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The Long Island Index project has been building momentum since January to focus attention on bold new approaches to suburban life.  The Center for Urban Reseearch's interactive maps for the Index -- at www.LongIslandIndexMaps.org -- provide a powerful toolset to visualize challenges and showcase opportunities for improvement.

Here's a round up of recent news reports & blog posts highlighting the Index project and the online maps:

• Build a Better Burb - an "ideas competition" to retrofit Long Island's downtowns.  The tagline: "The time for thinking cautiously is over. New visions are needed for the next generation of suburban centers." Submission deadline: June 21, 2010.  Up to $22,500 in cash prizes!
• Long Island Newsday is featuring the Index maps as a resource for readers and with integrated links to news reports.  Here are some examples (website registration may be required):
• General resource page highlighting different uses of the maps;
• Article about eminent domain with links to area-specific maps;
• Full-page ad highlighting the Index maps at Newsday, March 9 2010 (see link above to PDF).
• Blog posts about the Index's 2010 report and Build a Better Burb:
• The Architect's Newspaper blog about Build a Better Burb
• Fast Company's post about the Index, which also cites a blog post at Grist
• Regional Plan Association's "Extreme Makeover: Long Island Edition"
• The City Fix
• More news items about Build a Better Burb (click the "Press" link)
• New York Times "Opinionator" piece by Allison Arieff
• View potential downtown redevelopment opportunities at the Index map