Join APA New Jersey for a walking tour of Downtown Westfield, led by Mayor Shelley Brindle and Town Planner Don Sammet. The tour will include visits to the redevelopment site with a discussion about the redevelopment process and plan. It will conclude at the One Westfield Place preview center for a Q&A, see a scale model of the project, and sample food from local restaurants. A happy hour will follow.
How can energy providers work collaboratively with local communities to provide resources and coordinate on planning to accelerate progress in clean energy, equity and resilience? This webinar will feature two initiatives from different regions of the U.S. that involve innovative collaboration between energy providers, local government and community stakeholders to achieve enhanced sustainability and resilience-related outcomes.
This webinar will focus on the ways in which the affordable housing landscape has changed in New Jersey post pandemic. We will look at tax credit, development, lending and municipal roles and how those roles have changed. What are the challanges? What has improved? There have been significant changes in construction costs, interest rates, and municipal affordable housing status in the past few years, so it will be helpful to get the varying perspectives on what different practitioners are seeing.
The conference will feature a multitude of timely sessions and bring together hundreds of visionary New Jersey professionals, elected officials, and community activists who share a passion and commitment to the Garden State. Together we can reimagine land use to optimize efficiency, promote sustainable growth, and bolster community resilience in a rapidly changing environment!
Communities starting their ‘Race To Zero’ with social equity will need innovative solutions for achieving the triple-bottom-line. This talk will showcase LEED for Cities and Communities rating system framework and highlight a few examples from more than 360 global communities with ambitious, impactful, and actionable roadmaps, implementation, and management strategies. This program is catalyzing energy, emissions, water, waste, transportation, social equity, and quality of life innovation and continuous improvement with credible frameworks for effective decisions.
CGS will present Pinal County prototype demonstrating a successful regional collaboration, which can be attributed to a unique private public partnership, aligning water delivery data with accurate built environment information, and modernizing water data systems (increase access to and reliability of water data), helping answer key questions about current and future growth.
This webinar will highlight new planning methods that OAPA CAPP teams have undertaken in partnership with the counties’ leadership, disaster recovery coordinators, and public health and planning professionals. The panel will share lessons learned - the good and the unsuccessful - in trying to serve displaced survivors who have a historic distrust of systems, the structural challenges with meeting the needs of often-overlooked community members, and glimmers of hope for a resilient and equitable recovery.
Systems are all connected - from the built infrastructure to the communities and places that serve as context. A movement is underway to green the whole picture, as exampled by taking renewables from being a niche sector to being strategic part of the whole picture. New Federal funding is leading with new potentially game changing investments. How do we ramp up spending on climate change and embed climate ready tech to scale to transform the effects of climate and center equity? Who are the actors and tools that can make a difference and are meeting the challenge? What are the inflection points and how can planners help lead that innovation? These are questions that will be tackled in this session. Learn to facilitate a stronger and more equitable innovation ecosystem and unlock the full potential of climate solutions to drive the massive transformation needed to build resilience to climate change.
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.
In this session, the Planning Healthy Communities Initiative (PHCI) will lead an introductory training on Health in All Policies, focusing on how to bring community health and equity into planning processes and decision-making, emerging tools to build capacity for health advancement in planning, and how to support health in all policies. In addition to presentations, participants will engage in group exercises, discuss opportunities and challenges to integrating health into planning and policy processes, and learn about new statewide collaborative initiatives.
This session will summarize the state of affordable housing, explain opportunities within the IRA to preserve and improve affordable housing, describe how to achieve climate resilience for an aging population, and provide tips to foster and strengthen collaboration that can advance more climate-resilient communities.
Join us for an engaging and informative webinar with APA’s Technology Division in partnership with the Seattle's Chapter of Women in Data, a non-profit organization focused on increasing diversity in the data field. Together, we will explore the transformative potential of data-driven urban planning and advancing technological best practices. This dynamic session will cover how we can humanize data, effective ways to communicate the use and risk of data and technology, how to build a data team, and case studies from the field. Key themes will include data responsibility, opening up the “black box” of the data and technology fields, and best practices in how data visualization impacts representation.
