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LONG ISLAND INDEX INTERACTIVE MAPS

Thought Leadership from Nancy Douzinas

LI Downtowns are Vital Treasures, by Nancy Douzinas and Patti Schaefer

Breaking Through: How smart partnerships overcame decades of resistance to modernize America's busiest railroad

Sparking Cross-Sector Collaboration

How Investing in Community Builders Can Put Us on a Path to Healing - February, 2021

Minding the Gaps: How one doctor-led nonprofit is strengthening the safety net for children

Long Island Downtowns: New Strategies for a Post-COVID World

Long Island Index: 2018 Indicators Report

NextLI

Build a Better Burb

Build a Better Burb

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Infographics

Year

2019

Interactive Maps | February
nextLI | February

2018

Building on biotech could be key to LI’s 21st century | July
We kept a finger on the pulse of LI | April
Long Island needs an innovation district | January
Creating Alliances Among Long Island’s 665 Government Entities | January
Building Regional Leadership for the Innovation Economy | January
Moving a Region Forward | January
Education and the Economy | January
Build Apartments, and They Will Come | January
The Need to Tackle Segregation Head-On | January
A Better Long Island for All | January
The Challenge for Long Island | January

2017

John Kominicki: Advancing Unconventional Wisdom on Long Island | December
The Long Island Clean Water Partnership Points the Way | December
Long Island Could Use More Champions of Philanthropy Like Amy Hagedorn | January
State's investments in Long Island will pay dividends in NYC | January

2016

2015

2014

Bipartisan Agreement on Economic Growth for Long Island | December
Restoring Long Island’s Water | October

2013

The Road Back to Our Innovation Legacy | December
Long Island Must Shed Small-Town Mind-Set | July
Long Island's Future Prosperity Depends on Public Transit | February
Infographics | January

2012

A Public/Private Partnership Perspective | November
Build a Better Burb | October
Long Island Index | October
Questioning Our Future | October
Many Children Left Behind | September
Great School-No Miracle | August
Mapping an Illogical System | July
Thinking Outside the Classroom for Education Reform | June
Energy | June
We Need Cross-District High Schools | May
"Play Ball" Say CA Technologies and Early Years Institute | April
Farmingdale Gets Smarter about Water | March
Long Island at a Tipping Point | February
Is Long Island Ready to Roll in 2012? | January

2011

Now You Can See What Long Island Is Missing | December
We Can Build a More Beautiful Long Island | November
Protecting Our Water Will Take Island-Wide Effort | October
Stopping School Failure before it Starts | September
7-Town Consortium Aims for Thousands of Greener Homes | August
Study Reveals: Long Island Water at Risk | July
A Tech Star | June
Leading or Lagging | May
What Business Leaders Should Know about Two-year Olds | April
Carmans River Pact Shows How Regions Should Plan | March
Way to Go | February
We Need New Plans That Match Our Needs | January
New Census Survey Sheds Light on L.I. problems. And opportunities. | January

2010

A Big Step toward a Smaller Carbon Footprint | November
New Study Reveals: Land Preservation Brings in the Green | October
Changing the Odds for Our Students | September
Education, Kids and ROI | August
Imagining a Better Long Island | July
Starting to Make Connections | June
Better Education For Less | May
Build a Better Burb | April
Working Together CAN Happen Here | March
Study Finds Long Island Downtowns Are Good to Grow | February
Getting Back Our Mojo | January

2009

Adelphi Gives a Lesson in Development | December
Hard Truth about Our Schools | November
Bricks and Mortar Won’t Stop the Brain Drain | October
We Can’t Afford Any More Business As Usual | August
Doing Pre-K Right | July
Building Consensus | June
Want Better Schools for Long Island?—Pass it On | May
Fighting for Change | April
Attitude Adjustment | March
Pop Quiz on Long Island’s Schools | February
Treasure Map | January

2008

How to Improve Education and Make Money Doing It | December
Do Americans Hate Kids? | November
If We Don’t Start Getting It Right, We Won’t Get It at All | October
Business Plan for Long Island | September
Eight Things Long Island Should Do | August
Going Backwards | July
Long Islanders are Serious about Energy and the Environment | June
Fighting for Our Young | May
Building Success | April
Long Island Renaissance | March
Seismic Shift | February
What We’ve Got and What We’ve Not | January

2007

2006

Conservation | December
Home Rule | October
Third Track | September
Open Spaces | August
Industry Clusters | July
Our Schools | May

Topic

Downtown Revitalization

Now You Can See What Long Island Is Missing | December 2011

Economy

Building on biotech could be key to LI’s 21st century | July 2018
We kept a finger on the pulse of LI | April 2018
Long Island needs an innovation district | January 2018
Creating Alliances Among Long Island’s 665 Government Entities | January 2018
Building Regional Leadership for the Innovation Economy | January 2018
Education and the Economy | January 2018
The Challenge for Long Island | January 2018
State's investments in Long Island will pay dividends in NYC | January 2017
Research Institutions Are a Vital Economic Engine on Long Island | June 2015
A Promising Model for Bipartisan Cooperation on Long Island | May 2015
Ending the Stagnation in Long Island’s Economy | March 2015
The Road Back to Our Innovation Legacy | December 2013
Long Island at a Tipping Point | February 2012
Is Long Island Ready to Roll in 2012? | January 2012
A Tech Star | June 2011
What Business Leaders Should Know about Two-year Olds | April 2011
Way to Go | February 2011
We Can’t Afford Any More Business As Usual | August 2009
Building Consensus | June 2009
Business Plan for Long Island | September 2008

