Columbus Planning Division staff will provide an overview of the Urban Commercial Overlay (UCO), a highly successful zoning tool that requires a walkable built environment reflecting the development pattern of late 19th and early 20th century commercial corridors. Since it was established in 1999, a broad array of pedestrian-friendly development has been constructed, including gasoline stations and a major grocery store. The UCO applies design standards that address the location and design of new buildings (and additions to existing buildings), parking lot placement and related development standards without requiring mandatory design review.

The Review Course is expected to cover general exam topics including the State Plan, environmental regulations, affordable housing, Planning Board and Board of Adjustment activities, MLUL, regional planning entities, and other material relative to the PP Exam. Additionally, all students will receive a complimentary copy of the 2010 Complete Guide to Planning in New Jersey.

Our planning careers are pivoted on building communities, both physically and socially. But what about building literary communities? The premise of the CPBC is simple. Every three months, APA-NJ and APA-NYM will choose a different book for membership to read. Our current selection is Crabgrass Frontiers: The Suburbanization of the United States. On the third month of these quarterly cycles, the chapters will organize an in-person meet-up to discuss the featured book at length. Between the time of introduction and meeting-up, CPBC members are encouraged to participate in an online forum to share their ideas in real-time. Our September 2012 meet-up will be held in Jersey City's The Merchant Bar and Restaurant from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

This webinar will provide attendees the latest national and state data on housing and transportation relevant to an aging population. Hear how disability rates, family structures, foreclosure rates, and the age of homes have shifted in the decade, as older households adapt to face new and continuing challenges. Learn what’s being done to address issues of affordability. Understand the latest travel patterns of those 65+ as observed in the 2009 National Household Travel Survey. Hear what public and private sector strategies AARP’s planning experts recommend for the creation of lifelong communities. During the webinar, presenters will show their new 6.5 minute video entitled, “Active Living for All Ages: Creating Communities Around Transit,” and discuss how the voices of older adults living in Arlington, VA’s TOD neighborhoods can help win the argument for walkable, mixed-use communities.

Montclair Center is a vital and evolving downtown, where urban planners have implemented projects for over a century.  Join us for a narrated walking tour that will discuss the historic architecture of Montclair Center and a projects past, present and future.

TOD is much more than proximity to transit – good urban design is essential to true TOD.  This panel will address the key design concepts that distinguish TOD, as well as planning considerations such as land use types, environmental constraints, historic features, and social justice issues.