Please join APA New Jersey for our annual awards reception as we gather to celebrate and honor the people, projects, programs, and places that exemplify the gold standard in comprehensive planning and design.
How should planning and zoning issues be considered for the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging? This session will discuss planning, zoning, and permitting for EV charging — the challenges and lessons learned. National building code organizations have dedicated considerable attention to developing model codes to provide local officials with the guidance needed to address health and safety concerns of the installation and operation of the charging equipment.
The Home Ignition Zone (HIZ) model has been promoted internally, but professionals in planning, construction, and development are still unaware of their roles in creating fire resistant structures and communities. In this webinar you'll be introduced to the Home Ignition Zone as well as the Community Ignition Zone and what roles you can play in creating wildfire ready communities.
"The Street Project" uncovers the truth about a troubling trend: more and more people walking and bicycling are being seriously injured or killed on American roads. The filmmakers engage experts including street historian Peter Norton, city planner Jeff Speck, and urban design expert Mikael Colville-Andersen whose interviews are interwoven with the stories of local champions working to make their communities safer.
There is a tremendous amount of change happening in urban landscapes, especially in the western U.S. Driven by climate change more broadly, and its symptoms of water scarcity, stormwater flooding, and heat, these changes present both challenges and opportunities for planners. The conversion of our cities will not be easy, or quick. To do this right, we must address this as systems-change, with robust attention to both the social and physical details. To address this challenge, the recent Lincoln Institute/Babbitt Center White Paper “ Research-Informed Documents of Practice: Helping Urban Planners and Water Managers Direct the Change Needed for Creating Climate-Adapted Urban Landscapes”, researched 3 different sources of information to gather a snapshot of current activities, stated goals, and future directions to make this transformation happen. This webinar will cover what was learned.
Register today for our 7th Annual Watershed Conference. This year's theme is regional/watershed planning, a collaborative strategy to address the impacts of climate change and restore clean and healthy habitats. To address complex issues, we must work together to manage watersheds in a way best suited to their natural geography beyond political boundaries.
Over the past decade, the growth in frequency, scale, and severity of wildfires have highlighted the seriousness of an emerging global problem, particularly in an area known as the wildland-urban interface (WUI). These impacts are expected to worsen with ongoing development in wildfire-prone areas and extreme weather conditions from climate change. FEMA’s Building Science Disaster Support Program recently deployed a team of subject matter experts to Colorado after the devastating Marshall Fire and identified a need for more collaboration between the fields of planning and building science to increase wildfire resilience. This session will inform planners about wildfire mitigation concepts at the parcel, neighborhood and community levels and the interrelationships between these scales. Speakers will draw on lessons learned and best practice examples that emphasize how planning, zoning and building codes a
Trails are part of a resilient transportation infrastructure system and can be planned and designed to be resilient and sustainable, as well as play a role in emergency planning and response. Trails of all kinds are places for recreation, exercise, and active transportation. They are also a crucial tool for making communities more resilient in the face of climate change and other emergencies. Multi-use trails can help reduce carbon emissions by shifting more trips to walking, biking, and rolling. Urban, suburban, and rural trail corridors present opportunities for managing stormwater, improving water quality, providing wildlife habitat, and inhibiting the spread of fires, among other benefits. However, trails can also be particularly vulnerable to climate impacts. This session will examine the ways in which planners can work towards making trail infrastructure more resilient to environmental shocks and stresses as well as towards allowing trails to strengthen the resilience of the surrounding community. Presenters from Trust for Public Land and Toole Design Group will provide information and guidance in support of these goals, based on recent programs and experience.
The Census Bureau has valuable data that are helpful for community planning, analyzing, reporting, grant-writing, etc. In this Webinar, you will learn about popular Census Bureau surveys and the type of information you can access from them. You will receive a brief tour of the Census Bureau’s website and live demonstrations of popular data retrieval tools to help you find data quickly and build a customized data query. Topics include the various geographical levels of how data can be accessed, where and how to find data regarding your community such as population, demographic makeup, economic, and housing, and the various data view/download options, to include data tables, Excel spreadsheets, and mapping features.
Join us on Sunday, April 7th, for a walking tour of Newark beginning at the apartments at 15 Washington Street on the Rutgers-Newark campus, then Hahne & Co. and Express Newark, winding through Military Park and more.
