2015 New Jersey Planning Conference

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January 2015
Welcome to New Jersey’s premiere planning conference!
The past couple of years continue to reveal a great truth; that the field of professional planning is as important
now as it has ever been. While challenges continue to grow, and regardless whether the action sought is
necessary without prudence, planning continues to be an extremely important cog in the New Jersey economy.
As an organization of 1,100 practitioners, it is up to all of us to continue pushing for it.
This past year has been filled with some great planning advances in a post Sandy world and it continues to
underscore the value that you all bring to the table as advocates for sensible and creative solutions. The solutions
and inspiration derived through the work of our APA brethren serves as the best case for our noble practice. As
such, a number of our colleagues have been hired and called upon to participate in a variety of efforts ranging
from Rebuild by Design and the NJ Resiliency Network, to spearheading major planning initiatives in Trenton,
Camden, Hoboken, and others. Despite the lack of attention being paid to a comprehensively planned strategic
investment strategy at the State level, the work of many of you continues to inspire me. There are regional efforts
such as Together North Jersey and the local demonstration projects that have surely invested a great deal of
money into planning. We’re doing what we can!
I like to think that APA-NJ has been part of this advancement and I hope this conference provides you with the
renewed energy for 2015 as it does for me every year. Our annual conference always seeks to build on and
leverage the work we do throughout the year.
This past year APA-NJ has continued moving the needle forward in large part thanks to the generous support in
time from our volunteers and the generous donations from our sponsors. Thank You! Please check out the
sponsor pages in the program and visit them at their tables. Their work is some of the finest in New Jersey and as
I’ve had the opportunity to work with many of them on some level or another, the quality of the expertise in New
Jersey never ceases to astound me. A special debt of thanks continues to be aimed at our 4 time returning Title
Sponsor Mr. Todd Poole and 4Ward Planning! Talk about good work.
On top of continuing the support we provide our members and our ambitious agenda of the successful Great
Places initiative, our Community Planning Assistance Program, and a host of educational programming, this next
year, APA-NJ will be tackling legislation surrounding the Municipal Land Use Law and perhaps even a new vision
for the State. But your ideas are important and we want you to share them with us too!
Please, don’t just read about it, be about it… come find us during the conference, we need your expertise, your
energy, your ambition, and your drive to Make Great Communities Happen.
On behalf of the entire Executive Committee, we are truly excited to provide you all with the opportunity to assist
you in meeting your continuing education requirements while making valuable contacts. Thank you all for your
continued support and enjoy the conference!
Sincerely,
Charles Latini Jr., PP, AICP
President, American Planning Association – NJ Chapter

Office of the Dean
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
33 Livingston Avenue, Suite 300
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
policy.rutgers.edu
848-932-5475
Fax: 732-932-1771
On behalf of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and Rutgers University, I
would like to welcome you to the American Planning Association’s 2015 New Jersey Planning
Conference.
The annual conference is more than just a time to learn about the most current developments in
planning; it is a time to reconnect with old friends, establish new networks in the New Jersey
planning field, and recharge our “planning” batteries.
The conference planning team has again lined up an exceptional program, and both newcomers and
experienced planners will benefit from the timely topics being presented. Sessions ranging from
resiliency planning to Complete Streets to a changing (and challenging!) energy future are just some
of the areas to be covered. There will also be a special double session discussing how public health
impacts are now being incorporated into planning and policy decision-making, and how planners
can incorporate these concepts into their own work.
The Bloustein School remains committed to bringing together the three core disciplines of planning,
public policy, and public health in a multidisciplinary manner while promoting innovative solutions
to a multitude of challenges. As such, we have recognized the growing need to provide a more in-
depth understanding of the concepts and diversity of the planning profession at the undergraduate
level, and have undertaken a reorganization of the undergraduate majors at the school. The long-
standing “Planning and Public Policy” major will soon be phased out and replaced, in the fall of
2015, by the “Urban Planning and Design” major. The new major provides a sharper focus on city
design, community development, GIS and graphical communications, and planning practice. A
separate major for the study of public policy issues began enrolling students in the fall of 2014.
I am confident that the school’s increased attention to the early development of planning
professionals will produce a cohort even more dedicated to making positive changes towards
sustainability in an increasingly complex world. A key component to the success of the profession is
the continued mentorship of young planners. I welcome the opportunity to speak with experienced
practitioners about mentorship, internship, and other professional development opportunities you
can offer to encourage the growth of the profession and advance the principles of APA-New Jersey.
The conference has continued to build upon the success of its predecessors. Together, the Bloustein
School and APA-New Jersey are committed to providing opportunities for both professionals and
students to examine pertinent issues that come with continued urbanization in an increasingly
difficult global economy and to become agents of positive change.
I would also like to take the time to thank the many volunteers and sponsors, without whose
assistance this event would not have been possible.
James W. Hughes, Dean
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2015THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2015THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2015
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM EXHIBIT SETUP Atrium
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM EXHIBIT HALL OPEN Atrium
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM SPEAKER READY ROOM Conference JK
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST BAR Atrium
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM SESSION 1
TB1: Support for Resiliency Planning from NJDEP Regency A
TC1: So, You Want to Be an Expert Witness? Regency B
TD1: Affordable Housing in the Interregnum Regency C
TE1: Regulating for the Fuel Revolution Garden State A
TF1: Redevelopment: The Planning Scope Garden State B
TG1: Great Streets/Great Places Garden State C
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM TH1/2: Health Impact Assessment (Double Session) Brunswick BC
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM SESSION 2
TB2: Assessing Financial Exposure to Sea Level Rise Regency A
TD2: Annual Environmental Law Update Regency C
TE2: Creating Carbon Neutral Communities - Challenges and
Opportunities
Garden State A
TF2: Historic Preservation Law, Planning & Tax Credits Garden State B
TG2: Parking Requirements for the 21st Century Garden State C
12:30 PM - 2:15 PM LUNCH & PLANNING AWARDS Regency DEF
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM SESSION 3
TB3: Municipal Resilience: The State of the Practice Regency A
TC3: Ethics for Planners: “Do the right thing.” Regency B
TD3: The Use Variance Regency C
TE3: Planning for the Future Electric Grid Garden State A
TF3: HMFA Resources to Finance & Develop Affordable
Housing: Examples of Success
Garden State B
TG3: Transportation Planning and Healthy Communities Garden State C
TH3: The Next Generation of Development Regulations Brunswick BC
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM THURSDAY RECEPTION Atrium
Conference At-A-Glance
All sessions have been applied for AICP CM credits which are provided per each credit hour for each
session. All sessions that qualify for CLE credits also have been applied for AICP Planning Law
credits. AICP Ethics Credits are available during the TC3 session on Thursday.
New Jersey Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits
are being sponsored by our friends at PlanSmartNJ.
CLE is noted next to the applicable session titles.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM EXHIBIT SETUP Atrium
8:00 AM - 4:45 PM EXHIBIT HALL OPEN Atrium
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM SPEAKER READY ROOM Conference JK
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST BAR Atrium
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM ECONOMIC & DEMOGRAPHIC UPDATE Regency DEF
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM SESSION 1
FB1: Achieving Results Through Integrated Regional Planning Regency A
FC1: Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credits Regency B
FD1: Moving Green Infrastructure From "State of the Art" to
"Standard Practice”
Regency C
FE1: Complete Streets for Rural Communities Garden State A
FF1: Understanding (and Explaining) Fiscal Impacts to Your
Community and Governing Body
Garden State B
FG1: Looking beyond Mt. Laurel: Exclusion, Segregation, and
the Federal Fair Housing Act
Garden State C
FH1: Visioning Development Opportunities Conference BC
FI1: Human Capital Investment and Community Development Salon CD
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM SESSION 2 Atrium
FB2: Planning for the Future of Work Regency A
FC2: The Urban Essex Coalition for Smart Growth Regency B
FD2: Strategic Resiliency Regency C
FE2: 21st Century Rental Market Garden State A
FF2: Protecting the Environment & Public Health in Camden Garden State B
FG2: Sustainability through Fair and Equitable Housing in
Northern New Jersey
Garden State C
FH2: Creative Placemaking: New models for Community
Planning and Engagement
Conference BC
FI2: Micro Housing: Fad or Future? Salon CD
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM LUNCH & KEYNOTE Regency DEF
3:15 PM - 4:45 PM SESSION 3
FB3: Revitalization Strategies for the Downtown Fringe Regency A
FC3: William Whyte 2.0: Uncovering Possibilities for Public
Space in Camden
Regency B
FD3: Screening of “Shored Up” Documentary Regency C
FE3: Local Sustainability Planning: Current Trends Garden State A
FF3: Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Garden State B
FG3: Creating Good Places to Age in New Jersey Garden State C
Conference At-A-Glance

