RESOURCE BOOK 2014 46TH ANNUAL DINNER CHANGE PROJECT PLAN MODEL REGIONAL EQUITY BUILD RESILIENCE TOOLS

PLAN DESIGN HEALTH & SAFETY PLAN ARTS & CULTURE COMMUNITY

INNOVATION CITY STABILITY ECONOMY SUBURB CITY REFORM STABILITY

SUBURB HOUSING BALANCE BUILD BALANCE TOOLS COMMUNITY URBAN JOBS CHANGE HOUSING BALANCE

PROJECT EDUCATION INNOVATION ENVIRONMENT ARTS & CULTURE CHANGE EDUCATION TOOLS TRANSPORTATION HOUSING ECONOMIC

RESILIENCE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

REFORM INNOVATION URBAN REFORM COMMUNITY PLAN MODEL URBAN

CITY JOBS BUILD CHANGE PROJECT LAND USE & REGIONAL PLANNING HEALTH & SAFETY STABILITY

November 6, 2014 • 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM • The Heldrich • New Brunswick, NJ We have the energy to make things better. [ ... for you, for our environment and for our future. ] www.pseg.com

PSEG is investing more than $1 billion in solar and energy efficiency programs. These programs are creating thousands of jobs for New Jersey and helping residents and businesses save money and natural resources.

We make things work for you.

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Opening Title & Presenting Sponsor Profiles New Jersey Manufacturer’s Insurance Group...... 7 ARC International / Durand Glass ...... 9 Engineers Labor-Employment Cooperative ...... 11 Matrix Development Group...... 13 New Jersey Natural Gas ...... 15 Novo Nordisk ...... 17 PSE&G...... 19 Acknowledgements...... 23 About PlanSmart NJ ...... 27 PlanSmart NJ Achievements...... 31

Announcements and Program President’s Welcome...... 45 Executive Director’s Welcome...... 49 Dinner Sponsors...... 50 Program for this Evening’s Dinner...... 53 PlanSmart NJ Board of Directors and Staff...... 54

Award Recipients The Regional and Community Planning Achievement Award...... 59. John P. Sheridan, Jr. posthumously The Environmental Achievement Award...... 63 Michele Byers, The New Jersey Conservation Foundation The Outstanding Individual Leadership Award...... 67 Chuck Richman, The Department of Community Affairs Economic Development Achievement Award...... 71 Tracye McDaniel, Choose New Jersey, Inc. & the New Jersey Partnership for Action The Resource Efficiency Achievement Award...... 75. Fred Dohn, ARC International North America

PlanSmart NJ Update TOGETHER North Jersey...... 80 2014 Regional Planning Summit ...... 87 2014 Project Work ...... 88

Our Advertisers Index of Advertisers...... 90

5 The Carpenter Contractor Trust Congratulates The 2014 PlanSmart NJ Award Winners!

Environmental Achievement

Regional & Community Planning

Outstanding Individual Leadership

Resource Efficiency Achievement

Economic Development Achievement

www.cctnynj.org Skillset • Flexibility • Equity • Productivity

6 Title Sponsor

New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Group

New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company began in 1913, founded by factory owners who wanted to purchase insurance from a reliable, local, safety-oriented carrier . The Company has worked steadily ever since to build a reputation for efficiency, integrity and superior service .

NJM writes coverage directly for consumers without the expense of agents’ commissions, and operates in a mutual fashion exclusively for policyhold- ers . More than $5 .5 billion has been paid to policyholders as dividends since 1918 .

Applications for insurance are carefully underwritten, which is essential to controlling costs for policyholders .

NJM also has earned a reputation for prompt, fair handling of claims . NJM customarily receives high marks in published surveys, particularly regarding customer and claims service in auto insurance .

To be eligible to apply for Workers’ Compensation and Commercial Auto Coverages, an employer must be a member of the New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA) . Applicants for Personal Auto or Homeowners insurance must meet membership eligibility criteria or be employed by the State of New Jersey .

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WE ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT PLANSMART NJ & CONGRATULATE CHUCK RICHMAN FOR HIS YEARS OF OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO NEW JERSEY

ROIZMAN & COMPANIES

832 GERMANTOWN PIKE, SUITE 5 PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA 19462 PHONE: 610-278-1733 ISRAEL ROIZMAN

ROIZMAN & COMPANIES WAS FORMED BY ISRAEL ROIZMAN IN 1988, A REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY. IN-HOUSE CONSTRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT, FINANCE, MANAGEMENT AND COMPLIANCE STAFF. 4,000 RENTAL UNITS IN 31 DEVELOPMENTS IN 8 STATES.

EXCELLENCE, TEAMWORK, TRUST, RESPONSIBILITY, INNOVATION, CUSTOMER SERVICE & COMMUNITY.

8 Presenting Sponsor

ARC International / Durand Glass

ARC International is a French family owned company established in 1825 in the North of France . The company is the world leader in tableware . Known as an innovator in glassware production, ARC International provides high-quality products to restaurants, hotels, and retailers, as well as industrial glass business-to-business customers . Today, it markets a full range of products in more than 160 countries and offers its customers and consumers innovative, high quality products and services with the best price to quality ratio .

ARC International operates on three different market segments - Consumer Goods, Food Service and Business to Business . The company covers the Consumer Goods and Food Service markets through a portfolio of brands, Luminarc®, Arcoroc®, Cristal d’Arques® Paris, Pyrex® and Chef & Sommelier .

ARC International North America was established in Millville, New Jersey in 1970 as the US sales and marketing annex for the Group . Today, this facility employs approximately 1,000 individuals and operates non-stop, 365 days a year .

The company has also adopted a strategy of sustainable development in order to balance economic requirements, social responsibility and respect for the environment . The production facility in Millville is already, from an environmental impact point of view, one of the “cleanest” glass manufacturing plants in the world .

For more information about ARC International North America, please visit www.arc-na.com .

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Engineers Labor-Employment Cooperative

The Engineers Labor-Employer Cooperative , or ELEC, is a labor-management trust that focuses on promoting economic development, investments in infrastructure and construction projects to provide opportunities for our contractors and members . ELEC is a collaborative organization with representatives from the Operating Engineers Local 825, Associated Construction Contractors of NJ, The Construction Contractors Labor Employers of NJ and Construction Industry Council of Westchester and Hudson Valley .

Building on Common Ground, we work with various chambers of commerce, business partnerships, professional associations, and directly with developers to advocate for policies, legislation and regulations which will encourage economic development in NJ and we support projects that will create opportunities for more jobs and continued development .

ELEC’s role is to distinguish the benefits of union construction and promote its advantages, which translate into real value for contractors, building owners and developers .

