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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140627T130000
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SUMMARY:Health Impact Assessments (CM Pending | 1.5)
DESCRIPTION:Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is an emerging area of practice in the United States that is designed to be a practical tool that can be used to incorporate “health in all policies” into decisions made outside the traditional health fields that have impacts on health (transportation\, land use\, development\, infrastructure\, housing\, education\, policy).  HIA promotes a structured six step approach that still allows sufficient flexibility to be molded to various types of projects\, programs and policies at a local\, regional\, state or federal level.  By bringing together scientific data\, health expertise and public input\, HIA is a systematic approach to identify and assess the potential positive and negative health effects of decisions related to policies\, programs or projects. \nClick here to register. 
URL:https://njplanning.org/event/health-impact-assessments-cm-pending-1-5/
LOCATION:Online Webinar\, United States
CATEGORIES:APA-NJ Event,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130809T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130809T143000
DTSTAMP:20260516T232337
CREATED:20130726T161738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130726T201730Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar - Planning for Climate Change in New Jersey: Tools for Planners (CM | 1.5)
DESCRIPTION:New Jersey’s leading experts in climate change have been busy creating an assortment of tools to help us visualize the potential future impacts of climate change.  What’s more\, they are looking for ways to help communities prepare for and to adapt to “a new reality” that includes frequent changes in temperature\, precipitation and sea level.   Living in a state that is on pace to bear the impacts of climate change more quickly and harshly than others\, New Jersey planners should be familiar with the most current research and best practices for addressing climate change. \nSpeakers from the New Jersey Climate Change Adaptation Alliance will demonstrate historical observations in climate that have scientists so concerned\, and what we can expect for the future.  They will provide the results of a recent survey that tested New Jersey’s planners knowledge and beliefs about climate change.  Most critically\, they will present the leading best practices in climate change preparation.  The session will also feature a presentation by Richard Lathrop from the Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis (CRASSA) at Rutgers about the NJ FloodMapper tool\, as well as other available tools that can assist planners in addressing Climate Change at the local and regional levels.    \n“A changing climate and rising sea levels will have a devastating impact on New Jersey’s economy\, the health of our residents\, the State’s natural resources\, and the extensive infrastructure system that delivers transportation services\, energy and clean water to millions of New Jerseyans.”  – New Jersey Climate Change Adaptation Alliance \nPart 1: Climate Change Trends and Projections in New JerseyDr. Marjorie Kaplan\, Associate Director\, Rutgers University Climate Institute \nPart 2: Survey Says: What New Jersey’s Planners think about Climate Change Raimy Schutzman\, Master’s Degree candidate\, Rutgers Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy \nPart 3: Today’s Leading Practices and Methods for Preparing for Climate Change Stacy Perrine\, Senior Research Associate\, Rutgers Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy \nPart 4: Tools for Visualizing Climate Change Impacts and Resiliency PlanningRichard (Rick) G. Lathrop\, JR\, Director of the Walton Center for Remote Sensing & Spatial Analysis \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW \nThis event is brought to you by our APA-NJ Northeast Area Representative Jessica Giorgianni and co-sponsored by the APA-NJ Hazard Mitigation and Recovery Planning Committee and the New Jersey Climate Change Adaptation Alliance
URL:https://njplanning.org/event/webinar-planning-for-climate-change-in-new-jersey-tools-for-planners-cm-1-5/
LOCATION:Online Webinar\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130615T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130615T120000
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SUMMARY:Hopewell Borough Walking Tour (CM | 2.0 Pending)