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THURSDAY 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
TB1: Support for Resiliency Planning from NJDEP
Regency A CM I 1.5
NJDEP Office of Coastal & Land Use Planning has a number of coastal community resiliency initiatives to provide NJ's
coastal communities with tools, guidance, technical and planning assistance to become more resilient to coastal hazards.
This session will provide attendees with an introduction/update on these efforts, including the Resilient Coastal
Communities Initiative, Building Ecological Solutions to Coastal Community Hazards, and the Municipal Public Access
Planning & Coastal Vulnerability Assessment grant program.
• Elizabeth Semple: Acting Manager, Office of Coastal & Land Use Planning, NJDEP
• Nick Angerone, NJPP, AICP: Community Resiliency Coordinator, Office of Coastal & Land Use Planning, NJDEP
• Steven Jacobus: Living Shore Coordinator, NJDEP
TC1: So, You Want to Be an Expert Witness?
Regency B CM I 1.5 I Law CLE
Persuasive presentations in the forum of a contested hearing or trial take preparation and skill. Learn the steps to
developing your art and skill from working with attorneys in preparation, developing and defending your professional
opinion, using exhibits effectively, and focusing on the needs of the decision-makers.
• Meryl Gonchar, Esquire: Co-Chair, Redevelopment & Land Use Department, Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis
• Peter A. Buchsbaum, J.S.C., ret.
• Paul Gleitz, NJPP, AICP: Latini & Gleitz Planning
• David Roberts, NJPP, AICP, LLA, RLA, LEED AP: Maser Consulting, PA
TD1: Affordable Housing in the Interregnum
Regency C CM I 1.5 I Law CLE
COAH is in chaos, but every day development applications are in process at the local level as we come out of the Great
Recession. What are towns to do? What should applicants expect? Hear the best advice for muddling through creatively
and what steps planners at the local level should anticipate working on this Spring and Summer.
• Philip Caton, NJPP, FAICP: Clarke Caton Hintz
• Adam Gordon, Esquire: Staff Attorney, Fair Share Housing Center
• Jeffrey R. Surenian, Esquire: Jeffrey R. Surenian & Associates, LLC
• Elizabeth C. McKenzie, NJPP, AICP: Elizabeth C. McKenzie, PA
• Stan Slachetka, NJPP, AICP: Planning Group Manager, T&M Associates

THURSDAY 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
TE1: Regulating for the Fuel Revolution
Garden State A CM I 1.5 I Law CLE
What has been talked about for years is now appearing before planning and zoning boards throughout the State in
applications that create the need for variances and zone changes to catch up with the evolving technology. Join a panel
to discuss the reality of alternative fuels – electric, CNG, LNG, propane and others – and the zoning issues these are
creating as we move beyond the “service station”.
• Keith Davis, Esquire: Nehmad Perillo & Davis, P.C.
• Christina Ficicchia: Executive Director, Empire Clean Cities & Clean Cities Coalition Coordinator
• Mike Cecere: Regional Manager, Clean Energy Fuels Corporation
• Keith B. Cahill, PE: Bohler Engineering
• Paul Drake, NJPP, AICP: Project Manager, PSE&G
TF1: Redevelopment: The Planning Scope
Garden State B CM I 1.5 I Law CLE
Explore the planning process and scope of work needed to properly cover designation criteria, plan contents and process
in both suburban and urban contexts to achieve the benefits of redevelopment. Hear how practitioners have successfully
deployed redevelopment to achieve community objectives.
• Philip Abramson, NJPP: Topology, LLC
• Michele Delisfort NJPP, AICP: Nishuane Group, LLC
• Jong Sook Nee, Esquire: McManimon Scotland & Baumann, LLC
• Barry R. Lewis, Jr., Administrator, Township of South Orange Village
TG1: Great Streets/Great Places
Garden State C CM I 1.5
Great streets are one of the essential elements for successful downtown revitalization and transit-oriented development.
Functioning as gateway, gathering place and conduit for residents, visitors and goods, streets must succeed on an
increasing number of levels. New techniques have emerged to provide town planners and managers with an expanded
set of tools to create more vibrant, multi-dimensional and multi-modal streets. This panel will feature recent projects,
completed as part of the Together North Jersey Local Demonstration Project Program, that highlight these new
approaches; including the ongoing effort to establish a complete streets along Morris Avenue in Springfield, the Irvington
Avenue Corridor connecting South Orange, Maplewood and Newark and a new guidebook for creating parklets in
downtowns.
• Vivian E. Baker: Assistant Director, NJ Transit
• Anthony Cancro, MPA: Township Administrator, Township of Springfield
• Annette DePalma, Esquire: Director of Community Relations, Maplewood Township
• Michael DiGeronimo, NJPP, AICP: Associate, LRK
• Eric C. Y. Fang, AICP, AIA, LEED: EE&K / Perkins Eastman
• Robert Freudenberg, MPA: Director, Energy & Environment, Regional Plan Association