We offer the highest level of training, experience, collaboration, job safety, productivity and efficiency . These advantages ensure that a project will be completed on time, on budget and without fear of overruns or re-work at a later date . We provide the highest quality work with the greatest efficiency, resulting in real savings for developers .

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SuStainability At Bristol-Myers Squibb

Sustainability means conducting our business to help patients prevail over serious diseases in a manner that contributes to economic growth, social responsibility and a healthy environment now and in the future. Bristol-Myers Squibb is proud to support the work of PlanSmart NJ. For more information visit www.bms.com/sustainability

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12 Presenting Sponsor

Matrix Development Group

For more than 30 years, Matrix Development Group has continually focused on the process of building value in real estate . In commercial, industrial, residential, mixed use, and golf and hospitality developments throughout the Northeast, it has delivered the capabilities and innovative approaches necessary to turn obstacles into opportunities . With offices in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Matrix’s superior commitment to meeting a tenant’s special needs and improving the communities in which it invests demonstrates the company’s differentiating essential business philosophy .

Matrix’s growth has been the result of determined effort by a talented team of individuals working together . Leading Matrix’s growth is Joseph S . Taylor, President & Chief Executive Officer together with partners Donald M . Epstein, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, and Senior Vice Presidents Kenneth A . Griffin, Richard F .X . Johnson, and Alexander B . Taylor . Over the course of its history, Matrix has firmly established itself as the leading full-service real estate and development firm in New Jersey .

Since its founding, Matrix has prosecuted the development of more than 20 million square feet of light industrial, 4 million square feet of commercial, thousands of residential homes as well as countless business opportunities in hospitality (hotels and golf courses) . There is little doubt that real estate will continue to present new challenges and demand an even broader range of specialized skills . Creative thinking, flexibility and a solutions-oriented approach will be the keys to success . Matrix is a team of outstanding professionals with the judgment and experience necessary to navigate the challenges in real estate today - and tomorrow .

With an unrelenting focus on value, and the capabilities necessary to turn obstacles into opportunities, Matrix is uniquely suited to achieve your real estate solutions . For more about Matrix, please visit www.matrixcompanies.com .

13 Building New Jersey’s Future Today From litigation, real estate, land use and government affairs to administrative, environmental and construction law — the attorneys of Eckert Seamans (formerly Sterns & Weinroth) deliver proven results and an uncompromising commitment to clients. We proudly salute the 2014 PlanSmart NJ Awardees for their achievements and well-deserved honor:

JOHN SHERIDAN, JR. (posthumously) Regional & Community for The Cooper Health System $600 million Planning Achievement redevelopment project in Camden Award

CHUCK RICHMAN Outstanding Individual for his leadership of the New Jersey Department of Leadership Award Community Affairs

CHOOSE NJ Economic Development for their collaborative effort with the Business Action Achievement Award Center and the Economic Development Authority for retaining and attracting businesses to New Jersey

MICHELE BYERS Environmental for the New Jersey Conservation Foundation efforts to Achievement Award preserve open space

FRED DOHN Resource Efficiency for ARC International Durand Glass for the most Achievement Award sustainable glass factory in the world

50 West State Street, Suite 1400 P.O. Box 1298 Trenton, NJ 08607-1298 (609) 392.2100 www.eckertseamans.com

New Jersey • Connecticut • Delaware • Massachusetts • Michigan • New York Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • Virginia • Washington, DC • West Virginia

14 Presenting Sponsor

New Jersey Natural Gas

New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) is the principal subsidiary of New Jersey Resources, a Fortune 1000 company that provides safe and reliable natural gas and clean energy services .

NJNG operates and maintains over 7,000 miles of natural gas transportation and distribution infrastructure, delivering energy-efficient natural gas to keep homes warm and businesses running for over half a million customers in New Jersey’s Monmouth, Ocean and parts of Morris and Middlesex counties .

But NJNG is more than just pipes in the ground . NJNG’s infrastructure investments add value to its communities by creating jobs and helping to strengthen the economy, all while ensuring the safety of its distribution system . And NJNG’s Conserve to Preserve® tools and resources help residents, businesses and municipalities make wise energy decisions to save energy, save money and help preserve precious natural resources .

For over six decades, NJNG has been meeting customers’ expectations for safety, reliability and value in an environmentally responsible way .

15 A lot of truly memorable things happened 46 years ago. No less an authority than CNN has declared that "1968 remains arguably the most historic year in modern American history."

Apollo 8 mission marked first time in history humans orbited the Moon. Boeing introduced the first 747 “Jumbo Jet.” “Star Trek” aired American television's first interracial kiss. Revered leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated. North Korea captured a U.S. intelligence ship, the USS Pueblo. Olympic athletes raised fists in a Black Power salute, and North Vietnam launched the Tet Offensive against the And, of course,United PlanSmart States and SouthNew Vietnam. Jersey was created!

Congratulations,Southern PSNJ, on New being Jersey recognized Business asPeople “the state’s leading independent planning organization” by South Jersey’s #1 business newspaper,

WMSH.com | 856.616.2886 16 Presenting Sponsor

Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is a healthcare company with nearly a century of innovation and achievement in diabetes care . Our portfolio of diabetes treatments and delivery systems is the most comprehensive available . In addition to diabetes care, Novo Nordisk has a leading position within hemophilia, growth hormone related disorders, and women’s health .

To learn more visit us on our website novonordisk-us.com.

17 Commute Solutions are more than BLACK& WHITE Go GREEN and meet your sustainability goals

Greater Mercer TMA Providing Proven Employer and Employee Commuter Solutions since 1984

609-452-1491 www.gmtma.org

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PSE&G

Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) is New Jersey’s largest provider of electric and gas service – serving 1 .8 million gas customers and 3 .3 million electric customers in New Jersey and New York . Established in 1903, the company has long had a key role in fueling New Jersey’s economy and supporting the state’s quality of life . PSEG also owns and operates a diverse fleet of power plants with more than 13,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States . In addition, our PSEG Solar Source subsidiary owns and operates solar projects throughout the United States . On January 1, 2014, the PSEG family of companies welcomed a new member, PSEG Long Island, when we began managing the electric transmission and distribution system of the Long Island Power Authority . PSEG has approximately 12,000 employees, who are carrying forward a proud tradition of dedicated service extending over more than 100 years .

Reliability is fundamental at PSEG . The company’s New Jersey utility, PSE&G, has been recognized as the most reliable electric utility in its region for 12 consecutive years . PSE&G also has been recognized for its role in promoting energy efficiency and renewable solar power . For seven consecutive years, PSE&G has been ranked among the top 10 utilities in the nation for solar capacity .