DESCRIPTION:Reschedule for 5/11 to 6/15 due to rain.   \nPlease RSVP to APA-NJ Central Area Representative\, Paul Gleitz at pgleitz@gmail.com. \n\nOriginally settled in the early 1700’s and later incorporated in 1891\, Hopewell Borough today remains one of New Jersey’s Great Places. New Jersey Monthly magazine consistently ranks Hopewell Borough as one of the “10 best small towns in NJ” and one of the “25 best places to call home in the Garden State.”  In 2012\, Hopewell Borough’s main thoroughfare\, Broad Street (CR 518)\, was named a Great Place in New Jersey by the American Planning Association-New Jersey Chapter (APA-NJ). Great Places offer better choices for where and how people work and live. They are enjoyable\, safe and desirable\, places where people want to live\, work and visit every day.  New Jersey’s great streets\, neighborhoods and public spaces are defined by many criteria\, including architectural features\, accessibility\, functionality and community activity. \nBroad Street\, with its many unique restaurants\, unique and antique shops\, specialty service or professional establishments and centuries-old residences\, is the focal point of the community. A concerted effort by town officials\, business owners and residents to retain the character\, charm and historic integrity of the Borough lead to funding in 2005 from NJDOT through a federal Transportation Enhancement (TE) grant to begin streetscape improvements in the central business district.  Phase I of the project included the removal of deteriorated concrete and bituminous sidewalk and curbing\, installation of new red and grey brick sidewalks\, hitching posts\, landscaping\, pedestrian scale lighting\, and other improvements.  Encouraged by the success of Phase I\, the Borough sought funding for Phase 2 for an additional $917\,000 grant from the NJDOT TE grant program in 2008 to continue the work.  Phase 2 improvements\, which added new handicap sidewalk ramps\, street furniture and ornamental planters in addition to the elements in Phase I\, were completed in 2011.  Supplementing the partnership with the State and federal government through grants\, the County of Mercer assisted with additional streetscape improvements. These improvements have accomplished much to increase pedestrian safety and slow vehicular travel\, so much so that Hopewell Borough is now featured as a key model for the Complete Streets initiative.  \nPlease join APA-NJ as it celebrates one of its 2012 Great Place in New Jersey award winners with a Walking Tour of Broad Street\, Hopewell Borough.  The Hopewell Borough Mayor\, Council members and other local stakeholders will walk with us and discuss the efforts made to retain the historic qualities of the area while seeking and investing grant monies into streetscape improvements.  Members are invited to attend a Cruise Night on Friday\, May 10th from 5pm to 8pm to see Broad Street as an active center of community life and return on Saturday morning\, May 11th from 10 am to noon for a walking tour with Borough officials to discuss the various factors that went into keeping Hopewell’s Broad Street such a unique place.  2 CM credits will be sought for the Saturday morning walking tour. \n\n\n\n\n		\n				\n						\n			\n				\n			\n		\n							\n			\n				\n						\n			\n				\n			\n		\n							\n			\n				\n						\n			\n				\n			\n		\n							\n			\n				\n						\n			\n				\n			\n		\n							\n			\n				\n						\n			\n				\n			\n		\n							\n			\n				\n						\n			\n				\n			\n		\n							\n			\n				\n						\n			\n				\n			\n		\n							\n			\n				\n						\n			\n				\n			\n		\n							\n			\n	\n	\n\n	\n		\n	\n\n 
URL:https://njplanning.org/event/hopewell-borough-walking-tour-cm-2-0-pending/
LOCATION:Hopewell Borough Hall\, 88 East Broad Street\, Hopewell\, NJ\, 08525\, United States
CATEGORIES:APA-NJ Event,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130420T100000
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SUMMARY:Frenchtown Walking Tour (CM | 2.0 Pending)
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, April 20th\, for a leisurely stroll through the beautiful Borough of Frenchtown\, named One of New Jersey’s Great Places by the New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association – and we’ll show you why it deserves this title!  \nPlease RSVP to APA-NJ Northwest Area Rep. Eric Snyder at esnyder@sussex.nj.us \nLed by the Borough’s Planning Consultant\, Elizabeth C. McKenzie\, AICP\, PP\, and its Historic Architectural Consultant\, Christopher Pickell\, AIA\, and hosted by Borough officials\, including current Mayor Warren Cooper\, former Mayor Ron Sworen\, Councilmember Seth Grossman and a member of the Planning Board\, the tour will begin at 10:00 AM in the upstairs meeting room at Borough Hall\, 29 Second Street\, Frenchtown\, with a brief overview of the Borough’s achievements and future plans in the areas of redevelopment\, affordable housing\, downtown revitalization\, safe streets\, open space and recreation\, riverfront improvements\, sewage treatment and historic preservation.  