THURSDAY 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
TH1/2 (Double Session) Health Impact Assessment
Brunswick BC CM I 3.0
Health Impact Assessment (HIA) can be used to evaluate a proposed plan or project’s potential effects on the health of a
population. HIA provides evidence-based recommendations aimed at enhancing positive health impacts and minimizing
negative ones. In this session, the New Jersey Health Impact Collaborative (NJHIC) will lead a training on Health Impact
Assessment as a tool to promote community health and equity in planning processes and decision-making. Workshop
participants will engage in group exercises related to HIA steps, discuss opportunities and challenges to integrating health
into planning processes, and learn about new statewide collaborative initiatives and emerging tools to build capacity for
health advancement in planning and to support Health In All Policies.
• Leigh Ann Von Hagen, NJPP, AICP: Senior Research Specialist, Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center,
EJBSPPP
• Karen Lowrie, Ph.D.: Associate Director for the Environmental Analysis and Commination Group, EJBSPPP
TB2: Assessing Financial Exposure to Sea Level Rise
Regency A CM I 1.5
Many coastal communities are still struggling to manage immediate post-Hurricane Sandy recovery and rebuilding efforts.
These towns face political pressure to rebuild as soon as possible; despite the growing realization that merely returning a
community to its pre-storm state, coupled with sea level rise, will inevitably put more people and property in harms way.
One of the first and most critical steps these communities must take to plan resilient adaptation strategies effectively is to
develop a detailed assessment of their financial exposure to future flood inundation based on projections of sea level rise.
This session will describe a fine-grained, parcel-based mapping analysis that New Jersey Future Local Recovery Planning
Managers are performing in six coastal communities. This analysis predicts depths of inundation; models the resulting
structural damage; and calculates financial exposure and potential municipal tax revenue loss. This economic analysis
forms the basis for developing and prioritizing practical and effective recovery and adaptation strategies and provides a
clear and coherent argument for reshaping coastal development patterns to avoid repetitive harm and losses. Perhaps
more importantly, this analysis is forming the foundation for the very difficult but essential public discussion of the likely
impacts of sea level rise that some communities have started.
• David Kutner, NJPP, AICP: Recovery Planning Manager, New Jersey Future
• Christina Pollack, GISP: GIS Specialist, Princeton Hydro, LLC
TD2: Annual Environmental Law Update
Our annual survey of recent case law, regulatory programs and policies that every practicing planner needs to know;
before their clients ask them for advice!
• Richard M. Hluchan, Esquire: Hyland Levin LLP
• Steven M. Dalton, Esquire: Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla PC

TE2: Creating Carbon Neutral Communities - Challenges and Opportunities
Garden State A CM I 1.5
This session will outline the process for benchmarking, assessing, and developing climate action plans at the building,
institutional, and township levels. Using several case studies to demonstrate results and recommendations, we will
discuss the challenges and opportunities to take the recommendations from paper to practice. With over 300 townships
participating in the Sustainable Jersey program and many private corporations striving to reduce their carbon footprint,
this topic will be a timely and instructive session to get you started or help you along the way if you are already moving
down the path toward sustainability.
• Jason Kliwinski, AIA, LEED Fellow: Director of Sustainable Design at Parette Somjen Architects
• Tom Dallessio, NJPP, AICP: Director NJIT Center for Resilient Design
• Randall Solomon: Co-Director, Sustainable Jersey
TF2: Historic Preservation Law, Planning & Tax Credits
Garden State B CM I 1.5
Historic preservation is coming out of a sleeper stage as historic cities start to redevelop. Learn the nuances of historic
preservation law as applied in NJ, how to obtain tax credits and what that really means, and how to avoid problems that
can delay your redevelopment project. The panel will share successful approaches to these issues, including the former
Green Opera building in Woodbury.
• Janine Bauer, Esquire: Partner, Szaferman Lakind Blumstein & Blader, PC
• Kevin Kavanaugh: Vice President, RPM
• Dorothy P. Guzzo: Executive Director, New Jersey Historic Trust
TG2: Parking Requirements for the 21st Century
From mixed-use development to automated warehouse centers, parking demands have changed over the last several
decades – most zoning ordinances have not and too many developments require relief or a prolonged search for some
relevant standard in the code. Panelists will discuss a variety of experiences related to parking demand, parking supply
and parking requirements for various types of developments and provide guidance and supporting materials for practicing
planners.
• Charles Heydt, NJPP, AICP, LEED GA: Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc.
• Robert D. Cotter, NJPP, FAICP: Planning Director, Jersey City
• RJ Palladino, NJPP, AICP: Director, Intermodal & Interagency Coordination, NJ Transit
• Karl Pehnke, PE: Senior Associate, Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc.

LUNCH & PLANNING AWARDS 12:30 PM - 2:15 PM
President's Award
Trenton 250 Vision Element, City of Trenton
Jeffrey Wilkerson, Regina Saintilien, Stephanie Register with Group Melvin Design; Adam Tecza
Outstanding Student Project
Atlantic City Comprehensive Planning Studio Fall 2014
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Outstanding Plan Award
Municipal
Hoboken Green Infrastructure Plan, City of Hoboken
Perkins Eastman, with Louis Berger Group and Clarke Caton Hintz, NJ TRANSIT and Together North Jersey
County or Regional
Supporting Priority Investment in Somerset County
Somerset County Planning Board and Division, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Phillips Preiss Grygiel,
Techniquest, A.Strauss-Wieder
Outstanding Implemented Plan Award
Roosevelt Plaza Park, City of Camden
Group Melvin Design & Sikora Wells-Appel, Cooper's Ferry
Budd Chavoosian Award for Outstanding Professional Planner
Carlos Rodrigues, PP, AICP
Distinguished Civic Leadership Award
Randall Solomon and Donna Drewes; The Sustainable Jersey Program
Distinguished APA-NJ Service Award
Tom Schulze, AICP
Elwood "Woody" Jarmer Leadership Award
Jennifer Wenson Maier, PP, Rebuilding Union Beach