PSEG has invested substantially in a range of clean generation technologies while working hard to reduce its environmental footprint . These efforts place the company in the forefront of its industry in implementing environmental solutions . PSEG has been named for seven consecutive years to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index, which recognizes leading companies for their commitment to economic, environmental and social responsibility .

PSEG’s investments continue to have a significant economic impact, especially in the state of New Jersey where the company has most of its operations . A recent Rutgers University study by Dr . Joseph Seneca analyzed the economic impact of PSE&G’s 10-year, $8 .1 billion transmission investment program, which will support reliability and allow power to move more efficiently across the state . The study concluded that this effort will support 6,000 jobs annually -- generating more than $4 .3 billion in salaries and benefits to workers and more than $640 million in state and local government revenue . PSE&G estimates that its Energy Strong program, which is designed to improve the resiliency of its systems against extreme weather, could support another 2,900 jobs annually for the next three years . Investments like these are in keeping with PSEG’s efforts over more than a century to make life better for its customers and communities while contributing to a brighter, more sustainable future .

19 20 Transform | Restore | Inspire

• Architecture • Adaptive Reuse • Historic Preservation • Sustainable Design • Planning • Interior Design

32 Nassau Street Princeton, New Jersey 08542 Phone. 609.924.0043 Web. www.Ford3.com

Advance Realty Proudly Supports PlanSmart NJ and Joins in Congratulating the 2014 Award Recipients

Development | Investment | Management

1041 U.S. Hwy 202/206 Bridgewater, NJ 08807 www.advancere.com

21 22 Acknowledgements

It is a great effort to produce a successful dinner for over four hundred guests every year . We could not do it without the generosity of many people . We, the staff of PlanSmart NJ, greatly appreciate the dedication and commitment of our Annual Dinner Steering Committee, which includes; Robert Beckelman, Esq . Jorge Berkowitz, Ph .D ., Carol Beske, and Mark Solomon, Esq .

The success of our work throughout the year depends greatly on the kindness of others and the generosity of our members . In particular, we thank Clarke Caton Hintz, Drinker, Biddle & Reath, Somerset Development, and Pepper Hamilton, for providing facilities for Board meetings throughout the year .

This year, as part of our Better Land Use for Growing an Innovation Economy Project PlanSmart NJ held roundtable meetings with industry leaders to gain their perspective on New Jersey’s land use regulations . The meetings were hosted and facilitated by Richard Goldman, Esq. and Henry Kent Smith, Esq. Thank you to those individuals that gave generously of their time: Mary Ameen, NJTPA; Sandy Batty, Association of NJ Environmental Commissions; Jorge Berkowitz, Ph .D ., Langan Engineering; Bo Farkas, Prologis; Raymond Ferrara, Ph .D ,. Kleinfelder/Omni; Gordon B . Fisher, PNC Bank; Emily Goldman, Van Note Harvey; Paul Gottlieb, Department of Agriculture, Rutgers; Michael Henderson, Choose NJ; Pam Hersh, Princeton HealthCare; Dan Kennedy, Office for Planning Advocacy; Jennifer Keyes-Maloney, Ewing Township Council; Jim Kirkos, Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce; Katherine Kish, Einstein’s Alley; Chuck Latini, NJ APA; Michael McGuinness, NAIOP-NJ; Frank Petrino, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC; Matt Reilly, MEND; Raymond Vaccari, New Jersey Institute of Technology: Manufacture NJ Talent Network; George Vallone, Hoboken Brownstone Company .

This year we continued our partnership with The College of New Jersey, The New Jersey Builders Association and APA-NJ to bring you the popular Policy Briefings . Thank you to D&R Greenway, The College of New Jersey, and Thomas Edison State College for hosting the Briefings .

In addition, we offer a special acknowledgement to our Annual Regional Planning Summit sponsors: Advance Realty, Bohler Engineering, Drinker Biddle & Reath, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC; Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis, Investors Bank, K . Hovnanian Homes, Langan Engineering, MEND, National Business Parks, NJ Carpenter Contractor Trust, NJ Economic Development Authority, New Jersey Natural Gas, NJLECET, Princeton University, Smith Pizzutillo, South Jersey Gas, Van Note Harvey, and WMSH Marketing .

Please note: this Resource Book contains a list of all those generous organizations which are special sponsors of this year’s Annual Dinner .

Finally, the staff extends a very special thanks to the many individuals who have so generously contributed their time, energy, and expertise at our many project meetings, seminars, and events . The success of PlanSmart NJ over the last 46 years has been directly connected to the strength of your ideas, professional analysis, and generosity . Thank you, all .

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Congratulates the PlanSmart NJ 2014 Honorees

NJBIA is proud to support PlanSmart NJ and its efforts to create a more sustainable and resilient future for New Jersey.

Join 20,000 employers who have made NJBIA their Partner in Business. Our members work hard to create jobs and build a strong economy. We work hard to support our members. NJBIA lowers our members’ cost of doing business by improving the State’s business climate through aggressive legislative action and by providing valuable information and money-saving benefits.

REPRESENTING EMPLOYERS SINCE 1910 www.njbia.org

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Comp Mechanical 26 About PlanSmartNJ

Better Land Use, Better Lives to build consensus . We understand there are many different perspectives in the land use arena and we work hard to make Our Vision people feel we understand their point of view . PlanSmart NJ aims to revitalize New Jersey’s landscape so that our state’s citizens benefit from a sustainable economy and Become a Member Today! environment, based on resource efficiency and social equity . Show your support for a better New Jersey by becoming a mem- ber of PlanSmart NJ today . Your membership demonstrates that you care about New Jersey’s future . Counting you as a member gives Our Mission us a stronger voice, broadens our impact, and provides the finan- PlanSmart NJ is an independent, non-profit planning and cial resources we need to work towards a better future for New research organization committed to improving the quality of Jersey . Your membership allows us to continue to advocate for community life through the advancement of sound land use sensible, practical and necessary changes to our land use systems planning and regional cooperation . so that, together, we can create better quality places . By being a member you will have access to innovative research, regional What We Believe and economic forums, special events and the opportunity to PlanSmart NJ believes that thoughtful land use planning can be part of the conversation in shaping New Jersey’s future . strengthen our economy and environment to make New Jersey Visit www.plansmartnj.org and click on Join Us . a better place to live, work, and play for all . We work with state, county and local officials who are struggling with land use decisions and how best to optimize the use of New Jersey’s scarce resources . LEAR & PANNEPACKER, LLP We help refocus the debate away from whether New Jersey Certified Public Accountants should grow, to how best we can grow . We believe growth must balance both the environmental and economic needs of the state . Accounting and Auditing Tax Returns Our Unique Approach Management Advisory Services PlanSmart NJ brings the following strengths to our work: Personal Financial Planning Valuation and Litigation Support • Regional Perspective Estates and Trusts We work with public and private sector leaders to facilitate Bookkeeping and Payroll Support regional projects of significance . We help state, county, and local officials weigh the issues across all audiences, while keeping a keen focus on New Jersey as a whole . We take Proud to support positions on regional issues, but we are not one-sided . PlanSmart NJ Our public policy advocacy, education, and research are grounded in real life examples . In improving community life