NPC24 is a prestigious event that brings together thousands of experts, thought leaders, and professionals in the field of planning. This year's national APA conference will focus on crucial topics that impact our communities and the planning profession as a whole.
Midtown Manhattan has seen more than its fair share of landmark preservation versus development battles. This 2-hour walking tour will start at the Villard houses in Manhattan and take us to "landmark" preservation buildings in central Manhattan including the Villard houses, St Bartholomew's Church, the Lever/Seagram buildings, and Grand Central Terminal (GCT).
The New Jersey Sustainability Summit is a momentous event in our state, drawing change-makers from across the political, private, and public sectors. This exceptional one-day forum spotlights the successes and lessons learned from the people and projects that are helping New Jersey realize a more sustainable future.
This symposium, presented in partnership with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, NJ TRANSIT, the NJ Department of Transportation, and the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University, will bring together experts, stakeholders, and professionals to explore the intersection of community, commerce, and transit-oriented development. Save the date for this opportunity to learn from the past and shape the future of transportation and community in New Jersey.
Join us on June 5-7 for the 2024 New Jersey Planning and Redevelopment Conference! NJPRC24 will feature 37 sessions, 150+ speakers, and bring together hundreds of visionary professionals, elected officials, and community activists who share a passion and commitment to the Garden State. Don’t wait, purchase your all-access pass today!
When carefully planned with their surroundings, new sports facilities offer the opportunity to revitalize communities, promote economic development, and create great places. Learn lessons from renowned urban designer and architect Janet Marie Smith, who was instrumental in designing the pioneering Orioles Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, the renovation of Fenway Park in Boston, and the recent modernization of Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles.
One of the barriers we face today for addressing sustainable water strategies is that we failed to emphasize these issues within our primary, secondary and higher educational programs. We have now reached a point where the actions needed to make our water systems sustainable will deeply involve everyone, not just technical policy experts, and the general public and even our current generation of land and water planners are ill prepared for this challenge. Fortunately, the issues of water sustainability are not just short term but will be generational. We still have time to incorporate these issues into our public and professional educational programs. For the last decade Arizona State University has been developing web-based tools to help educate the next generation of water and land planners and the general public about water sustainability. This webinar will explore three online tools, WaterSim, Arizona Water Chatbot, and Arizona Blueprint. Attendees will have an opportunity to use each of the tools and how they can be used to inform a wide range of audiences on these issues.
Automating software workflows enables planners to conduct analysis to inform decision making accurately and efficiently, opening up more time to engage with results. In this webcast, planners will be introduced to the capabilities of ArcGIS Pro's Model Builder, with a focus on its components and advanced features like iterators and model-specific functions. The session will provide practical tips for creating efficient, modular workflows alongside guidance on developing parameterized tools from models, and considering aspects like workspaces and documentation. Additionally, we'll discuss the limitations of Model Builder in handling highly complex workflows. This session is tailored for planners looking to integrate GIS automation into their work, offering practical insights for effective application to common planning tasks.
“Not in My Back Yard” is often rooted in fear of loss of quality of life, property values, environmental degradation, health effects, or distrust in technology, government, and management. Other triggers can be ideology or impacts on symbolic places. NIMBY-ism is not simply a U.S. phenomenon, it happens everywhere. Research from around the world reveals useful techniques for anticipating NIMBY arguments, improving systems to avoid triggers, and recognition of the importance of cultures where “we are in this together” versus “everyone for themselves”.
The implementation phase of New Jersey's Fourth Round of Affordable Housing is quickly approaching. Our panel will discuss the next steps to begin the implementation phase, explore areas of interpretation in the legislation, and shape approaches to best equip communities to move efficiently toward compliance.
Join us on Thursday, October 10th, from 3 PM-6 PM at the Bloustein School for a symposium and networking reception to celebrate the launch of the 3rd Edition of The Redevelopment Handbook: A Guide to Rebuilding New Jersey’s Communities. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required.
New Brunswick, NJ has many architectural gems that often go unappreciated. The city has also experienced significant redevelopment and in tandem, historic preservation versusdevelopment challenges. This tour will consider these diverseforces that typify many American cities.