THURSDAY 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
TB3: Municipal Resilience: The State of the Practice
Regency A CM I 2.0
In the past year, numerous resiliency tools, grant programs and projects have been initiated across the state to provide
planners and local officials with the resources and best practices they need to build stronger, more resilient communities.
But are these resources sufficient? What is the state of the resiliency practice in NJ? What are the gaps in resources,
and what are the key directions for the future? This session will begin by reviewing the broad spectrum of tools available
for local resiliency, including the municipal resilience cycle designed for NJ municipalities, coastal vulnerability
assessments, living shorelines and green infrastructure guidelines, habitat restoration strategies, fire hazards, food
security, and extreme temperature model plans. The session will then examine the state of current practice relative to
local needs including the gaps in resources, the challenges faced by planners and local officials, and key directions for
future funding, resources and legislation.
• Randall Solomon: Co-Director, Sustainable Jersey
• Lisa Auermuller: Watershed/Outreach Coordinator, Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve
• Curtis Fisher: Northeast Regional Executive Director, National Wildlife Federation
• John Miller, PE, CFM, CSM: Associate Water Resources Engineer, Princeton Hydro, LLC
• Jennifer Rovito, GISP: Environmental Analysis and Communications Group, EJBSPPP
• Hon. Robert G. Smith: NJ State Senator, New Jersey Legislative District 17
• Linda B. Weber, NJPP, AICP: Resiliency Director, NJ Resiliency Network and Sustainable Jersey
TC3: Ethics for Planners: “Do the right thing.”
Regency B CM I 2.0 I Ethics
New Jersey licensed Professional Planners have ethical and legal obligations of conduct. Members of AICP subscribe to
detailed aspirational principles and are held accountable to a Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. New Jersey
Local Government Ethics Law and the Municipal Land Use Law govern planning practice as well. Join our seasoned
team of highly principled professionals as they explore the grey areas of professional life – what would you do? Meets the
ethics requirement of CM certification.
• David Kinsey, Ph.D., FAICP: Kinsey & Hand; Visiting Lecturer, Woodrow Wilson School of Public Policy &
International Affairs
• Debbie Alaimo Lawlor, NJPP, FAICP: AICP Commissioner
• Ronald D. Cucchiaro, Esquire: Partner, Weiner Lesniak LLP
TD3: The Use Variance
The pinnacle process in NJ that blends law and planning in a swirling brew of changing standards and necessary proofs.
This session will cover the bases – what is a zone plan, which purposes are most effective, what’s this “particularly suited”
concept and why does it keep changing, and when is a use variance “tantamount to a rezoning” (or when isn’t it)?
• Henry Kent Smith: Partner, Fox Rothschild
• Christine Cofone, NJPP, AICP: Cofone Consulting Group
• Jason Tuvel, Esquire: Director, Real Property & Environmental, Gibbons PC
• Creigh Rahenkamp, NJPP: CRA LLC

TE3: Planning for the Future Electric Grid
The impact of severe weather on electric grid reliability & resiliency, as well as innovation opportunities from convergence
of ICT (Information, Communication, Technology) with traditional infrastructure, are the key themes for planners for the
future. Utility hardening and resiliency efforts have attracted center stage attention in New Jersey over the last couple of
years, especially after Superstorm Sandy. The aim of this session is to further educate various stakeholders about the
effect of climate change on electric power systems, economic analysis of grid hardening, including the fundamentals of
Reliability and Resiliency Analysis, Value of Loss of Load, and measurement of costs and benefits.
• Dr. Frank A. Felder, Director, Center for Energy, Economic & Environmental Policy, Rutgers, The State University of
New Jersey
• Rasika Athawale, Research Manager, Center for Energy, Economic & Environmental Policy, Rutgers, The State
University of New Jersey
• Shankar Chandramowli, Ph.D.: ICF Consulting
TF3: HMFA Resources to Finance & Develop Affordable Housing:
Examples of Success
So housing is the key to your revitalization strategy? Mixed income, mixed-use, proximate to transportation, jobs,
schools. But how do you find the resources for your project? Come to this session and learn from experienced
community development professionals about important components of your project and how to put together a successful
package. Learn about HMFA Resources such as Multifamily Lending, and Conduit, competitive federal Low Income
Housing Tax Credits as well as our CHOICE Single Family Homeownership program.
• Anthony L. Marchetta: Executive Director, NJ Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency
• Ron Rukenstein, NJPP, AICP: President, Rukenstein & Associates, LLC
• Edward Martoglio: Principal, RPM Development Group
• Maria E. Yglesias: Principal, M&M Development, LLC
• John M. Murray: Chief of Credit & Business Development, NJ Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency
TG3: Transportation Planning and Healthy Communities
This session is focused on the intersection of transportation planning and healthy communities including public
transportation, the implementation of bike and ride share, complete streets policy implementation and traffic calming
through road diets which collectively can improve safety and community health, especially when tied to strong land use
policies and design. Approaches to healthier communities through innovative transportation and land use planning are
happening in New Jersey right now and can serve as exemplars for communities throughout the state.
• James Hess, NJPP, AICP: AECOM
• Charles Brown, MPA: Senior Research Specialist, Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, EJBSPPP
• Mike Lysicatos, NJPP, AICP: Senior Planner, Passaic County Department of Planning & Economic Development
• Chuck Latini, NJPP, AICP: Latini & Gleitz Planning

