American Planning Association New Jersey Chapter Upcoming Events » http://njplanning.org Making Great Communities Happen Wed, 16 May 2012 19:48:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Designing Healthy Communities (CM | Pending) http://njplanning.org/event/designing-healthy-communities-cm-pending-3/ http://njplanning.org/event/designing-healthy-communities-cm-pending-3/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:16:35 +0000 Sheena Collum http://njplanning.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=4503 Is land use costing you your health? Learn about designing healthy communities and your role in local government. Key topics including health and the built environment, physical activity options, access to healthy foods, air quality, traffic-related crashes and more!

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]]> http://njplanning.org/event/designing-healthy-communities-cm-pending-3/feed/ 0 Understanding the Redevelopment Process and Your Role in It http://njplanning.org/event/understanding-the-redevelopment-process-and-your-role-in-it/ http://njplanning.org/event/understanding-the-redevelopment-process-and-your-role-in-it/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 02:03:15 +0000 Sheena Collum http://njplanning.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=4292 Redevelopment is a procedure used to revitalize distressed neighborhoods, address the effects of underused and neglected parcels and enhance the economic conditions of a municipality. Accompanied by sound planning and execution, redevelopment ultimately allows residents, stakeholders and local government officials to produce invaluable changes to our communities.

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Redevelopment is a procedure used to revitalize distressed neighborhoods, address the effects of underused and neglected parcels and enhance the economic conditions of a municipality. Accompanied by sound planning and execution, redevelopment ultimately allows residents, stakeholders and local government officials to produce invaluable changes to our communities.

The purpose of this course is to further educate locally appointed and elected municipal officials and community based organizations about the Redevelopment process. More specifically, this course will:

  • Discuss the roles and responsibilities of participants in the redevelopment process
  • Provide illustrative examples of short- and long-term impacts that planning board decisions may and have produced on developing, distressed and/or vibrant communities and downtown corridors; and
  • Identify and explain legislation, regulatory tools and incentives that are used in the redevelopment process.

Finally, this course will provide grassroots organizations with information that will enable them to sufficiently communicate with participants in the redevelopment process when initiatives are envisioned, initiated or underway in their communities.

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]]> http://njplanning.org/event/understanding-the-redevelopment-process-and-your-role-in-it/feed/ 0 Green Roof Design, Installation & Planning (CM | 1.5) http://njplanning.org/event/green-roof-design-installation-planning-cm-1-5/ http://njplanning.org/event/green-roof-design-installation-planning-cm-1-5/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 14:52:30 +0000 Sheena Collum http://njplanning.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=4534 Join us for a tour of the new 4500 sq ft roof garden at the John Theurer Cancer Center.  

Attendees will learn more about its purpose, design and construction along with regulatory issues, urban heat island and neighborhood impacts, storm water reduction methods, and tips on utilizing roof garden planning. 

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RSVP to Northeast Area Rep. Alex Dambach at AlexD@ci.east-orange.nj.us

]]> http://njplanning.org/event/green-roof-design-installation-planning-cm-1-5/feed/ 0 Cumulative Pollution Impacts and Environmental Justice http://njplanning.org/event/cumulative-pollution-impacts-and-environmental-justice/ http://njplanning.org/event/cumulative-pollution-impacts-and-environmental-justice/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 20:54:25 +0000 Sheena Collum http://njplanning.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=4590 The workshop will provide general information on both environmental justice and cumulative impacts, as well as involve workshop participants in a discussion of possible solutions for the problem of cumulative impacts in New Jersey. The workshop will end with a tour of several environmental justice neighborhoods in Camden.

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]]> http://njplanning.org/event/cumulative-pollution-impacts-and-environmental-justice/feed/ 0 Downtown Jersey City Walking Tour (CM | 2.0) http://njplanning.org/event/downtown-jersey-city-walking-tour-cm-2-0/ http://njplanning.org/event/downtown-jersey-city-walking-tour-cm-2-0/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:49:48 +0000 chris.brown http://njplanning.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=3953 Join City of Jersey City Planning Director Robert Cotter, PP, FAICP on a walking tour of some of the State's most successful redevelopment efforts that now make up the fabric of Downtown Jersey City.

