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2024 Planning Excellence Awards & Great Places in New Jersey

posted on November 5th, 2024  |  Read more

Congratulations to the 2024 honorees! The annual awards program recognizes the people, plans, projects, and places that embody the power of great planning to create vibrant, healthy, equitable, and sustainable communities across New Jersey! Join us on December 12th to celebrate.

The Redevelopment Handbook (3rd Edition)

posted on October 14th, 2024  |  Read more

Co-authored by Stan Slachetka and David Roberts, “The Redevelopment Handbook: A Guide to Rebuilding New Jersey’s Communities” is a recognized reference on redevelopment in New Jersey to understand how redevelopment can be used to revitalize communities and advance local and regional planning objectives.

APA New Jersey urges transparency in affordable housing allocations

posted on October 11th, 2024  |  Read more

With fourth round numbers set to be released in late October, APA New Jersey penned a letter to DCA Commissioner Jackie Suarez requesting publicly available links to the datasets used in DCA’s calculations that would explain the choices made in developing its model.

2024 NJ Planning and Redevelopment Conference a Success!

posted on June 14th, 2024  |  Read more

New Jersey Future and APA New Jersey extend our heartfelt gratitude to each of you for participating in tour annual conference. Your presence, insights, and support made this event a remarkable success, which featured 37 sessions over three days, 175 speakers, and over 900 attendees.

Alex Dougherty Appointed Professional Development Officer

posted on June 8th, 2024  |  Read more

At its May board meeting, President Chuck Latini announced the appointment of Alex Dougherty as Professional Development Officer for Continuing Education. He stated, “Alex has already been assisting the Chapter in a variety of important ways, including building partnerships with allied organizations and ensuring professional credits are obtained for planners in broad array of offerings relevant to our practitioners. He has hit the ground running and we’re thrilled to have him join our dynamic team.”

Perth Amboy Transit Hub

posted on April 25th, 2024  |  Read more

In October 2022 the City of Perth Amboy was selected for a Transit Hub Volunteer Planning Project. The selection was made by the two organizations that would oversee the work, […]

Tom Dallessio Named AICP Fellow

posted on April 25th, 2024  |  Read more

APA New Jersey is thrilled to announce Tom Dallessio, APA New Jersey Vice President of Policy, was inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners at the 2024 National Planning Conference, the highest honor AICP bestows upon a member.