TH3: The Next Generation of Development Regulations
Brunswick BC CM I 1.5 I Law CLE
A facilitated workshop / open discussion dedicated to identifying and removing counter-productive regulatory barriers that
thwart innovation, creativity and spontaneity in how we approach land use. The emphasis is on identifying better ways to
manage our physical environment (both private and public) such that human needs are better satisﬁed. The participants
will be assigned entrepreneurial roles and asked to develop zoning strategies to promote economic development, housing
opportunity, arts and culture, leisure, self-sufﬁciency and local character.
• Carlos Rodrigues, NJPP, AICP: Design Solutions
• Stuart Meck, NJPP, FAICP: Associate Research Professor & Director of the Center for Planning Practice, EJBSPPP
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FRIDAY 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Economic and Demographic Update
Regency DEF CM I 1.0
James W. Hughes will welcome guests with an update on the status of the current national economic expansion and New
Jersey’s lagging position within the cycle. This will be analyzed via employment metrics for the state and nation.
Changing demographics and shifting population cohorts will then be examined in the context of how they are influencing
the economy and development patterns. The new population geography — the receding metropolitan perimeter — will be
presented along with its impact on planning alternatives. Infrastructure rebuilding and omnichannel retailing will then be
examined as two of the emerging critical issues facing the planning profession.
Dr. James W. Hughes is Distinguished Professor and Dean of the Edward J. Bloustein
School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, appointed to that position in
1995, and has been a member of the faculty since 1971. In addition, since 1988 he has
also been the Director of the Rutgers Regional Report which, during its 26-year tenure, has
produced 39 major economic, demographic, and real estate studies.
He is a nationally-recognized academic expert on demographics, housing, and regional
economics, and was a contributing editor to the magazine American Demographics for 14
years. He is author or co-author of 34 books and monographs and more than 150 articles.
He has provided extensive budgetary and economic testimony before many New Jersey
State Legislative committees, and has provided numerous policy briefings both in
Washington and Trenton on demographics, housing and the economy. He was a
Distinguished Fellow of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
(NAIOP), and has been awarded the Warren Hill Award of the New Jersey Bankers
Association, the Rutgers’ Richard P. McCormick Award for Excellence in Alumni
Leadership, the Rutgers Presidential Award for Distinguished Public Service, as well as the
Distinguished Service Award of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association. He has been both a
Woodrow Wilson and Ford Foundation Fellow and has served as a consultant to numerous federal, state and local public
bodies as well as to many private and corporate clients.
He was recently a member of Governor Christie’s Housing Opportunity Task Force. In the past, he was on the NJ
Governor’s Commission on Jobs, Growth and Economic Development, and the Governor’s Logistics Council. He was on
the Real Estate Task Force of the Governor's Economic Master Plan Commission and was a member and Trustee of the
successor commission: Prosperity New Jersey. He formerly was on the Board of the E’Town Corporation (N.Y. Stock
Exchange) and the Board of the Cali Real Estate Investment Trust (NY Stock Exchange). He was also a member of the
Board of Advisors of the Mack-Cali Real Estate Investment Trust (N.Y. Stock Exchange). He has also served on numerous
other boards and task forces, including the Board of Directors of the Cooperative Housing Foundation (Washington, D.C.),
the Economic Advisors Board of the Council of the City of New York, the (New Jersey) Governor’s Property Tax
Commission, and the (New Jersey) Governor’s World Class Economy Task Force.
He is a military veteran who served as an artillery officer in the U.S. Army. He received the State of New Jersey
Distinguished Service Medal for meritorious service in Korea in the Asiatic Pacific Theater of Operations.

FB1: Achieving Results Through Integrated Regional Planning
Regency A CM I 1.5
An important goal of regional planning is to foster collaboration and coordination among various levels of government, the
private sector and non-profit organizations to advance a shared vision of regional livability and economic competitiveness.
Together North Jersey represents a unique partnership of public and private organizations working together to develop a
long-range plan for regional prosperity that cuts across jurisdictions, place types, and functional areas (transportation,
land use, housing, economic development and others). This session will focus on how Federal, State, regional and local
plans and programs are being aligned to achieve a common vision for the future.
• Zenobia Fields: Director, Department of Planning, North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority
• Gerry Scharfenberger, Ph.D: Director, Office for Planning Advocacy, State of New Jersey
• Jon A. Carnegie, NJPP, AICP: Executive Director, Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, EJBSPPP
• Calvin Edgehill, CGMS: Director of Planning, Environment, Research & Civil Rights, FHWA
• Dan Kennedy, NJPP, AICP: Assistant Commissioner, NJ DEP
FC1: Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credits
Regency B CM I 1.5
The Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit Program (NRTC) was created in 2002 to encourage the flow of corporate
investment dollars into low and moderate-income neighborhoods. The program provides a 100% State tax credit to
businesses that invest in the community development efforts of participating 501(c)(3) organizations that engage in
community-based neighborhood planning, develop and carry out neighborhood plans, implement neighborhood
revitalization activities, attract private investments and foster ongoing partnerships between private corporations and
community groups. Attendees will hear from leaders in community development who have been successful creating
affordable housing and revitalizing neighborhoods using the NRTC.
• Bradley Harrington, NJPP, AICP: Supervisor, Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit Program, NJ DCA
• Paige L. Carlson-Heim: Community Development Group Manager, Mid-Atlantic Region, TD Bank
• Pilar Hogan Closkey, PE, NJPP, AICP: Executive Director, Saint Joseph’s Carpenter Society
• Patrick Morrissy: Executive Director, HANDS, Inc.
• Paul L. McEvily: Associate Executive Director & Board Member, Interfaith Neighbors, Inc.
FD1: Moving Green Infrastructure From "State of the Art" to "Standard Practice”
Regency C CM I 1.5
Local governments and developers are experimenting with nature-inspired techniques for managing stormwater such as
green roofs, planted swales, pervious pavement, and rain gardens. The philanthropic sector, government agencies and
universities have banded together to promote these green infrastructure practices because they not only reduce flooding,
water pollution and stream erosion, but can also produce multiple ancillary benefits for surrounding neighborhoods.
Nevertheless, developers and municipalities typically fall back on more traditional gray infrastructure approaches. How
can green infrastructure mature from the current experimental stage and become mainstream, much as green buildings
did over the last two decades? Panelists will present new tools: a forthcoming model stormwater ordinance for
municipalities produced by Sustainable Jersey, step-by-step directions for assessing where specific green infrastructure
techniques can best manage stormwater cost-effectively, and new project approaches including layered projects that draw
on multiple funding sources.
• Chris Sturm: Senior Director of State Policy, New Jersey Future
• Donna Drewes, NJPP, AICP: Co-Director, The Sustainability Institute, TCNJ
• Stephen Marks, NJPP, AICP, CFM: Municipal Manager, City of Hoboken
• Jennifer Gonzalez, AICP, LEED GA: Senior Environmental Planner, The Louis Berger Group