Mpact Transit + Community’s Regional Day program focuses on the once in a lifetime opportunity to reimagine regional rail for Greater Philadelphia and the Tri-State Area of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, including service operated by SEPTA, NJ TRANSIT and Amtrak. To seize the opportunities along these corridors, municipalities and counties need to plan, rezone and incentivize transit-oriented development and multimodal infrastructure around their stations.
Nico Larco, Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at the University of Oregon, will present the Sustainable Urban Design Framework, a new, comprehensive approach to sustainable urban design built from current research and best practices from across the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, planning, development, ecology, and environmental engineering.
In collaboration with ViewPro, enCodePlus, and ZoneCo, you'll learn how GIS and other advanced tools elevate the field of zoning by enhancing policy application, improving transparency, promoting community engagement and making it more efficient, transparent, and accessible to all stakeholders.
While the laws, regulations, and structure of banking greatly influence land use, urban planning and housing, banking itself is poorly understood—even by many who work in banking. Looking around today, it may seem like big banks have always lorded over the economy, but in reality, it was community banks that did the bulk of the work to finance the expansion of infrastructure, homes, small businesses and industries that built the cities and rural economies that make up our country today.
Join our panel of experts on Thursday, November 14, at 10 am as they walk through vacant land adjustments, review realistic zoning/development potential, and outline the steps municipalities and their professionals should take to connect obligations with on-the-ground realities.
This webinar will explore case studies of municipalities large and small from around the U.S. that are moving forward with programs to address long-term maintenance of green infrastructure on public property. Successes and lessons learned will be shared. Please join us for this robust discussion on a timely and important issue facing municipal planners and water managers today!
You are cordially invited to a celebratory reception at the South Orange Performing Arts Center on Thursday, December 12, 2024, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM to honor this year's recipients of the 2024 Planning Excellence Awards and the latest communities designated as Great Places in New Jersey!
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.
Staff reports continue to be the most common and best way for planners to communicate community legal standards and goals to elected and appointed officials, colleagues, applicants, and citizens. However, these documents often fall flat or are unread or, quite frankly, left unloved sitting on the sidelines. It is time for planners to get in the game. It is time to reclaim the power of the staff report, the power of teaching, communicating, listening, and showcasing planners’ expertise and their love of their communities.
This session will delve into Southern Nevada’s success of crucial conservation strategies and aimed at addressing the drought and ensuring sustainable water management practices in the region. The session will discuss Nevada’s innovative approaches and explore the challenges, opportunities, and potential impact of these solutions on long-term water sustainability in the Silver State and American West as a whole through conservation, pricing, regulation, and education.
Zoning can be a leading cause of inequity in America, and progress will not be made until we start to break down the barriers of inequitable land use regulations. Moreover, zoning reform is only beneficial to those that have access to capital. Eric Kornberg of KRONBERG URBANISTS + ARCHITECTS will discuss how financing ADUs is one of the most inequitable aspects of small scale development. He will share ways to layer on affordability requirements that coincide with land use reform. These affordability requirements can soften the impact of redevelopment for residents, but it is the access to capital and training to be one’s own developer that is crucial to better outcomes.
Please join us for the fourth annual SCD Symposium (virtual), this year we are focusing on planner’s role in
reducing carbon emissions and helping our communities adapt to a future climate. This year’s symposium will feature a keynote by Brian Ross, Vice President, Renewable Energy and Interim Vice President, Communities at the Great Plains Institute, a panel focusing on carbon reduction strategies and a panel on climate adaptation strategies for planners.
Join the APA Foresight team for the launch of the 2025 Trend Report for Planners and an engaging exploration of the emerging trends and signals shaping the year ahead. Discover the insights planners need to tackle uncertainties and create thriving, resilient communities.
The State of Michigan recognizes that a robust childcare system is an economic development issue. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation recently published a Child Care Readiness Toolkit which guides municipalities to better integrate child care into planning efforts, zoning codes, economic development strategies, and local policies and procedures, to become more child care ready.