Population

The Need to Tackle Segregation Head-On | January 2018
Give Millennials Housing Options They Need to Stay Here | February 2016
Building Consensus | June 2009
Treasure Map | January 2009
What We’ve Got and What We’ve Not | January 2008

Housing

We kept a finger on the pulse of LI | April 2018
Long Island needs an innovation district | January 2018
Build Apartments, and They Will Come | January 2018
Why Is It So Hard to Build Multifamily Housing on Long Island? | June 2016
Give Millennials Housing Options They Need to Stay Here | February 2016
Long Island Needs a Broader Mix of Housing | January 2015
Long Island Must Shed Small-Town Mind-Set | July 2013
7-Town Consortium Aims for Thousands of Greener Homes | August 2011
Building Consensus | June 2009
Treasure Map | January 2009
If We Don’t Start Getting It Right, We Won’t Get It at All | October 2008
Eight Things Long Island Should Do | August 2008
Long Island Renaissance | March 2008
Seismic Shift | February 2008
What We’ve Got and What We’ve Not | January 2008
How Boston Got It Together | August 2007
Once and Future Village | July 2007

Transportation

Moving a Region Forward | January 2018
Unprecedented Coalition Backs Governor Cuomo’s LIRR Expansion Project | April 2016
Transforming Mobility on Long Island Requires the ‘Third Track’ | May 2015
Long Island's Future Prosperity Depends on Public Transit | February 2013
Building Consensus | June 2009
Treasure Map | January 2009
Eight Things Long Island Should Do | August 2008
What We’ve Got and What We’ve Not | January 2008
Going Nowhere | November 2007
Third Track | September 2006

Community

We kept a finger on the pulse of LI | April 2018
Long Island needs an innovation district | January 2018
Creating Alliances Among Long Island’s 665 Government Entities | January 2018
Building Regional Leadership for the Innovation Economy | January 2018
Moving a Region Forward | January 2018
The Need to Tackle Segregation Head-On | January 2018
The Challenge for Long Island | January 2018
John Kominicki: Advancing Unconventional Wisdom on Long Island | December 2017
Long Island Could Use More Champions of Philanthropy Like Amy Hagedorn | January 2017
A Promising Model for Bipartisan Cooperation on Long Island | May 2015
Long Island Must Shed Small-Town Mind-Set | July 2013
Mapping an Illogical System | July 2012
We Can Build a More Beautiful Long Island | November 2011
We Need New Plans That Match Our Needs | January 2011
New Census Survey Sheds Light on L.I. problems. And opportunities. | January 2011
Imagining a Better Long Island | July 2010
Starting to Make Connections | June 2010
Build a Better Burb | April 2010
Study Finds Long Island Downtowns Are Good to Grow | February 2010
Getting Back Our Mojo | January 2010

Health

Health Care | March 2007

Education

Education and the Economy | January 2018
The Need to Tackle Segregation Head-On | January 2018
New Data Illuminates Long Island’s Education Inequities | January 2015
Many Children Left Behind | September 2012
Great School-No Miracle | August 2012
Thinking Outside the Classroom for Education Reform | June 2012
We Need Cross-District High Schools | May 2012
Stopping School Failure before it Starts | September 2011
A Tech Star | June 2011
What Business Leaders Should Know about Two-year Olds | April 2011
Changing the Odds for Our Students | September 2010
Education, Kids and ROI | August 2010
Better Education For Less | May 2010
Hard Truth about Our Schools | November 2009
Doing Pre-K Right | July 2009
Want Better Schools for Long Island?—Pass it On | May 2009
Fighting for Change | April 2009
Pop Quiz on Long Island’s Schools | February 2009
Treasure Map | January 2009
How to Improve Education and Make Money Doing It | December 2008

Environment

Protecting and Enhancing Water Quality on Long Island | July 2015
Restoring Long Island’s Water | October 2014
Energy | June 2012
Farmingdale Gets Smarter about Water | March 2012
Protecting Our Water Will Take Island-Wide Effort | October 2011
Study Reveals: Long Island Water at Risk | July 2011
Leading or Lagging | May 2011
A Big Step toward a Smaller Carbon Footprint | November 2010
Working Together CAN Happen Here | March 2010
Treasure Map | January 2009
Eight Things Long Island Should Do | August 2008
Going Backwards | July 2008
Long Islanders are Serious about Energy and the Environment | June 2008
What We’ve Got and What We’ve Not | January 2008
Going Nowhere | November 2007
Conservation | December 2006

Taxes

Want Better Schools for Long Island?—Pass it On | May 2009
Pop Quiz on Long Island’s Schools | February 2009
What We’ve Got and What We’ve Not | January 2008
Tackling Taxes | October 2007
How Boston Got It Together | August 2007
Firefighting Costs | June 2007
About School Costs | May 2007
Our Schools | May 2006

Open Space

Carmans River Pact Shows How Regions Should Plan | March 2011
New Study Reveals: Land Preservation Brings in the Green | October 2010
Building Consensus | June 2009
Open Spaces | August 2006

Governance

We Can’t Afford Any More Business As Usual | August 2009
Want Better Schools for Long Island?—Pass it On | May 2009
Pop Quiz on Long Island’s Schools | February 2009
What We’ve Got and What We’ve Not | January 2008
Help Wanted | December 2007
Tackling Taxes | October 2007
All Our Children | September 2007
Firefighting Costs | June 2007
About School Costs | May 2007
Northern Virginia | April 2007
Home Rule | October 2006
Our Schools | May 2006