FE1: Complete Streets for Rural Communities
Complete Streets improvements and projects have enhanced the quality of life for New Jersey residents in many urban
and suburban communities. However, there are unique challenges when it comes to integrating bicycle and pedestrian
friendly improvements in rural communities, especially where population densities are low and destinations are often far
apart. This session will present tools and strategies that can be used to bring Complete Streets improvements to these
rural areas, promote economic development and healthier living through Complete Streets, and highlight local and
national Complete Streets projects that have successfully worked within a rural context.
• John F. Mullen, NJPP, AICP: McCormick Taylor, Inc.
• Gary Toth: Senior Director, Transportation Initiatives, Project for Public Spaces
• Eric K. Snyder, NJPP, AICP: Director, Sussex County Division of Planning
• Leigh Ann Von Hagen, NJPP, AICP: Senior Research Specialist, Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center,
EJBSPPP
FF1: Understanding (and Explaining) Fiscal Impacts to Your Community and
Governing Body
This session will explore the various elements underpinning a ﬁscal impact analysis as they relate, in particular, to
residential projects. The speaker will address (correct) the many assumptions commonly held about the ﬁscal
implications of a project containing housing (particularly relevant, given the need to develop new types of housing over the
coming two decades).
• Todd J. Poole, EDFP: 4ward Planning Inc.
FG1: Looking beyond Mt. Laurel: Exclusion, Segregation, and the Federal Fair
Housing Act
Garden State C CM I 1.5 I Law CLE
The plaintiffs in Southern Burlington County NAACP v. Mt. Laurel originally attacked exclusionary zoning as a form of
racial discrimination. Recent developments in federal law, including Holly Gardens v. Mt. Holly, the promulgation by HUD
of ”Disparate impact” regulations, and the recent action by the U.S. Supreme Court in Inclusive Communities v. Texas,
have stimulated renewed consideration of exclusionary zoning as a form of unlawful racial discrimination. This program
will explore how exclusionary zoning can be analyzed under the disparate impact standard for unlawful racial
discrimination under the Federal Fair Housing Act, how municipalities can plan to comply with that standard, and the
current state of the law.
• Stephen M. Eisdorfer, Esquire: Partner, Hill Wallack LLP
• Art Bernard, NJPP, AICP: Arthur Bernard & Associates, PC
• David Kinsey, Ph.D., FAICP: Kinsey & Hand; Visiting Lecturer, Woodrow Wilson School of Public Policy &
International Affairs
• Olga Pomar, Esquire: South Jersey Legal Services, Inc.

FH1: Visioning Development Opportunities: Tools and Strategies to Aid Local
Governments
Conference BC CM I 1.5
Enticing developers to opportunities in local communities can present a challenge to some jurisdictions. The challenges
come in many forms. In some instances the Requests for Proposals are too broad, spanning too large an area, and in
some cases they may not present clear visions for new development. In other cases, interest from the development
community has lagged and needs a jump start to pique interest and ideas. This session will review some of these
challenges using local examples from here in New Jersey; particularly in transit-oriented communities. Also presented will
be a success story from Salisbury, Maryland, where community leaders have been working to revitalize downtown. In this
example, a cumbersome request for proposals was streamlined and re-released with complimentary visualizations. The
new effort led to new proposals, offerings and partnerships with prospects for new development on the rise.
• Stephanie DiPetrillo: Senior Research Specialist, Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, EJBSPPP
• Graham Petto, AICP: Research Project Coordinator, Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, EJBSPPP
• Debra Tantleff: Founding Principal of TANTUM
• Colin Driver: Economic Development Director, Borough of Somerville
• Alex Torpey, MPA: Village President, Village of South Orange
FI1: Human Capital Investment and Community Development
Salon CD CM I 1.5
The session will focus on Nurture thru Nature (NtN), a science/nature exploration program that exempliﬁes community
partnerships. NtN aims to increase human and social capital development of elementary school students in New
Brunswick, and seeks to prepare them for careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. NtN also
engages in community development and efforts to reclaim brownﬁeld/vacant land for use as hands-on science
laboratories and community meeting spaces. NtN is designed as a classical experiment and is a partnership of Rutgers
University, New Brunswick Public Schools and Johnson & Johnson. The session will provide each partner's perspective
on NtN program planning, design, implementation and impact.
• Radha Jagannathan, Ph.D: Professor of Statistics, Urban Planning & Policy Development, Rutgers University
• Meegan Adames: K-12 Science Supervisor, New Brunswick Public Schools
• Ashley Atkins, Ph.D: Manager, Corporate Contributions & Community Relations, Johnson & Johnson
• Michael Camasso, Ph. D: Professor of Agricultural & Resource Economics, Rutgers University
• Rachel Towlen: EJBSPPP
• Jessica Varela, EJBSPPP

FRIDAY 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM
FB2: Planning for the Future of Work
Regency A CM I 1.5
Two regional planning efforts - RPA's Fourth Regional Plan and Together North Jersey - are exploring the nexus between
workforce, land use and transportation through spatial analysis and on-the-ground demonstration projects. Recognizing
advances of the digital age, millennial-driven shifts in residential demand and commuting patterns, and the need to
enhance access for low-income populations, it is time to reevaluate the transportation and land use decisions and
investments necessary to provide greater employer access to its workforce resources. This session will provide an
introduction to the intersection of jobs, workforce, transportation and land use, as well as probe how we should anticipate
and plan for the future of work.
• Courtenay Mercer, NJPP, AICP: Director, New Jersey, Regional Plan Association
• Jennifer Cleary: Heldrich Center, EJBSPPP
• Janani Shankaran: Research Analyst, Regional Plan Association
• Steve Fittante: Director, Office of Local Programs, NJ Transit
• Tammy Molinelli: Executive Director, Bergen County Workforce Investment Board
FC2: The Urban Essex Coalition for Smart Growth
Regency B CM I 1.5
The panel will present the experience of the Urban Essex Coalition, which was formed in 2013 to bring together the many
organizations and individuals that have an interest in seeing great communities created around the five commuter rail
stations in Inner Essex County. Seeking mixed-use development, vital commercial districts and vibrant public spaces, and
improved pedestrian and bicycle access between the station and the surrounding neighborhoods, the Coalition allows the
members to pool resources and influence. This approach provides lessons for resolving issues across municipal
boundaries through cooperative planning and programming.
• Eric C. Y. Fang, AICP, AIA, LEED: Perkins Eastman Architects
• Vivian E. Baker: Assistant Director, NJ Transit
• Don Meisel, NJPP: Principal Planner, City of Orange
• Richard Bryant: Executive Director, ValleyArts
• Perris Straughter: Supervisory Planner, Department of Economic & Housing Development, City of Newark
FD2: Strategic Resiliency: Making the Garden State More Resilient through
Community Planning Techniques
Regency C CM I 1.5
The NJ Office of Homeland Security & Preparedness (OHSP) partnered with the Rutgers Bloustein School of Planning
and Public Policy and the Town of Secaucus to pilot a Strategic Community Resiliency Plan (SCRP). The panel will
discuss the recently completed plan that provides a step-by-step path to improve the towns resiliency, and the future of
resiliency planning in the Garden State.
• Chace Cottrell, NJPP, ACIP: Principal Planner, NJ Office of Homeland Security & Preparedness
• Jon A. Carnegie, NJPP, AICP: Executive Director, Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, EJBSPPP
• Nicola Mammes: Graduate Student, EJBSPP
• Deanna Morran: Graduate Student, EJBSPP
• Katie O'Kane: Graduate Student, EJBSPP

