The next City Planner Book Club Meetup will be on Thursday, June 26 at Zeppelin Hall in Jersey City! Hope to see you there! Questions? Contact APA-NJ PDO, Christopher Brown at

Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is an emerging area of practice in the United States that is designed to be a practical tool that can be used to incorporate “health in all policies” into decisions made outside the traditional health fields that have impacts on health (transportation, land use, development, infrastructure, housing, education, policy).

Join us on Friday, June 27 at 3:30PM and see how a combination of zoning changes, infrastructure investments, financial incentives, and grassroots organizing has impacted the landscape of Downtown Newark and Newark’s LGBT community. (CM|Pending)

“Heritage Preservation” acknowledges the value of historic buildings and landmarks while sensitive to the stories, institutions, and cultural imprint of incumbent residents within our communities. Redevelopment initiatives that compromise cultural heritage are not sustainable due to the loss of assets that are irreplaceable.

During this day-long workshop (7/23), nationally and internationally-renowned Kennedy Smith will take you through the relationship between successful "places", best practices for economic analysis, and making the most of historic assets. CM Pending

This webinar will outline how the three-year program made an impact on planning and equity initiatives throughout Greater Boston. The webinar will focus on a few of those key planning and equity initiatives including transit-oriented development, fair housing plans, and housing and community development.

Join the movement to reconnect the soul of Newark to its river! This interactive walkshop led by Newark Planning Director Damon Rich and others will cover two miles of Newark's Ironbound riverfront between Penn Station and Chapel Street.

Planners currently use diverse engagement tools and processes to reach “beyond the usual suspects” and get outside of City Hall to gather input. However, reports, findings, draft and published plans all are still communicated in very traditional forms - long, jargon-filled documents with limited ways to explore the content non-linearly or comment on it.

Youth planning programs can help communities shape the next generation of civic-minded citizens. Listen while experts from the Atlanta Regional Commission, the University of Georgia, and the University of Georgia’s Cooperative Extension describe three of the area’s youth planning programs: a day camp, a leadership program, and an outreach program for at-risk youth.