Seeking CM Credits Sponsored by:  Regional and Intergovernmental Planning Division, American Planning Association and APA Chapters: Delaware, Maryland, National Capital Area, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia to allow no admission cost to participants, as well as by the Regional Studies Association and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and organizations from the Wilmapco Regional […]

This webcast will discuss the limitations on and common legal challenges to local land use decisions and will discuss practical steps local land use agencies should consider to conform to federal constitutional and statutory limitations.

APA-NJ and the Young Planners Group are proud to offer a intensive 4-weekend course aimed at getting you ready for the November 2010 exam. This course will feature topics likely to be addressed in the exam and will be led by a variety of well-respected planning professionals and lecturers practicing or teaching in NJ. Email for more information!

APA-NJ and MAC URISA are co-sponsoring a 3-day workshop with some of the most innovative uses of GIS. MAC URISA is a volunteer organization made up of government and private individuals who provide quality educational programs to the planner and other who use GIS. This is the first time that APA-NJ has co-sponsored this annual workshop and are applying for CM credits for most of the sessions that will be held.

In today’s economic times, it is vital for communities to focus on redeveloping sites that can add value, fit into the community, and can be implemented.  The speakers will present a variety of project types that address the following key details of a successful redevelopment project.  

This course will cover general exam topics including the State Plan, environmental regulations, affordable housing, Planning Board and Board of Adjustment activities, MLUL, regional planning entities, and other material relative to the PP Exam. Email for more information!

Join Michele Alonso, Acting Historic Preservation Officer and Planner for the City of Newark, and Ulana Zakalak, President of Zakalak Restoration Arts, a historic preservation specialist who has been working in Newark for 25 years, as we use downtown Newark's rich building vocabulary as a primer for historic commercial architecture.

APA-NJ and the Young Planners Group are proud to offer a intensive 4-weekend course aimed at getting you ready for the November 2010 exam. This course will feature topics likely to be addressed in the exam and will be led by a variety of well-respected planning professionals and lecturers practicing or teaching in NJ. Email for more information!

Complete Streets are designed and operated to enable safe access for all users - pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders of all ages and abilities. Instituting a complete streets policy ensures that agencies routinely design and maintain the entire right of way to enable safe access for anyone who may use it.

This webcast will discuss the uses of and limitations on development incentive agreements applicable to various redevelopment mechanisms (tax increment financing, special taxing districts, tax abatement etc.) and practical aspects of redevelopment project financing and implementation.