FRIDAY 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM
FE2: 21st Century Rental Market
The panel will discuss the nature and depth of the need and focus on approaches to meeting current and future
demographic needs in innovative ways.
• Jeffrey Lucas: Director of Business Development, Rose Commercial Real Estate
• Ronald S. Ladell: Senior Vice President, AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
• Robert A. Kasuba, Esquire: Bisgaier Hoff
FF2: Protecting the Environment & Public Health in Camden
The Camden SMART (Stormwater Management And Resource Training) Initiative is a community-driven movement to
protect human health and quality of life, improve conditions for economic development, improve water quality, and
enhance the quality of the Delaware River watershed through the broad use of green and grey infrastructure techniques.
Learn how this resident-driven program has expanded from one garden in 2011 to the 2014 SMART Infrastructure
Program, a multi-million project that includes 20 green infrastructure projects, creation of a waterfront park, separation of
the storm and sanitary infrastructure and the re-establishment of a channel to the backchannel of the Delaware River to
mitigate ﬂooding,
• Sarah Bryant, AICP: Project Manager, Cooper’s Ferry Partnership
• Jeremiah Bergstrom, LLA, ASLA: Senior Research Project Manager, Water Resources Program, Rutgers
Cooperative Extension
• Jessica Franzini: Director of Urban Forestry Initiatives, New Jersey Tree Foundation
FG2: Sustainability through Fair and Equitable Housing in Northern New Jersey
Segregation, racial and ethnic concentrations of poverty, unequal access to areas of high opportunity, planned and recent
infrastructure investments, and other regulatory and private market barriers to fair housing choice endanger the social and
economic sustainability of northern New Jersey. Together North Jersey is completing a Fair Housing and Equity
Assessment as part of the Regional Plan for Sustainable Development. Authors and advisors for this multi-year effort will
kick off a discussion of key ﬁndings and recommendations and how these will affect planning in New Jersey in the coming
decades.
• Robert A. Kull, NJPP, AICP: Planner, Plansmart NJ
• David Aimen, NJPP, AICP: Aimen Consulting; Assistant Director of Planning & Technical Assistance, Alan M.
Voorhees Transportation Center, EJBSPPP
• Vito Gallo, AICP: Consultant, Housing & Community Development Planning

FRIDAY 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM
FH2: Creative Placemaking: New models for Community
Planning and Engagement
Conference BC CM I 1.5
Creative placemaking is a new movement that focuses on making places better through arts, culture and diverse
collaborations. Creative placemaking is more than just doing murals, siting public art and building art centers -- it involves
new approaches to public outreach, planning analysis and plan products. This session will focus on two innovative
methods that are widely used in New Jersey -- Calls to Collaboration and Community Coaching.
• Karen Pinzolo: Director of Community Engagement, ArtPride New Jersey
• Leonardo Vazquez, NJPP, AICP: Executive Director, The National Consortium for Creative Placemaking, Montclair
• Elizabeth Murphy: Executive Director, Creative New Jersey
• Caroline Pozycki: Perth Amboy Creative Team, Perth Amboy
• Jim Hickey, President: MoCo Arts Corridor, Red Bank
FI2: Micro Housing: Fad or Future?
Salon CD CM I 1.5
Despite growing interest in micro-housing across many demographic groups, most jurisdictions have not seriously
explored micro-housing as a viable housing option. This session will explore the history of micro-housing, micro-housing
typologies, and demographic trends related to micro-housing. It will also evaluate the success and hurdles of existing
micro-housing communities and projects across the country, with a special focus on New Jersey.
• Robert S. Baranowski, Jr., Esquire: Hyland Levin LLP
• Erika Dani: EJBSPPP
• Thomas O’Malley: Catholics and Friends With a Heart for the Homeless
• Rewa Marathe: Regional Plan Association
• Ruchi Shrivastava: EJBSPPP

LUNCH / KEYNOTE 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Planning Public Spaces as the Heart of Every Community
Regency DEF CM I 1.5
Placemaking is a movement that re-imagines public spaces as the heart of every community. Rooted in community-based
participation and grass roots collaboration, Placemaking guides the planning, design, management and programming of
public spaces and capitalizes upon a community’s assets – social and physical, as well as creative – to create vibrant
destinations that serve a local as well as regional audience. For 40 years, Placemaking has generated social, economic,
and environmental beneﬁts for communities around the world and, increasingly, in New Jersey. Cynthia Nikitin will share a
systematic approach to transforming New Jerseys’ cities, towns, hamlets, and villages into thriving Places where people
can thrive for a lifetime. She will introduce the concept of Place Governance as framework for restructuring government
and building local civic infrastructure.
Cynthia Nikitin has led numerous large-scale and complex projects
during her twenty-two years with Project for Public Spaces. With a
portfolio of more than 300 projects, Cynthia's technical expertise
stretches from the development of downtown master plans and
transit facility and station area enhancement projects, to the creation
of corridor-wide transportation and land use strategies, the
development of public art master plans for major cities, the
coalescing of civic buildings and cultural institutions into civic centers
and using placemaking to create safer cities and upgrade informal
settlements in the developing world; including facilitating
approximately 40 public workshops, visioning sessions, and public
meetings annually.

