Save the date for Regional Planning Summit hosted by PlanSmart NJ.

New Jersey Future’s annual Redevelopment Forum is a day-long event that brings together more than 500 local and state officials, citizen activists, development professionals, architects, attorneys, planners, business leaders and students. Come learn best practices, share innovative ideas, and make our state a better place for tomorrow.

Register Now and join us April 21-24 in New Orleans! With hundreds of sessions and cutting-edge presentations on offer, you can dig deeper into your specialty or explore new topics. Early bird rates end on February 22nd - don't miss this opportunity!

Please join New Jersey Future on June 6 to celebrate the best in development and redevelopment projects around the state that embrace sustainable growth and environmental preservation. The ceremony will be held at 15 Washington Street, a building with a rich history connected to Newark’s past.

APA-New Jersey is proud to support the NJ History and Historic Preservation conference, an annual state-wide educational and networking opportunity for history and historic preservation professionals and allied professions. Register now, CM credits have been submitted.

Public engagement is a vital component of any planning project. As online tools become more sophisticated and accessible, planners are starting to use them in greater numbers to help them reach their communities more effectively. But, how do you know which ones to use when and how do you account for all the nuances of projects and locations?

Access to Smart City technologies and applications that high-speed broadband enables has become one of the most critical factors in any community’s economic development, affecting everything from our children’s education, to housing values, enterprise development, and health and welfare services for the poor and elderly. This is especially true in rural America, where access to high-speed broadband underpins any strategy for future economic growth – and is key to overcoming the “digital divide” and economic dislocation that continues to plague many of our small towns and rural communities across the nation.

Save the Date! The Affordable Housing Professionals of New Jersey are excited to once again be hosting a symposium on June 20 at the Metro Top Plaza. Topics include acquiring foreclosed properties, an update on HUD, and extension of controls. Register now a full agenda will be available shortly.