At a well-attended lunch session, Chris Forinash of the US EPA guided the audience through Smart Growth projects being honored by the federal agency. Nancy Douzinas of the Rauch Foundation presented on the “Long Island Index”, noting the impact the mere act of conducting the comprehensive survey has already had on Long Islander's awareness of key issues.

Ron Stein, President of Vision Long Island reported on the progress the region has made toward smarter growth practices in the last year, posing specific challenges to municipalities and developers. Draft standards that will be used to gauge municipalities' progress toward Smart Growth were released. Comments will be accepted over the coming months, with the intention of crafting a tool which will be used to evaluate local governments in time for the 2005 Summit. Attendees were also given the opportunity to submit their opinions of the best and worst places on Long Island, and where the best opportunities for Smart Growth exist.

A key announcement came from Chris Jones of the Regional Planning Association: RPA and Vision Long Island are commencing a major effort that will result in a Long Island Regional Visioning. This undertaking will build on past efforts, aiming to bring all sectors of Long Island together to guide growth and preservation over the next 20 years.