Then\, we will walk the Borough\, so you can see firsthand where we’ve been and where we are headed.  We will end up at the Bridge Café for refreshments and Q&A a little before noon\, and you can be on your way after that. \nTour Highlights:  \nFrenchtown Barn Center Senior Housing\, site of a 16 unit age-restricted inclusionary development. \nOld Ceramics Plant\, site of a proposed redevelopment that will include affordable housing as well as market priced housing and retail opportunities. \nRiver Mill\, site of an approved development/redevelopment to include high end townhouses\, retail and office space\, and apartments\, including affordable housing. \nShale Cliff\, site of an approved redevelopment to include residential uses\, including affordable housing\, and retail space. \nHistoric Restoration/Adaptive Reuse Sites\, including the Kugler Farmstead\, Oddfellows Hall\, the Spinnery Building\, Euphoria Spa\, Liz Gilbert’s building (author of Eat\, Pray\, Love and owner of the Two Buttons import store) and several other notable buildings. \nRiverfront Parking and Improvements (Bridge Commission/ISTEA funded) \n\n\n\n		\n				\n						\n			\n				\n			\n		\n							\n			\n				\n						\n			\n				\n			\n		\n							\n			\n				\n						\n			\n				\n			\n		\n							\n			\n				\n						\n			\n				\n			\n		\n							\n			\n				\n						\n			\n				\n			\n		\n							\n			\n				\n						\n			\n				\n			\n		\n							\n			\n				\n						\n			\n				\n			\n		\n							\n			\n				\n						\n			\n				\n			\n		\n							\n			\n				\n						\n			\n				\n			\n		\n							\n			\n				\n						\n			\n				\n			\n		\n							\n			\n				\n						\n			\n				\n			\n		\n							\n			\n	\n	\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nPhoto Credits:  http://brokawphotography.com \n 
URL:https://njplanning.org/event/frenchtown-walking-tour-cm-2-0-pending/
LOCATION:Frenchtown Borough Hall\, 29 Second Street\, Frenchtown\, NJ\, 08825\, United States
CATEGORIES:APA-NJ Event,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130327T183000
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SUMMARY:"From Jersey to Dixie: Issues of Place and Planning" Documentary Showing
DESCRIPTION:“From Jersey to Dixie: Issues of Place and Planning” is a documentary\, created by Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy students Brandon McKoy and Susannah Dyen\, that compares and contrasts planning issues in New Jersey and the Southern region of the United States (Georgia\, Alabama\, Mississippi\, and Louisiana). It is a collection of interviews with citizens and experts about the problems they face in and around their communities on a daily basis\, and how these issues effect their lives. Themes in the documentary revolve around regional perceptions (both inside and outside)\, physical development\, sprawl\, transportation\, economics\, and discrimination.
URL:https://njplanning.org/event/from-jersey-to-dixie-issues-of-place-and-planning-documentary-showing/
LOCATION:Special Events Forum\, Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:APA-NJ Event,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130321T180000
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CREATED:20130318T212155Z
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SUMMARY:City Planner Book Club Meet Up (CM | 1.5)
DESCRIPTION:The City Planner Book Club Meet-up is scheduled for Thursday\, March 21 at 6:00PM. The meeting will beat The Merchant in Jersey City.  \nCM Credits have been requested for this meeting.  \nPlease join the Group Page on Facebook for further notifications and discussions. 
URL:https://njplanning.org/event/city-planner-book-club-meet-up-cm-1-5-3/
LOCATION:The Merchant\, 279 Grove Street\, Jersey City\, NJ\, 07302\, United States
CATEGORIES:APA-NJ Event,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121213T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121213T193000
DTSTAMP:20260516T232337
CREATED:20121130T035031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20121130T035342Z
UID:10001007-1355421600-1355427000@njplanning.org
SUMMARY:City Planner Book Club Meet-Up (CM | 1.5)
DESCRIPTION: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 The Devil in the White City: Murder\, Magic\, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America. 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 on Facebook to share their ideas in real-time. Our December 2012 meet-up will be held at BXL Zoute from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. \nRSVP with APA-NJ PDO Christopher Brown at PDO@njplanning.org.
