"Dwight Merriam, a partner with Robinson & Cole, Attorneys at Law, will present the Bloustein School's annual Isadore Candeub Memorial Lecture in Planning on Wednesday, November 9 at 5:00 p.m.. This year's lecture will be ""What We Must Never Forget: The Social Equity Obligations of Planners and Planning Officials.""

ULI Northern New Jersey presents its annual real estate trends and forecast meeting, featuring insights from leading experts both nationally and locally. The event will again feature a presentation on the Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2012 report—a publication from PricewaterhouseCoopers and ULI—as well as a session on the outlook for our local area, led by a panel of leading real estate investors and experts.

Stop by and visit our APA-NJ Exhibit Space!

This session will address the changing store mix in downtown - how to fill vacancies; retail trends, recommendations on "multi-channel" strategies such as e-commerce, back-door retailing, and concierge services, zoning to encourage development in downtown, transit oriented development, parking techniques to support new uses; and retail financing alternatives.

The Urban Land Institute of Northern New Jersey and Langan Engineering and Environmental Services invite you to a special hard hat tour of the most talked about mixed use development on the East Coast.

Presentation by John Hasse, PH.D. AICP, Rowan Universit on Evidence of Persistent Exclusionary Effects of Land Use Policy within Historic and Projected Development Patterns in New Jersey...followed by discussion with Alan Mallach, FAICP Research Director of the National Housing Institute and environmental consultant Candace Ashmun regarding implications relative to housing and the environment.

Join the Natural Lands Trust (NLT) and the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) for this one-day workshop planned specifically for county and municipal government professionals which will highlight those communities and organizations who are working together to save green, while going green.

The DNJ "Excellence Awards" recognize New Jersey's best downtown projects and programs. Previous award-winning projects include mini parks, storefront facade improvements, train stations, office buildings, academic facilities, riverfront entertainment complexes, courthouses, residential developments and parking facilities.

On Thursday, January 5 at 2 p.m. (Eastern), APA will host a free webinar for members about “Planning for the State Legislative Session.” The one-hour webinar is the latest in APA’s Communications Boot Camp — a 12-week program to help members and their allies become effective messengers and advocates for planning.