This session will introduce planners to the fundamentals of AI, the ethical implications of using AI in local government, and how to assess whether their county and its municipalities are ready to adopt AI. Topics will include the principles we aspire to uphold and specific rules of conduct, particularly as they relate to the adoption and use of technology. Our goal is to reinforce how these principles guide ethical planning and technology use across staff, government, and our communities.
The Watershed Conference offers sessions that will increase knowledge and skills, encourage discussions between stakeholders, and foster collaboration on specific issues and potential solutions.
Healthy food walk audits provide a dynamic way to assess the food landscape in neighborhoods, evaluating availability, proximity, routes, and infrastructure needs. In this workshop, participants will learn how to use walk audits to gather data on the built environment’s influence on healthy food access, including identifying gaps in food availability, barriers in transportation routes, infrastructure challenges, and opportunities for growing and value-added production.
NPC25 is your opportunity to connect with fellow students and professionals who share your passion for planning and community development. We've rounded up thousands of experts, thought leaders, and professionals, all coming together in the lively city of Denver.
This webinar will provide an essential foundation in web skills, equipping participants to evaluate, design, deploy, and maintain websites. Participants will gain insights into everything from user-friendly design principles to back-end fundamentals, collaboration with web developers , or key no-code platforms.
The online 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.
This event will introduce new planning tools for assessing the impacts of development and disasters on local public finances. especially the local property tax. Attendees will learn about a new, freely accessible online database of residential demographic multipliers for estimating the population and service needs associated with increments or decrements of housing development.
The Somerset County Bar Association (“SCBA”) is presenting its 4th Annual Land Use Symposium and Basic Course in Land Use Law and Planning on April 26, 2025 at Raritan Valley Community College.
You are invited to participate in a historic preservation and development walking tour through Newark, NJ. Beginning at the apartments at 15 Washington Street on the Rutgers-Newark campus, then Hahne & Co. and Express Newark, winding through Military Park and more, participants will see how many of the city's landmarks have been repurposed for modern commercial, educational, and recreational use.
As communities seek better walkability, bicycle infrastructure, and reliable transit options in an era of uncertain state and federal funding, the stakes for New Jersey’s transportation network could not be higher. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear where the candidates running for Governor stand on critical mobility issues related to accessibility, connectivity, and safety in the Garden State. How will the next governor make it easier and safer for residents of all ages and abilities to get around the state?
Join our virtual cafeteria with the APA Public Schools and Communities Division and APA Food Systems Division to learn more about the intersections between school planning and food systems planning through a panel of school food planning practitioners. Panelists will reflect on their current work, how they arrived at their focus area in this field, challenges ahead, and example projects.
The New Jersey Sustainability Summit is a momentous event in our state, drawing change-makers from across the political, private, and public sectors. This exceptional one-day forum spotlights the successes and lessons learned from the people and projects that are helping New Jersey realize a more sustainable future. 2024 Summit attendees walked away with tangible resources and strategies to assist with their own community initiatives.
Participants will learn about cohousing’s human-scaled, pedestrian-oriented design, its adaptability across urban, suburban, and rural settings, and its benefits in addressing housing affordability, sustainability, and social isolation. The session will also highlight how cohousing differs from conventional zoning, often requiring creative regulatory navigation and community-driven governance structures.
Join for a timely discussion on gentle density and missing middle housing in New Jersey. Experts from public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and local governments will share their experiences and strategies for expanding diverse housing options while preserving neighborhood character.
The 2025 conference is packed with timely, thought-provoking sessions that will ignite new ideas and strategies for tackling the challenges of land use, sustainable growth, and community resilience. With your registration, you'll gain full access to all 37 sessions, a dynamic exhibit floor both virtually and in-person, and opportunities to connect with fellow attendees, expert speakers, and sponsors.
Momentum for bipartisan federal action on zoning reform is building in Congress. Join the movement to increase housing choice and abundance through planning-led zoning reform — planners' top policy priority in 2025. At Planners' Day on Capitol Hill, APA will directly connect you with lawmakers from your desk. This immersive advocacy experience is entirely online.
This conference will cover e-micromobility trends and safety, and its impact on first/last-mile connections. The topics include policies, infrastructure, and grant opportunities for advancing safe transportation. You will hear from leading experts on best practices, municipal policy, and safety impacts of micromobility in their communities.