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The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) Congratulates Choose New Jersey and all of PlanSmart NJ’s 2014 Annual Dinner Awardees

John Sheridan, Cooper Health System Regional and Community Planning Acheivement Award

Chuck Richman, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Outstanding Individual Leadership

Choose New Jersey Economic Development Acheivement Award

Michele Byers, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Environmental Acheivement Award

Fred Dohn, ARC International North America/Cardinal International Resource Efficiency Achievement Award

Thank you Choose New Jersey for your efforts to support New Jersey businesses through the New Jersey Partnership for Action!

EDA is an independent State agency that finances small and mid-sized businesses, administers tax incentives to retain and grow jobs, revitalizes communities through redevelopment initiatives, and supports entrepreneurial development by providing access to training and mentoring programs.

To learn about the EDA’s resources for community development in New Jersey, visit www.njeda.com or call 866-534-7789.

28 29 We mourn the untimely passing of John Sheridan President & CEO, Cooper University Health System His contributions to the hospital, Camden and the State will not be forgotten.

We congratulate Chuck Richman Deputy Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs on his 43 years of dedicated State service and leadership

www.wolffsamson.com West Orange, NJ | New York, NY | Trenton, NJ

30 Achievements

Land Use 2014 • Hosted 3rd Annual NJ Regional Planning Summit — PLACES THAT WORK: Changing Economy, Changing Land Use at the Trenton War Memorial . Over 150 professionals convened to explore with two keynote speakers, three panel discussions, and small group round table discussions how current regulatory systems might be reformed to stimulate the economy, protect the environment, and encourage land use patterns that create more vibrant communities served by public transportation . Attendees will be given an opportunity in breakout groups to evaluate what they have heard and develop strategies that can become a package of reforms that PlanSmart NJ can advance .

• Participated in the ongoing development of Together North Jersey’s Regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS) study for the 13 county North Jersey region .

2013 • Hosted 2nd Annual NJ Regional Planning Summit: Investing for the New Normal at the Trenton War Memorial . Over 200 professionals attended the 2013 Summit which focused on recovery and resiliency in the face of natural disasters, and featured speakers Anthony Kuczinski, President and CEO of Munich Reinsurance America and Henk Ovink, Director General of Spatial Planning and Water Affairs for the Netherlands .

• Completed Discovery Phase Public Outreach workshops and baseline topic reports on existing conditions in the North Jersey region under a federal HUD $5 million, three-year Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant known as Together North Jersey . Part of a project team that includes Rutgers University, North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, and the State of New Jersey Office for Planning Advocacy, among others . The effort supports transit-oriented development, regional equity, and integrated land use and transportation planning .

• Continued PlanSmart NJ’s successful Policy Briefings on regional planning and land preservation, the NJDEP Licensed Site Remediation Program, and affordable housing .

• Continued publication of a monthly column in NJ Spotlight on land use, transportation, redevelopment, economic growth and environmental issues .

• Was a member of the Keep It Green Coalition to advocate for long-term funding for open space .

2012 • Successfully advocated for the State of New Jersey to produce an updated State Plan, with a focus on economic growth, effective planning, preservation, and government alignment . Published op-eds, participated in speaking engagements, testified at public hearings, and submitted written comments .

• Published a monthly column in NJ Spotlight covering land use, transportation, redevelopment, economic growth and environmental issues .

• Launched a new series of Policy Briefings for land use planners, attorneys, developers, the business community and others on current policy issues, including NJDEP Water Quality Rules, NJDEP Waiver Rules, and the 2012 solar “stablization” legislation . (continued) 31 Achievements

2011 booklet describing our new framework for the reform of land use • Hosted a focus group of high-profile business leaders to examine planning regulations and infrastructure to integrate economic, en- the barriers to sustainable economic growth in New Jersey . Issued vironmental, regional equity, and infrastructure efficiency goals . a report on the findings of the focus group, What’s Land Use Got to Do with It?: Examining the Connections Between New 2007 Jersey’s Economic Prosperity and its Land Use Patterns. • Launched a statewide series of forums to champion comprehensive land use reform in New Jersey and redirect the national Smart • Organized a statewide conference, “Impacting Economic Growth movement to integrate economic, environmental, regional Expansion and Retention in New Jersey: A Land Use Perspective” equity and infrastructure efficiency goals in their programs . to bring together planners and business leaders from around the state . 2006 • Created 4-E Planning© to revive the practice of comprehensive • Met with leaders in Governor Christie’s administration to planning and to provide a framework for coordinating all advocate for a State Strategic Plan that integrates land use, branches of government to achieve a strategic set of goals for economic development, environment, transportation, and the economy, environment, efficiency, and equity . regional equity . Submitted written comments to the Office for Planning Advocacy to shape the draft State Strategic Plan . • Created a public process called the Regional Action Planning Participated in the Common Ground coalition of planners and Process© (or RAP) to implement 4-E Planning© . environmental leaders and submitted joint recommendations on principles for a new State Strategic Plan . • Created PlanMetrics to operationalize broad, statewide and regional goals to provide specific targets at the county level, 2010 guided by a Land Use Score, to reflect existing conditions in • Shaped a new draft of the State Planning Act, working with different locations . the Smart Growth Economic Development Coalition and other stakeholders and advocates, to give the Plan and the Commis- 2005 sion more power over state agency regulations and traditional • Launched the Smart Growth Economy Project to connect the Home Rule . economic forces driving growth to land use decisions in specific locations . 2009 • Organized a statewide conference titled, “Will Mega Investments • Partnered in the development of a plan for the Bay Shore Region Yield Mega Results?”, focusing on the $8 .3 billion ARC/Mass of Monmouth County for the State Plan Endorsement Process . Transit Tunnel project and how it should be connected to regional land use planning . Guest speakers described how similarly scaled 2002 investments have transformed Boston and Arlington, VA . • Developed three County Master Plan projects based on 3-Systems Planning© to strengthen the role of regional analysis and planning • Built on the “Will Mega Investments Yield Mega Results?” confer- to influence land use decisions at the local level . ence by meeting with Commissioners, MPO leaders, and other senior officials to advocate for a regional planning approach to • Invented Trend Shift© methodology as part of our Urban Growth the ARC/Mass Transit Tunnel project for the most efficient and Targets Project, setting growth targets by locations applying effective use of the new transportation capacity . Smart Growth principles .