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]]> http://njplanning.org/event/downtown-jersey-city-walking-tour-cm-2-0/feed/ 0 Adapting Cities to Climate Change (CM | 1.5) http://njplanning.org/event/adapting-cities-to-climate-change-cm-1-5/ http://njplanning.org/event/adapting-cities-to-climate-change-cm-1-5/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:08:39 +0000 chris.brown http://njplanning.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=4057 Cities and smaller communities are facing more severe hazards and sea-level rise. In this program, planners explore the issues of infrastructure and land changes, as well as environmental and economic changes. How do we know what the effects of climate change will be and how do we adapt? Explore both research and planning preparation.

 

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Cosponsor: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

This audio/web conference has been approved for 1.5 CM Credits.

Register here for this free event.

]]> http://njplanning.org/event/adapting-cities-to-climate-change-cm-1-5/feed/ 0 2012 NJ Historic Preservation Conference “Sustaining the Past – Inventing the Future” (CM | Pending) http://njplanning.org/event/2012-nj-historic-preservation-conference-sustaining-the-past-inventing-the-future-cm-pending/ http://njplanning.org/event/2012-nj-historic-preservation-conference-sustaining-the-past-inventing-the-future-cm-pending/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 14:15:39 +0000 Sheena Collum http://njplanning.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=4572 Register now for the 2012 NJ Historic Preservation Conference "Sustaining the Past - Inventing the Future" on Thursday, June 7th at Rider University in Lawrenceville, NJ.  The full day conference includes 16 educational sessions and field workshops on preservation, sustainable design, archaeology, historic site stewardship, state parks, historic roads, and much more.

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]]> http://njplanning.org/event/2012-nj-historic-preservation-conference-sustaining-the-past-inventing-the-future-cm-pending/feed/ 0 DEP Water Quality Management Planning in NJ (CM | Pending) http://njplanning.org/event/dep-water-quality-management-planning-in-nj-cm-pending/ http://njplanning.org/event/dep-water-quality-management-planning-in-nj-cm-pending/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 13:58:38 +0000 Sheena Collum http://njplanning.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=4570 Join PlanSmart NJ, APA-NJ and The Sustainability Institute for our first Policy Briefing exploring the changing landscape of DEP Water Quality Management Planning in NJ. Hear speakers representing different perspectives discuss the opportunities and challenges they face.

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]]> http://njplanning.org/event/dep-water-quality-management-planning-in-nj-cm-pending/feed/ 0 Roosevelt Borough Walking Tour (CM Pending | 2.0) http://njplanning.org/event/roosevelt-borough-walking-tour-cm-pending-2-0/ http://njplanning.org/event/roosevelt-borough-walking-tour-cm-pending-2-0/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:16:58 +0000 chris.brown http://njplanning.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=4532 The presentations will include the development history of the Borough, the architectural history, the successful efforts to preserve the greenbelt and a discussion of other unique land use issues the Borough has faced in the last 20 years. Highlights will include access to a famous New Deal art mural by Ben Shahn in the school building that depicts the founding of the Borough on three large panels as well as a discussion of one of the earliest experiments in ecologically aware affordable housing, the Roosevelt Senior Citizens' Housing, which set out to incorporate energy-efficiency within traditional designs.

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RSVP to APA-NJ Central Area Representative, Paul Gleitz at pgleitz@gmail.com

]]> http://njplanning.org/event/roosevelt-borough-walking-tour-cm-pending-2-0/feed/ 0 2012 Planning Law Review (CM | 1.5) http://njplanning.org/event/2012-planning-law-review-cm-1-5/ http://njplanning.org/event/2012-planning-law-review-cm-1-5/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:22:02 +0000 chris.brown http://njplanning.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=4059 Keep abreast of the latest developments in case law and legislation. Whether it is the Supreme Court considering First Amendment issues or states focusing on property rights, a panel of attorneys will highlight new trends, important precedents, unsettled issues, and pending decisions. Hear an update on federal legislation and what it will mean for your community, as well as where amicus briefs were filed and why.

 

]]> Keep abreast of the latest developments in case law and legislation. Whether it is the Supreme Court considering First Amendment issues or states focusing on property rights, a panel of attorneys will highlight new trends, important precedents, unsettled issues, and pending decisions. Hear an update on federal legislation and what it will mean for your community, as well as where amicus briefs were filed and why.

Cosponsors: American Institute of Certified Planners & Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

This audio/web conference has been approved for 1.5 Law CM Credits.

Register here for this free event.

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