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.

Join Bordentown City Officials and the American Planning Association - New Jersey Chapter to celebrate Downtown Bordentown’s Award as a GREAT PLACE IN NEW JERSEY!  The tour will be guided by Bordentown Mayor James Lynch and former Mayor and Assemblyman Joe Malone, with Deputy Mayor Heather Cheesman, Commissioner Zigmont Targonski and City Clerk Patricia Ryan on hand to offer interesting viewpoints and historical facts about Bordentown.

A one-day intensive workshop teaching how to make your community and region destination ready. Designed for business district management organizations, chambers and other municipal, county and regional leaders. 

Do transportation investments, particularly rail transit investments, facilitate long-term city and regional economic growth? If yes, what is the signficiance of the role of rail transit, versus other factors, in regional economic growth? In this webinar Bill Lee, Executive Vice President of AECOM Economics, will provide an extensive data-based review of three city pairs, each representing two cities that once had similar profile, but with one city that invested in regional rail transit and the other that did not.

Join us for Policy Briefing exploring the New Jersey Solar Energy Legislation signed into law by Governor Chris Christie (S-1925). Experts will discuss what is included in the legislation, the land use ramifications, and its impact on the solar market in New Jersey.

This webcast will provide planners and land use lawyers with everything they need to know about the “ins and outs” of the impacts of the booming natural gas industry’s activities on our communities. We start with an overview of the regulation of fracking activities, including federal, state, and local regulations and the consideration of land rights. Then we address in detail the role of planners in jurisdictions where fracking is permitted or is being contemplated, and how that role varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.