2008 • Invented PlanMapping, a technique that overlays various • Convened a coalition of coalitions consisting of New Jersey functional, land use and redevelopment plans together on Regional Coalition, the Coalition for Affordable Housing & a map, revealing contradictions, competition, or consensus the Environment, the Platform for Prosperity Coalition the on the future of a region . SmartGrowth Economic Development Coalition, Homes NJ, and the Keep it Green Coalition, to build a consensus that • Invented 3-Systems Planning©, a decision-tree for weighing the all our shared goals – jobs, housing, water, open land, impacts and benefits of various strategies across critical regional transportation, and reducing the concentration of poverty – systems – economy, transportation, and the environment . are equally important . • Completed the Urban Growth Targets Project to determine the • Advocated for an updated State Development and Redevelopment growth capacity of Trenton, a vision for future growth . Plan and State Planning Act consistent with our new land use planning framework and for the State Planning Commission to 2001 resolve differences among state agencies to advance all goals . • Invented Plan Mapping©, a template for comparing plans within a region and testing for consistency . • Held a statewide conference titled, “What No One is Telling You about the Future of NJ,” and published and distributed a

32 1999 life sciences, healthcare, finance, technology, transportation & • Completed GOZ®, an innovative computerized zoning build-out logistics, aerospace & defense, and tourism industries, and iden- model that allows decision-makers to compare existing zoning tifies infrastructure needs to support the growth of these industries . to Goal-Oriented Zoning and other alternative scenarios for impacts on natural resources, infrastructure, and public costs . • Organized a half-day conference in Mount Laurel, NJ, attended by over 100 participants, on the Impact of the Defense Industry 1998 in New Jersey . • Invented Goal Oriented Zoning® as an alternative framework proposed to revolutionize zoning and implement Smart Growth 2012 and the State Plan . • Launched a Regional Innovation Cluster advisory committee of representatives representatives from industry, government, 1995 and higher education to foster targeted economic growth and • Created and ran (until 1999) “Forum 2020,” convening groups support the economic development goals of New Jersey’s State in the Route 1 Corridor to discuss the economy, environment, land Strategic Plan . use, infrastructure, and governance . Recommended coordinating economic development strategies across the region and integrat- • Hosted a statewide summit attended by over 250 professionals ing them with “VISION 2050,” a concept plan for the future of and business leaders with keynote speaker Richard Florida, the region based on transit corridors to shape land use decisions . urbanist and best-selling author of Rise of the Creative Class . Summit drew attention to the idea of creating “quality places” 1994 as an economic growth strategy . • Wrote the award-winning book, Redesigning the Suburbs: Turning Sprawl into Centers, a guide for citizens and local 2009 officials, funded by the National Endowment for the Arts . • Working with the Smart Growth Economic Development Coalition, shaped legislation to encourage redevelopment in 1992 Smart Growth locations . • Convened the first of eight Planning Institutes to explore cutting- edge concepts in planning . 2008 • Testified as to the Smart Growth benefits of the enactment of 1989 a Permit Extension Act to reduce the duration of the recession . • Wrote and published the Growth Management Handbook, one It was enacted into law in September . of PlanSmart NJ’s most popular publications among planning board members in New Jersey and nationally . • Joined the Smart Growth Economic Development Coalition to revise laws and regulations to support redevelopment efforts . 1985 • Created and ran (until 1987) “The Regional Forum,” an innova- 2005 tive public/private partnership with 200 active members that • Launched the Smart Growth Economy Project to promote the developed the center-based strategy used in the 1992 State Plan location of new jobs in areas consistent with the State Plan, as which has shaped the public planning debate since that time . well as to harness New Jersey’s growth sectors, especially Trans- portation, Communications, and Utilities that have significant 1983 land use implications, to create Smart Growth outcomes . • Partnered with others to write the report, “Elements of a State Planning Act,” which shaped the 1986 Act . 1999 • Created the Regional Economic Partnership to develop regional Economy guidelines for local economic development activity, with over 70 2014 recommendations to ensure that economic development would • Continued PlanSmart NJ’s successful policy briefing series with achieve Smart Growth . a well attended discussion on Land Use Implications of the Economic Opportunity Act (EO-13); Alternatives to COAH for Transportation/Clean Air/Energy Providing Affordable Housing; Open Space Funding Sources . 2014 • PlanSmart NJ continued to be represented on the Board of the 2013 Greater Mercer Transportation Management Agency, participat- • In partnership with the State Chamber of Commerce, released ing in decision making to improve multi-modal transportation a groundbreaking report -- including original data and mapping facilities and services and their relationship to land use, energy -- analyzing New Jersey’s industry growth sectors, known as consumption, and air quality in the region . Regional Innovation Clusters . The report, What Will It Take to (continued) Support New Jersey’s Industry Clusters?, provides findings on the

33 34 Achievements

• PlanSmart NJ joined the newly established ForwardNJ, a diverse 2007 coalition of New Jersey-based organization focused on reform- • National Academies of Science invited PSNJ President Dianne ing the state’s transportation system . The Coalition is advocating Brake to join its expert panel on land use, transportation, and en- for investment in our transportation infrastructure to ensure stable ergy . Panel recommendations were made to Congress in 2009 . funding without putting additional burden on NJ’s residents . 2006 2012 • Created a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Calculator to help local • Part of a winning consortium awarded a federal HUD $5 governments connect their land use planning decisions to the million, three-year Sustainable Communities Regional Planning number and length of trips . (Transportation contributes about Grant, in partnership with the North Jersey Transportation one-third of New Jersey’s total greenhouse gas emissions ). This Planning Authority, Rutgers University, and the State of New tool is one of a number of PlanMetrics’ Calculators that we have Jersey Office for Planning Advocacy, among others . The grant created . will support transit-oriented development, regional equity, and integrated land use and transportation planning . 2005 • Developed land use/transportation scenarios for Passaic County 2011 using our GOZ® model . • Published a guide for the NJ Office for Planning Advocacy to promote multi-modal transportation options, Out and About: 2004 A Guide to Sustainable Local Circulation Planning . • Demonstrated the value of zoning scenarios in New Jersey Transit’s plan for a new Bus Rapid Transit Service in the • With URS Corporation, produced guidelines to explain and Route 1 Corridor . encourage use of New Jersey Transit’s Transit Score planning tool, which fosters the integration of local land use and trans- 2003 portation planning, Transit Score: New Jersey’s Unique • Developed an integrated land use and transportation strategy Planning Tool . for the Route 1 Corridor, based on the region’s role in the global economy . Ongoing . 2010 • With URS Corporation, held a training session on the draft 2002 guidelines we wrote for using New Jersey Transit’s Transit Score • Developed the first county highway access management code planning tool in state agency programs and local land use and project in the state . Developed a “Hot Spots Atlas” for use in transportation planning . the project .