URL:https://njplanning.org/event/city-planner-book-club-meet-up-cm-1-5-2/
LOCATION:BXL Zoute\, 50 West 22 nd Street \, New York\, 10010\, United States
CATEGORIES:APA-NJ Event,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121207T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121207T160000
DTSTAMP:20260516T232337
CREATED:20121128T171732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20121128T172935Z
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SUMMARY:Voorhees Town Center Walking Tour (CM | 2.0 Pending)
DESCRIPTION:Planning Objectives:  Redevelopment and revitalization\, Urban/Suburban retro-fit design\, affordable housing\, economic development. \n\nVoorhees Town Center is a mixed use development consisting of retail\, restaurant\, office and residential uses; and is the result of the creative and deliberate transformation of a struggling suburban indoor mall.  The Echelon Mall opened in 1970 and had a gross leasable area of more than 1.1 million square feet\, making it the second largest mall in southern New Jersey after the Cherry Hill Mall. The Echelon Mall thrived until the 1990s\, but declined in popularity until the vacancy rate reached nearly 75% in 2005.  The mall was located in the center of a residential and commercial area\, but did not have major highway frontage. Recognizing the potential to reinvent the center to respond to changed market conditions\, the owners of the site partnered with the Township to initiate a redevelopment and revitalization effort.  A redevelopment plan was prepared for the site\, to encourage and enable the transformation of the site\, and it was decided that the Township’s new municipal facilities would be located at the site. The site plan and subdivision were approved in 2006\, ground breaking took place in 2007\, and the new municipal offices opened in 2011.  \nOfficially renamed Voorhees Town Center\, the former Echelon Mall site now includes a mix of retail\, restaurant\, office and residential uses.  The area of the indoor mall has been “right sized”\, reduced and rehabilitated to accommodate a mix of shops and services inside without having excessive space to fill\, while a complementary mix of  shops\, restaurants and services along with 425 residential units (including affordable units to assist the Township in meeting its fair share obligation) have been developed adjacent to the mall.  The site has been designed so that all of the elements come together as parts of a new town center.  A tree-lined\, main street “boulevard” connects each aspect of the project and features boutiques\, services and a variety of dining options.  The reshaping and modernization of the Echelon Mall site is an exceptional example of the potential to reinvent dying suburban malls using traditional design principles and focusing on creating a “sense of place”.  \nThe tour will walk around the Voorhees Town Center site\, beginning at the new town hall with a brief presentation of the background and history of the site and the redevelopment initiative.  The tour will be led by representatives of the developers as well as the Mayor and Township administrator and will explore progress that has been made\, the work that is currently underway\, challenges that have been overcome\, and where additional opportunities may be realized in the future.  \nPlease RSVP to Leah Furey Bruder at leah_furey@yahoo.com
URL:https://njplanning.org/event/voorhees-town-center-walking-tour/
LOCATION:Voorhees Town Center\, 2400 Voorhees Town Center\, Voorhees\, 08043\, United States
CATEGORIES:APA-NJ Event,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121207T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121207T143000
DTSTAMP:20260516T232337
CREATED:20121112T212951Z
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SUMMARY:Diverse\, or Not Diverse? That Is the Question...for the Planning Profession (CM | 1.5)
DESCRIPTION:In 2001\, Leonardo Vazquez\, Founder and Director of The National Consortium for Creative Placemaking\, authored and researched the report “Lagging Behind: Ethnic Diversity in the Planning Profession in the APA New York Metro Chapter Area – Findings and Recommendations” to better understand issues related to ethnic diversity and to gather suggestions for increasing diversity in the planning profession. Supplemented with insight and editing from Mitchell Silver\, APA President\, the report found that the planning profession is diversifying but at a much slower rate than the general population. This webinar will take a look back at this study and discuss to what extent the planning profession truly reflects the ethnic makeup of the communities that we serve. \nOne of the strategies for repairing this disparity is to actively expose and engage underrepresented populations in planning through various outreach techniques. Charles Brown\, Senior Researcher at the Voorhees Transportation Center will lead a discussion on the need to write more people of color into the world of cycling and providing underserved communities with active transportation choices. Karyn Williams\, co-founder of Velo City\, and Tiffany Robinson\, Chair of the APA-NJ’s Ethnic & Cultural Diversity Committee\, will discuss their experiences in teaching minority youth in underserved communities about the community planning process and empowering them with the skills needed to discuss urban issues. \nClick here to register.
URL:https://njplanning.org/event/diverse-or-not-diverse-that-is-the-question-for-the-planning-profession-cm-1-5/
LOCATION:Online Webinar\, United States
CATEGORIES:APA-NJ Event,Events
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