FRIDAY 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
FB3: Revitalization Strategies for the Downtown Fringe
Regency A CM I 1.5
Downtowns throughout the country have been seeing the beginnings of a new interest and popularity. In New Jersey
examples like Montclair, South Orange and Hoboken, illustrate the potential of successful downtown revitalization.
However for every success story there remain numerous fringe districts and neighborhoods that continue to defy these
trends. Saddled with limited mobility and access to jobs, high levels of crime or the perception of crime, legacy
environmental contamination, and vulnerability to the effects of climate change, these largely inner city areas have yet to
see the kinds of interest and reinvestment needed to bring them back from the brink. This panel will examine three such
districts, Paterson’s Northside, Passaic’s Eastside and Jersey City’s McGinley Square, and the different strategies they
are employing such as leveraging transit to improve access to jobs, CPTED and capitalizing on the potential of ethnic
niche markets.
• Simone Gore: Facilities Planner, NJ Transit
• Brian Loughlin, AIA: Professor of Architecture, Columbia University
• Annisia Cialone, AICP, LEED AP: Senior Associate, Perkins Eastman Architects
• Jerry Flach: Chief Community Programs Officer, Paterson Habitat for Humanity
• Ricardo Fernandez, NJPP, AICP: Business Administrator & Executive Director of the Redevelopment Agency &
Urban Enterprise Zone, City of Passaic
• Larisa Ortiz: Larisa Ortiz Associates
FC3: William Whyte 2.0: Uncovering Possibilities for Public Space in Camden
Regency B CM I 1.5
From August to December in 2014, the Roosevelt Plaza Park Pop-Up introduced flexible seating, shade, flowers, public
art, and conversation starters. The panel will illustrate how temporary improvements tested in Roosevelt Plaza Park were
designed and used to evaluate user experience and advocate for future improvements at this central public space in
downtown Camden, NJ. From this experience the panel will discuss how metrics can be used to evaluate what works and
what doesn’t and how those metrics lead to meaningful suggestions for future improvements.
• Benjamin Bryant, NJPP, AICP: Director of Planning & Design, Group Melvin Design
• Joseph Sikora, RLA, ASLA: Sikora Wells Appel
• AJ Jensen: Project Manager, Cooper’s Ferry Partnership
FD3: Screening of “Shored Up” Documentary
Regency C CM I 1.5
"Shored Up" is a thought-provoking, post-Sandy look at the issues related to coastal development and coastal flooding
from extreme weather in New Jersey and North Carolina. Interviews with scientists, local and state politicians, advocacy
groups and lobbyists are interspersed with dramatic footage taken immediately after the storm. This Sundance award-
winning documentary explores development along the coast, the likely impact of sea level rise, federal subsidies of beach
replenishment and flood insurance, and the politics and emotions that surround these topics. More than two years after
the storm, these issues remain of critical concern to planners and policy makers. The screening will be followed by a
moderated Q&A.
• Steven Nelson, AICP: Local Recovery Manager, New Jersey Future

FRIDAY 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
FE3: Local Sustainability Planning: Current Trends
Planning and sustainability should go hand in hand. Who would plan for something not to be sustainable? Yet, we all
know we can improve the sustainability of our places and our practices. Learn from some industry experts about the
status of potentially impactful legislation as well as lessons learned from energy managers and land planners.
• Gregg Woodruff: Senior Project Manager/Sustainability Leader, Langan Engineering & Environmental Services
• Lauren Brust, LEED AP: Director, Commercial Building Energy Services, Steven Winter Associates, Inc.
• Scott Dvorak, AICP: The Trust for Public Lands
FF3: Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) is based on the principle that proper design and effective use
of buildings and public spaces in neighborhoods can lead to a reduction in the fear and incidence of crime, and an
improvement in the quality of life for citizens. Together North Jersey recently funded a CPTED training for the beneﬁt of
several community development organizations that are concerned about community safety. The CPTED training is a
community-driven planning and development process comprised of multidisciplinary teams that use crime prevention
strategies to minimize the physical opportunity for crime and the social conditions that generate crime opportunities. This
session will describe the fundamentals of CPTED, highlight the recently completed CPTED training and SafeGrowth
Plans, and discuss the future of CPTED activities in NJ.
• David Aimen, NJPP, AICP: Assistant Director for Planning & Technical Assistance, Alan M. Voorhees
Transportation Center, EJBSPPP
• Leonard Robbins: Urban League of Essex County
• Wansoo Im, Ph.D: Vertices LLC
• Alle Riess: La Casa de Don Pedro
• Pamela B. Daniels: Community Outreach Coordinator, Uniﬁed Vailsburg Services Organization
• Keith Hamas: Senior Planner, North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority
• Renee Haider: Sustainable New Jersey & The Sustainability Institute at TCNJ
FG3: Creating Good Places to Age in New Jersey
Our population is growing older. As of 2012, more than 2.3 million New Jersey residents (26.6 percent of the population)
were at least 55 years old, with more than half of that total over the age of 65. The trend will only get more pronounced as
the huge Baby Boomer cohort ages. Is New Jersey ready, from a land-use perspective, for the coming growth in its older
population? Does the state have enough of the kinds of places that provide the housing and transportation options that
older adults are likely to be seeking as they age? What can local leaders do to make their towns more aging-friendly?
• Tim Evans, Director of Research, New Jersey Future
• Melissa Chalker: New Jersey Foundation for Aging
• Rebecca Feldman: Councilwoman, Town of Morristown

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For More Information On Our Programs Please Contact:
Chris Adams, Chairman Education Committee, cadams@newjerseywireless.org
Rob Czarniawski, Chairman Regulatory Committee,
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Rob Ivanoff, Vice President, rivanoff@newjerseywireless.org

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Co-hosted by the NJ Historic Trust, NJ Historical Commission and NJ Historic Preservation Oﬃce
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June 3 & 4, 2015
A two-day conference in Mt. Laurel, Burlington County
Seeking AICP Certiﬁcate Maintenance Credits
Educational Sessions ◦ Tours ◦ Exhibits ◦ Reception
Covering topics such as:
• Legacy of the Mount Laurel Housing Decision
• Adaptive Reuse of Industrial Sites: Challenges
and Success Stories
• Historic Collingswood: Creative Tools for
Revitalization
Haftek CWS’ primary product is a patented concrete washout
system that controls, captures, and contains all concrete
washout wastewater and material.
The service that Haftek CWS offers are safe, responsible, and
environmentally conscious alternatives to the old worksite
concrete washouts. We utilize a cost effective and
enviromentally friendly alternative to concrete washout sites
and are on the leading edge of becoming the industry
standard in concrete washout removal and recycling.
Haftek CWS, Inc., 179 Ryerson Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey, 07502
Telephone: 973-942-3131 Fax: 973-956-5086 E-mail: info@haftekcws.com
Concrete Washout Systems
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Protected by
US Patents 7118633,
7121288, 7124767.

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