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.
Transportation needs always exceed funding. At the same time, transportation projects are expected to do more than ever -- move cars, trucks, transit, bikes and pedestrians safely and efficiently. Transportation for America works with transportation agencies to find ways to make money go farther and to identify ways to make better move all users of the system safely.
Through facilitated discussion, a panel of Certified Planners representing the diverse sectors and firms in Delaware will be challenged to determine if actions portrayed violate the Rules of Conduct and the Aspirational Principles of the AICP Code of Ethics, and discuss which Rules and Principles are in play for each of the characters in the skit.
New Jersey Future's Redevelopment Forum is a daylong conference that brings together more than 500 municipal and state leaders and leading professionals in planning, development, law, transportation, architecture, construction, environmental conservation and historic preservation to share best practices and lessons learned.