Artificial intelligence is reshaping county planning, offering powerful tools to streamline processes, improve decision-making, and enhance public engagement. This session explores how AI is being successfully implemented in planning practice and the legal considerations that come with it.
Hosted by the APA Technology Division, this webinar showcases how two industry innovators are reshaping planning practice by fusing domain expertise with purpose-built technology.
This session discusses ways to shift responsibility for administrative development decisions toward the administrative professionals, freeing up elected and appointed officials to set policy and develop broad guidance while reducing gratuitous friction in the review process.
Join APA staff and AICP exam prep experts Jordan Yin and Andy Cross for an engaging discussion on APA's exam preparation resources and strategies for success on the AICP exam.
Planning for sustainability is especially complex when regions cross national boundaries. Join APA’s Sustainability and International Divisions as they highlight three global examples of cross-border cooperation.
Extreme heat is becoming one of the deadliest and most complex climate threats—and planners must adapt. But what if we approached heat hazard mitigation not just with data and infrastructure, but also with art, storytelling, and technology?
This webinar explores how Historic Context Statements focused on LGBTQ history offer a critical tool for reckoning with past harms and guiding more inclusive planning practices going forward.
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.
Register Now! Learn how planners and administrators can use master plans, redevelopment, and zoning tools to support New Jersey’s expanding film industry. Discover how studio development can benefit municipalities and strengthen local and regional economies.
This interactive webinar will equip planners, zoning officials, and code enforcement with the knowledge and tools needed to develop and implement sign codes that are robust, enforceable, and fully compliant with First Amendment standards. Attendees will learn the core legal definitions and take away practical strategies for ensuring their sign regulations are as “content neutral” as possible on their face and in their application.
Speakers from these three state chapters will share lessons learned from their efforts and provide key insights for those who are working to improve housing supply in their own state, region, or local community.
Join your peers in Atlantic City for the largest municipal conference in the country. For 110 years, the Annual NJ League Conference has provided a gathering place for local officials and professionals to connect, network, and learn.
The session will focus on key aspects of implementation that help communities and firms achieve successful outcomes when seeking professional consultant assistance.
Designated in 2008 as one of the "10 Great Publics Spaces in America" by APA, the West Side Market stands as Cleveland’s oldest continuously operating public market and a symbol of the city’s immigrant roots, culinary diversity, and community spirit. Learn how the latest reinvestment will preserve its historic character while preparing it for the next century of service.
Join us for a Plan4HealthNJ Studio Presentation highlighting how students collaborated with officials and practitioners to research and beta-test strategies for integrating public health into municipal master plans, zoning ordinances, and capital improvement programs. Participants will learn how students applied APA New Jersey's Plan4HealthNJ toolkits to support urban, suburban, and rural communities across New Jersey. The presentation will share key findings and recommendations to guide the Chapter's work with municipalities in 2026 during the first round of grants.
Please join APA New Jersey for our annual awards reception as we gather to celebrate the people, plans, projects, and places that embody the power of great planning to create vibrant, healthy, equitable, and sustainable communities across New Jersey! Tickets are $150 per person and include a selection of seasonal fare and hors d’oeuvres, delicious desserts, and an open bar.
Since implementing the BESS moratorium in January 2024, the Department of Resource Management has engaged extensively with stakeholders to create comprehensive regulations for BESS projects in unincorporated Solano County. This effort has been guided by the BESS Technical Working Group, which includes local first responders, industry specialists, and community members, along with consultations from national safety agencies and other jurisdictions experienced with BESS.
Simplifying complex information is no easy feat, but during this Upskilling series, planners will learn and practice implementing tested strategies for parsing the most important messages and tailoring content to the recipient.
In the face of a collapsing public health infrastructure and deliberate attacks on government institutions and human and civil rights, community health and our collective well-being are at risk. As the pendulum swings widely, the fair solution is to build lasting safe spaces for equity and inclusion, where health equity and social justice can be achieved.
This session introduces professionals to the LEED v5 framework through real-world planning and design examples aligned with its core priorities. By analyzing projects that predate or operate outside of LEED v5 certification, the session highlights how many of the framework’s key themes—such as decarbonization, resilience, equity, and human health—are already embedded in practice.
