Leveraging research and practitioner perspectives, this presentation will discuss the interdependent relationship between freight movements and land use in metropolitan areas. The presenters will share their experiences researching and planning for freight movements with a focus on food supply chains.
In water-scarce regions, the lack of availability of water supply often constrains the ability of communities to approve new residential and commercial development. A building moratorium has sometimes been declared in California communities and elsewhere. The City of Phoenix is now undergoing an evaluation of how new development can proceed in the face of Colorado River Basin shortages. But a solution is at hand.
The premiere downtown economic development event of the year, the annual New Jersey Downtown Conference hosts industry experts who provide insights into downtown management best practices, as well as development, business and retail market trends.
Join author Richard Bolton to discuss Paterson during the Nineteenth Century, when the city grew into a manufacturing and commercial powerhouse. Paterson was characterized as “An arm of iron in a sleeve of silk.” The photographs in his new book, "Paterson's Industrial Age," are largely from the archives of the Paterson Museum and highlight the city’s progression during its period of greatest growth.
From due process to the First Amendment, planning and land use cases present interesting issues for lawyers and planners alike. Join attorneys from Ancel Glink, P.C. in Chicago for a discussion of the most recent and interesting updates in planning law, including riparian rights, affordable housing, short-term rentals, and adult uses.
The Prep Course will cover general exam topics, including the State Plan, County Planning Act, environmental regulations, affordable housing, Planning Board and Board of Adjustment activities, MLUL, regional planning entities, and other relevant material for the PP Exam.
For World Planning Day, this dialogue will unpack the phrase “best and highest use” by exploring the Knickerbocker Protestant origins of US planning. Stemming from Dutch and British colonialist practices and ideas of possessing and managing all land and all othered beings, we’ll discuss how this eco-history is linked to our current global “boiling” crisis.