” Cameron highlights several of Long Island’s impediments, including lack of diversity in…
Newsday: Appropriate debate on water law John Cameron, Chairman of the Long Island Regional Planning Council, points out deficiencies in the Long Island Water Pollution Control Act, which include projecting nitrogen standards for drinking water into a marine environment. Cameron describes sewer funding, treatment plant upgrades, cleaning up brownfields and restricting chemical use as better…
John Cameron responds to Anne Michaud’s column “How to really get serious about school,” touching upon the question of balance between sports and education.
Newsday: Movable barriers can protect Long Island’s South Shore Cameron Engineering’s John D. Cameron Jr. and David Berg describe the challenges of equipping Long Island with the systems needed to prevent major damage from another disaster such as superstorm Sandy and propose a potential solution involving inlet barriers with a robust dune system in conjunction…
