Come join AHPNJ's Panel Discussion and hear the panelists share their perspectives on the municipal approvals process for affordable housing and it's importance in facilitating effective regulatory compliance.
We live in aworld with much uncertainty about federal level transportation legislation andsufficient funding to maintain existing infrastructure in our communities. With this level of uncertainty about policy and funding, it can be difficult at thelocal level to think about projects like bike share, which can take years toplan and large capital investments to fund.
The 65th NJ Downtown Institute to features Roger Brooks of Roger Brooks International (RBI) as he shares his high-energy, high-value expertise to take you through key strategies and tactics for building communities as destinations and then promoting them effectively. Using uncommon common sense and his ability to cut through the B.S. in our media- and marketing-saturated world Roger will leave you with great ideas that are both inspiring and actionable.
Creating walkable and bikable communities is a successful strategy for maintaining and restoring economic vitality and improving public health in a community.
Creating walkable and bikable communities is a successful strategy for maintaining and restoring economic vitality and improving public health in a community.
Creating walkable and bikable communities is a successful strategy for maintaining and restoring economic vitality and improving public health in a community.
Creating walkable and bikable communities is a successful strategy for maintaining and restoring economic vitality and improving public health in a community.
This workshop will review tools and actionable steps that communities can take to be more prepared and resilient to the impacts of climate change. The tools were developed and vetted by public, non-profit and academic partners throughout the state, including Sustainable Jersey’s Task Forces. As such, they represent some of the most current resiliency tools available to New Jersey municipalities.
This workshop will review tools and actionable steps that communities can take to be more prepared and resilient to the impacts of climate change. The tools were developed and vetted by public, non-profit and academic partners throughout the state, including Sustainable Jersey’s Task Forces. As such, they represent some of the most current resiliency tools available to New Jersey municipalities.
A powerful new reality and a profound demographic transformation is an aging America. That baby boomers are swelling the ranks of older Americans is well-documented. This profound demographic transition is challenging communities struggling to maintain the status quo, and, is overwhelming to government and community policymakers at all levels. Preparing for this wave is viewed as a political and economic liability - impacting social security, healthcare costs and services..and placing an added burden on the young.
Interested in learning the ins and outs of implementing transit supportive and transit-oriented development in your community? Want to learn more about funding opportunities and available resources? Then register for the NJTPA’s Transit Supportive Development Forum! The free event will be held on Tuesday, May 24th, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Campus Center Ballroom, 2nd Floor.
With limited budgets, communities must prioritize options for addressing flood hazards and the costs of those options. Coastal green infrastructure is a strategy for reducing impacts from storm surge, sea level rise, and precipitation and includes approaches across different scales.
New Jersey led the nation in developing isolated, single use office parks, today, New Jersey is experiencing an exodus of corporate employers, leaving behind large underutilized office buildings and retail centers and the land on which they sit. While these sites currently are a drain on the economy, they also represent an enormous opportunity to redevelop and redesign the suburbs to be more dynamic, connected, and sustainable.
This year’s conference will take place over two days. A number of different registration options are available.
You may register for events on one or both days.
New Jersey Future is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Smart Growth Awards! This year, they will celebrate the winners at a cocktail reception Thursday, June 9, at Panasonic North America’s Newark headquarters. This annual event is one of the networking highlights of the year, drawing almost 300 land-use professionals, planners, attorneys, developers, and local and state officials.
In celebration of Rutgers University’s 250th Anniversary, this conference will showcase efforts of Rutgers’ faculty, staff and students in the Raritan Basin, provide a forum for identifying a University-wide agenda for stewardship of the Raritan, and establish a network for collaboration among University-based research, extension and outreach-efforts related to the Raritan Basin.
Plan now to attend the 2016 New Jersey Sustainability Summit on June 15 at The College of New Jersey. Be part of the collaborative enterprise needed to ensure a sustainable future for New Jersey and beyond!
Join the New Jersey County Planners Association to celebrate their 60th Anniversary with an afternoon of presentations, including a historical review of the NJCPA and a look at the past and future 60 years in regional planning. An optional awards dinner will follow.
Please join us Friday the 24th to network with fellow planning professionals and planning students working on both sides of the Hudson! This event serves as a wonderful opportunity to meet planners from the region as well as connect with old-friends. Small appetizers will be provided.
Golf and Mingle with Today's LEEDing Green Building Players.
Please join APA-NJ on Saturday, July 9th for a 2-hour walking tour of Duke Farms, a model of environmental stewardship that inspires visitors to become informed stewards of the land. It is a place of education, enjoyment and research that enhances the environmental health of the region.
Hosted in the heart of downtown Summit - a Main Street New Jersey community since 2014. This 66th NJDI features a day-long intensive workshop teaching how to run a business recruitment program within a variety of budgets and staffing constraints.
As communities look to measure sustainability in a world of proliferating indicators and rating systems, planners find that some metrics are easier to measure – and manage – than others. Dive deeper into the topic of sustainability metrics with speakers from Audubon International, STAR Communities, New York State, and SUNY Binghamton, who will share real world examples and recommendations for measuring sustainability.
This seminar will focus on real estate finance and provide techniques you can use to make the municipal review process more productive. The speakers will explain how zoning and other factors impact the development decision-making process. It has been approved by Rutgers-Center for Government Services for 3 CE credits toward renewal of your certificate.
New Jersey’s failure to plan for and provide housing at the right price is encouraging outmigration and affecting the economy. The panel will discuss the ramifications of such shortfalls, the need to move forward with planning for affordable housing, and the benefits to neighborhood stability and investment when affordable housing is made available. New Jersey cannot afford to wait for the court’s decision, we must begin to plan for and provide a variety of housing choices for all New Jerseyans, including the middle class.
Gun violence and public health. How can public health partners collaborate to reduce gun violence in New Jersey’s communities?
APA-NJ is pleased to present "An Evening with Fellows of AICP" on Thursday, October 20th from 4pm-6pm in the Special Events Forum at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. A reception will follow at Tumulty's Pub. There is no charge for this event.