• Developed an assessment tool, a Multi-Modal Transportation 2000 Rubric, to help municipalities apply Smart Growth principles in • Attracted state investment in planning for new transit services by their master plan, zoning ordinance and circulation plan . demonstrating the benefits of center-based zoning to the 13-town Central Jersey Transportation Forum . 2009 • Submitted extensive recommendations to the Board of Public 1990 Utilities and to the Departments of Environmental Protection • Developed a breakthrough methodology to study the impact and Transportation for use in New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan of land use decisions on transportation for the Federal Transit and the Global Warming Response Act Recommendations . Administration (then UMTA) . Our study demonstrated that State Our recommendations drew heavily on the new planning tools Plan-centers, when combined with aggressive demand manage- we have created as the means to meet their targets . ment and improved transit services, could reduce growth in traffic in the region by as much as 60% . • Convened a roundtable on Transportation and Economic Development in the Route 1 Corridor . National development 1988 consultant, Michael Gallis, urged leaders to protect the region’s • Partnered with the Urban Land Institute to sponsor debates on assets before the economy is weakened by fragmented decision- traffic reduction ordinances, demand management strategies, making, lack of investment and poor land use decisions . and local land use controls to reduce traffic congestion .

2008 1983 • Supported the NJ Turnpike Authority’s plan to increase tolls to • Created the first private Transportation Management Association pay for investments in New Jersey’s infrastructure: the ARC on the East Coast, named the Greater Mercer TMA . Tunnel, the widening of the Turnpike, and the Garden State Parkway, and provide funding for public transit . 1982 • Conducted public outreach for the first major corridor study in • As a member of the Access Code Advisory Committee, advocated New Jersey, resulting in a NJDOT plan to upgrade Route 1 and to remove obstructions to growth in designated growth areas . (continued)

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• in two innovative laws: 1) to create transportation financing • Demonstrated the benefits of zoning changes to municipalities districts; and 2) to provide stronger control over highway access . in the Doctors and Crosswicks Creek Watershed Management Project ended in 1985 . Area, using our GOZ® model to explore build-out of existing zoning and alternatives that would better protect the water . 1981 • Attracted $125 million of funding designated for the abandoned • Created an innovative approach to watershed management for section of I-95 to the Route 1 Corridor, where development and the Central Delaware Tributaries Watershed Management Area, infrastructure already existed . writing a model “Settings Report, Action Plan .”

1979 1978 • Partnered with others to stop the extension of I-95 through the • Partnered with the Delaware & Raritan Canal Commission to New Jersey’s Sourlands, replacing it with a plan to make the NJ write model regulations to protect stream corridors . Turnpike the designated Interstate corridor . 1976 • Succeeded in changing a sprawl-inducing proposal to sewer the Water Resources Hopewell Valley to one that would correct failing septic systems 2014 in the Boroughs and provide service to a section of the Township • Contributed comments on the February 3, 2014, NJDCA where highways, a rail line and the airport made it more CDBG-DR Action Plan for Sandy recovery efforts . appropriate for development .

• Participated in a Mercer County Bar Association panel to discuss land use implications of climate change . Open Space, Urban Forestry, Farmland 2012 2014 • Participated in a series of NJDEP stakeholder meetings and • Partnered with the D&R Greenway to hold a policy briefing to provided policy recommendations on revising NJDEP Water support the November 2014 ballot referendum to provide a Quality Management Rules to better align them with regional permanent source of funding to preserve open space, farmland, planning objectives and watershed-based resource planning . and historic sites .

2010 • Advocated for the passage of NJ SCR-84, which was approved • Completed a report on the Highlands Counties with a new by the Legislature for placing a public question to amend the planning method to find receiving zones for transferred New Jersey Constitution for public funding for open space development from the Preservation and Planning Areas . preservation on the November 2014 ballot .

2009 2013 • Spoke to the State Legislature and other policy forums to explain • Advocated for a long-term stable funding source for open space, our critique of the watershed planning rules and our recommenda- farmland, and historic preservation in partnership with the NJ Keep tions for improving them . It Green Coalition, a coalition of more than 180 park, agricultural, historic preservation, and conservation organizations . 2008 • Convened a regulatory reform roundtable to make recommenda- • Hosted a PlanSmart NJ Policy Briefing on Land Preservation and the tions to NJDEP’s Permit Efficiency Task Force . Role of Regional Planning in partnership with the D&R Greenway, Central Jersey’s non-profit land preservation organization . 2007 • Launched a campaign to get DEP to change rules that “protect • Advocated for a long-term source of open space and farmland land from infrastructure, but not from development in the wrong funding through the Keep It Green Campaign . places .” In fact, rules are discouraging growth in adopted growth areas and encouraging sprawl, which will degrade 2011 water resources . • Joined the Keep It Green Coalition to support a long-term stable source of funding for the Green Acres Program, Farmland 2004 Preservation Program and the NJ Historic Trust . • Worked on a GIS-based methodology for counties and local governments to use to prioritize open space preservation based 2010 on importance to watersheds, habitats, and regional equity . • Developed a conservation credits proposal with Hunterdon County Soil Conservation District and explored a carbon credit 2002 program for farmers . • Invented a risk assessment methodology, using GOZ® and other (continued) tools, to guide decisions to improve water quality and protect water supply . 37 Achievements

