The SJNY community was prominently featured at Vision Long Island’s 22nd annual Smart Growth Summit last week at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury.
Various panel discussions were held throughout the day, including a panel that included Gail Lamberta, Ph.D., associate dean for community development and chair of recreation and leisure studies, and SJNY alumnus Wade Richardson ’16, associate manager for community relations and game presentation for the Long Island Nets.
The annual event featured 20 workshops and a keynote speech from incoming Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine, who provided a preview of top priorities in his administration as they relate to infrastructure, planning and getting resources from Albany and Washington, D.C.
Panel discussion topics included transportation, clean energy and water infrastructure, pedestrian safety, human service needs, racial disparities, securing grants for the promotion of downtowns, affordable housing, transit-oriented development, commercial development and regional economic development projects.