The 2026 New Jersey Bike & Walk Summit is a premier statewide gathering for leaders advancing walking, biking, safety, and active transportation. Sessions explore planning, equity, mobility, and advocacy shaping transportation and land-use across New Jersey.
Join us for a historic preservation and development walking tour through Newark, starting at the Hahne & Co. apartments and featuring stops at Hahne & Co., Military Park, Harriet Tubman Square, 15 Washington Place, Walker House, and more.
Register now for this essential discussion on the New Jersey State Development and Redevelopment Plan and gain expert insights from the Office of Planning Advocacy, Rowan University, and Rutgers University on how it will shape the state’s future growth and prosperity.
NPC26 is your ultimate ticket to connect with your professional community. Join us in Detroit and immerse yourself in an inspiring network of peers that will empower you to build the future of the planning profession.
Enjoy a day on the green at Hawk Pointe Golf Club in support of the NJ Highlands Coalition and its mission to protect the natural resources that sustain over 70% of New Jersey residents. The event concludes with a luncheon honoring Walter Lane with the Highlands Lifetime Achievement Award.
Join the Bloustein School for an engaging opportunity to explore and reflect on planning practice through a dynamic series of student presentations, including Plan4HealthNJ.
Join North Jersey’s premier environmental gathering to connect with public officials and leading voices shaping New Jersey’s future. Build partnerships, strengthen your impact, and gain ideas to make your community greener, cleaner, and healthier.
This session will explore ADA requirements for local governments and highlight the City of Lakewood, Ohio’s 2023 Transition Plan—developed with DLZ and community input—as a case study in evaluating accessibility and implementing strategies to remove barriers to programs and services.
Join us on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, for a hybrid showcase of graduate and undergraduate studio work. The program features an undergraduate vision plan on rehabilitating abandoned properties in Chelsea, Atlantic City, followed by a graduate presentation on Plan4Health and a Salem City Health Element in partnership with Salem City and APA New Jersey.
The New Jersey Sustainability Summit is a dynamic, one-day annual event that unites leaders and changemakers from the political, private, and public sectors. Attendees will engage in thought-provoking discussions, share best practices, celebrate sustainability efforts across New Jersey, and identify new opportunities for collaboration.
Join a community conversation on the proposed North Jersey National Heritage Area and help identify the rivers, neighborhoods, historic sites, and cultural landmarks that define our region’s unique story and future.
Participants will explore how engagement choices shape whose voices are heard, how input is interpreted, and how decisions are ultimately made.
NJPRC26 is bringing together community leaders from across the state to explore the latest trends, challenges, and innovations shaping New Jersey's future. Join us virtually on June 10–11 and in person on June 12 at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick for three days of learning, networking, and practical solutions that are helping communities thrive.
This webinar will provide planners and local government professionals with an overview of WCAG 2.1 Level AA, clarify what types of digital content are covered, and examine how accessibility requirements intersect with planning, communications, and public‑facing service delivery.
Join USGBC New Jersey for a Transformation Forum exploring practical tools, resources and strategies to cut emissions, boost market value, and position your portfolio for an ultra-low-carbon future.
The presentation will discuss sustainability and resilience in the context of multimodal transportation, with consideration for stormwater management, conversion of impervious to pervious surfaces, heat mitigation and trees, and user experience.
This session will explore their impact on suburban development and mixed legacy over the last 8 decades. It will cover Levittown's history (including several riots), its positive and negative planning legacies, and its role as both a model for suburbia and a cautionary tale about car dependency, discrimination and racial intolerance.
This panel presentation will discuss resiliency issues facing planners, tools available to planners, and how specific jurisdictions (Maryland, California, Maine, and Boston) are using those tools to tackle these issues.
You may know a little about how local governments raise and spend money, but do you realize how closely aligned it is to planning work? This session will cover the basics of local public finance and explain why it matters to planners.
Registration is now open for the Fall PP Exam Prep Course—designed to help you succeed on the New Jersey Professional Planner Exam with comprehensive coverage of key topics including the State Plan, MLUL, environmental regulations, affordable housing, and more.