2009 Affordable Housing & Regional Equity • Completed a report on the Highlands Counties with a new plan- 2014 ning method to find receiving zones for transferred development • Convened a policy briefing to explore reshaping New Jersey’s from the Preservation and Planning Areas . approach to providing affordable housing . • Developed conservation credits proposal with Hunterdon County Soil Conservation District and explored a carbon credit program • Collaborated with Rutgers University and housing expert Vito for farmers . Gallo to complete a draft regional Fair Housing and Equity Assessment for the Together North Jersey initiative toward 2008 preparing a Regional Plan for Sustainable Development for • Completed a handbook for the NJ Department of Environmental twelve counties in northern New Jersey . Protection to demonstrate how to integrate the value of natural capital into local land use planning and zoning regulations . 2013 • Convened advisory committee meetings and workshops, and 2007 provided presentations to a number of organizations involved in • Developed an Open Space Access Score, which evaluates fair and affordable housing, as part of the Together North Jersey places for their access to open space, pointing out equity issues effort to prepare a regional Fair Housing and Equity Assessment . in the amount of investment that goes to suburban, rather than urban areas . • Convened a Policy Briefing, “Mount Laurel Revisited, Beyond the Supreme Court Decision” featuring discussions of the implica- 2006 tions of recent litigation and of the new book, “Climbing Mount ® • Used our GOZ model to demonstrate ways in which Transfer of Laurel: The Struggle for Affordable Housing and Social Mobility Development Rights (TDR), a seldom used planning tool, could in an American Suburb .” be used in Salem County . • Published “Planning Smart from the N .J . Supreme Court Deci- 2004 sion” an op-ed on affordable housing in the Star Ledger . • Worked on a model planning process to plan for Transfer of Development Rights from land targeted for preservation to land 2012 targeted for growth . • Part of a winning consortium awarded a federal HUD $5 million, three-year Sustainable Communities Regional Planning 2001 Grant, in partnership with the North Jersey Transportation • Wrote The Green Infrastructure Guide for the US Department of Planning Authority, Rutgers University, and the State of New Agriculture on the importance of natural resources in community Jersey Office for Planning Advocacy, among others . PlanSmart planning, attracting national press and the attention of a national NJ is the the lead on drafting the Fair Housing and Equity publisher . Assessment for this federal grant .

1992 2010 • Created and managed a major urban forestry demonstration • Working with the New Jersey Regional Coalition, convened project, developing the “Mercer County Green Links Plan” and a sold-out statewide conference called “Building One New educational materials for local residents . Jersey: State Planning for Inclusion, Sustainability and Economic Growth” at Princeton University with keynote by Ron Sims, 1989 Deputy Secretary of HUD . • Partnered with other groups to create a land trust for the region, the Delaware and Raritan Greenway . • In the face of new legislative proposals and Governor Christie’s desire to eliminate the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH), 1981 redoubled our efforts to build consensus on a strong state plan- • Wrote and published, Planning for Agriculture in New Jersey, ning approach to affordable housing, eliminating “growth share” which remains a valuable primer on farmland preservation and impact fees, and seeking to change basic land use regula- techniques . tions: zoning and state agency rules to promote enough housing affordable to the workforce and special-needs populations . 1980 • Conducted an analysis that became the basis for New Jersey’s 2009 farmland retention program and for the delineation of Agricultural • Worked with the Coalition for Affordable Housing & the Development Areas (ADAs) . Environment to build consensus on housing reform proposals, including the elimination of the “growth share” approach, to be replaced by jobs, regional planning, and an objective assessment of the need .

38 • Worked with the Smart Growth Economic Development Coalition areas, put together an 85-member coalition in opposition to on the abolition of the state 2 .5% impact fee for the duration of proposals to cut back on affordable housing production, and the recession, but to keep the focus on the need for housing and initiated a lawsuit against COAH rules that would reduce the the municipal obligation to zone for it . amount of affordable housing built . Ongoing .

• Advised CRDA and the Pinelands Preservation Alliance on how 1996 regional housing plans could be drawn up . • Established the Regional Housing Partnership to promote alternatives to the court-enforced “builders’ remedy” to provide 2008 affordable housing . • Completed a report for the Mercer Alliance to End Homelessness in which we developed an analysis to estimate the number of 1991 units needed to provide opportunities for affordable housing . • Organized the “Red Bricks Green Fields” conference, the first of its kind in New Jersey to bring together environmental and • Worked with the New Jersey Regional Coalition on a new affordable housing advocates . housing bill to reform some housing policies and abolish Regional Contribution Agreements(RCAs) . The bill was signed 1984 into law in July, 2008 . • Shaped and advocated for the adoption of the 1985 Fair Housing Act and the 1986 State Planning Act . • Demonstrated in a handbook and at a conference how to reform land use planning, regulations and infrastructure to achieve 1978 racial and economic integration and reduce government costs, • Filed a brief, joined by the New Jersey Chapter of the American while pursuing economic and environmental goals . Planning Association, in support of good planning when locating affordable housing sites . The Supreme Court agreed in the 2007 1983 Mt . Laurel II decision . • Active in demonstrating ways that Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) rules, the Fair Housing Act, and other housing programs 1970 should change to produce more affordable housing for families • Published “Housing and the Quality of the Environment” to call in safe neighborhoods with good schools and jobs . attention to the limited amount of land zoned for housing as opposed to the amount zoned for jobs . 2006 • Developed PlanMetric Calculators to connect jobs to incomes to Governance housing, and to improve access of the urban labor force to jobs 2014 and affordable housing in suburban locations . • Explored methods to reform land use regulations to stimulate an innovation economy at PlanSmart NJ’s 3rd Annual Regional Plan- 2004 ning Summit, Places That Work: Changing Economy, Changing • Provided an evaluation of various ways to set affordable housing Land Use . targets to use as background for our own critique of current and proposed government programs as well as shaping the positions 2010 of other non-profits . • Held multiple meetings with the NJ Lt . Governor, Commissioners, and other key officials in the new Christie Administration, with 2003 particular traction on revisions to wastewater rules, the State • Partnered with others to form the New Jersey Regional Coalition Plan, and the Highway Access Code . and hire national Smart Growth and regional equity expert, Myron Orfield, to report on New Jersey’s pattern of racial and 2009 economic segregation . PlanSmart NJ President Dianne Brake • Met with Commissioners and other senior officials to encourage elected Treasurer of the Board and co-chair of the policy advi- the elimination of sprawl-inducing regulations, replacing them with sors . The Coalition, which consists of faith-based, civic, and results-oriented strategies that will not impede other agencies’ goals . union groups as well as policy and planning organizations, focuses on educating and organizing a constituency to support 2008 racial and economic integration, more affordable housing in the • Upon his invitation, met with Governor Corzine and senior suburbs, property tax reform, and stronger regional planning . members of his cabinet to outline our land use and regulatory Ongoing . reform package .

1998 2005 • Partnered with others to create the statewide Coalition for • Worked with the New Jersey Regional Coalition on an advocacy Affordable Housing & the Environment . PlanSmart President, platform for property tax reform, including regional tax-base Dianne Brake, elected Secretary of the Board . The Coalition has (continued) shaped open space preservation legislation to include urban

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2003 • Devised a regional planning process that ends in multi-jurisdictional agreements on changes to plans, regulations and investments to achieve Smart Growth . This agreement is called a Regional Action Plan©, or RAP . CONGRATULATES 1997 • Convened a coalition for property tax reform that filed a brief with the NJ Supreme Court in the Abbott v . Burke school- The 2014 plansmartnj funding case, and testified to Governor Whitman’s Property Tax Commission, advocating a broader-based source of revenue to Annual Awards Recipients fund schools and other public facilities .

1996 Advisors to Companies and Governments • Created and managed the Land Use, Infrastructure, and Environ- Economic Development Incentives ment Project (LUIE), resulting in detailed proposals for New Jersey Corporate Location Strategies to integrate decision-making, streamline permits and provide Land Use better environmental outcomes . www.BLSstrategies.com 1987 • Partnered with others to create New Jersey Future, an organiza- tion whose mission is to promote state planning and advocate for the implementation of the State Plan .

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Richard Goldman, Esq., PlanSmart NJ Chairman Thank you for joining us at PlanSmart NJ’s 46th Annual Dinner! Every industries to reduce their carbon footprint . Organizations like the year the staff and Board of PlanSmart NJ look forward to the Annual New Jersey Conservation Foundation and the D&R Greenway, despite Dinner where we have an opportunity to reflect on, and celebrate our limited funds, are finding new ways to preserve our most precious accomplishments, and to recognize and congratulate others that have natural resources . worked hard to improve the quality of life in New Jersey . I recently received the Donald B . Jones Conservation Award from the This year I am pleased to announce that we have changed the D&R Greenway at their 25th Anniversary Gala . Given PlanSmart NJ’s format of the Annual Dinner . We’ve heard that you want more time reputation as an advocate for economic development some might to network with your colleagues, business leaders, and local officials . find it surprising that the President of the Board has a long history of In response to your wishes, we replaced the formal sit-down dinner supporting land preservation . But economic development and envi- with a networking buffet . There will be a short break in the libations ronmental protection are inextricably linked . Just as we cannot have a for the awards ceremony . We hope you enjoy this new format . healthy economy without a complete and high quality transportation system, without a healthy economy, we can not have a healthy environ- PlanSmart NJ was founded over 45 years ago by business leaders ment . PlanSmart NJ was founded by business leaders like yourselves who understood that growth was inevitable and indeed desirable, but who recognized we had to find a way to not only protect land from that the anticipated growth must occur in the right places and in the development but also to allow land to be developed . It is precisely this right balance . Our founders understood that housing, transportation, seemingly contradictory concept that drew me to support PlanSmart NJ . economic development, environmental protection and social equity were inextricably linked . Today, more than ever, PlanSmart NJ’s As a land use attorney I see everyday the tension between growth mission to improve the quality of life through sound land use planning and no-growth . I feel the frustration, as many of you do, of submitting and regional cooperation is relevant . a development plan that conforms with a town’s master plan, only to have it voted down . I see regulations at the local, county, and state New Jersey’s land use system is broken . The State Development and levels that are designed to protect the environment, but are often Redevelopment Plan that is meant to guide growth and preservation duplicative, are costly to the developer and, sadly, at the end of the has not been updated in over a decade . Its successor, the much day, do not improve environmental conditions . Our broken land use heralded State Strategic Plan, was sent back to the drawing board system is taking a toll on our economy, our environment, our commu- after Super Storm Sandy and has not resurfaced . Our roads, bridges, nity’s fiscal foundation, and our infrastructure . and pipes in the ground for water, flood control, and sewer have suffered through lack of investment . Identifying stable and secure This year, we are analyzing our regulatory system and infrastructure sources of funding for grey and green infrastructure has been difficult financing because we believe we are still at great risk of losing our at best . How to equitably provide affordable housing to attract innovation industries to other states . Without our economic engines our employers in New Jersey has been tied up in the courts for a decade! economy suffers, our environment suffers, and our neighborhoods and Suburban townships are struggling to figure out how to deal with communities suffer . In order for the State to thrive we have to create abandoned or underutilized office parks and retail malls . places that work – we have to plan and invest in infrastructure in the right locations, we have to protect the environment, we have to plan The future, however, is not all grim . The Economic Opportunity Act of for workforce housing in proximity to jobs, and we have to provide 2013 has stimulated investment and redevelopment across the state . access to opportunity in all of our communities . Choose NJ, one of tonight’s awardees has been successful in getting 296 companies to commit to generate and retain over 76,000 jobs That is why PlanSmart NJ launched its flagship project: Better Land Use and spur $11 .9 billion in public-private investment in the state . Their for Growing an Innovation Economy . This project is designed to assess success is improving the state’s reputation as a business friendly state . land use practices and regulations and develop recommendations for Camden, New Jersey is seeing resurgence in investment, in part reform so that we have better outcomes on the ground . (Please turn to due to another of tonight’s awardees – John Sheridan for his role in the 2014 Project Work in this book for more information) . PlanSmart implementing The Cooper Health System’s redevelopment project . NJ sees land use as the umbrella under-which we can address trans- The Keep It Green campaign was successful in getting a referendum portation, housing, environmental protection, economic development, on the ballet for a stable source of funding for historic and open space and social equity as whole . preservation . The outcome of that referendum will not be known until after this book goes to print . A new bi-partisan coalition, ForwardNJ, I look forward to your support of our research, and participation has been created to identify a stable source of funding for the nearly in our information sharing events, as members and sponsors . I am bankrupt Transportation Trust Fund . Industries such as our Resource proud of what PlanSmart NJ has accomplished, and of what we Efficiency Award winner, glass maker ARC International North can achieve working together with you . 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48 Executive Director’s Welcome

Welcome to PlanSmart NJ’s • New Jersey protects its environment; wildlife habitat is preserved Annual Dinner! Many of you and air and water quality are excellent . here tonight are loyal supporters of PlanSmart NJ and some of you • Businesses readily attract and retain a talented workforce are new to the organization . who are able to live within a reasonable commuting distance Perhaps you have chosen to from work, enjoy living in walkable communities with active attend to support your colleagues downtowns, and are able to easily access the arts, parks and that are receiving awards, recreation areas . perhaps a PlanSmart NJ Board member encouraged you to • New Jersey’s infrastructure supports economic development, an attend, or perhaps you heard it efficient use of resources, and a high quality of life . was a good networking event . What ever your reason for We also believe that in order to be successful we must work attending we hope tonight is with, and include all stakeholders in the land use decision-making Ann Brady, PlanSmart NJ Executive Director everything you imagined and processes . As a non-partisan organization, PlanSmart NJ is more . Thank you for your support . perfectly positioned to build coalitions to find common ground so that we can break through the polarization that so often obstructs We’ve been holding this dinner for 46 years . As an organization progress in doing what is right for the economy, the environment, that advocates for change – change in policies, regulatory reform, and the citizens of New Jersey . and efficiencies in how resources are managed – we have been shockingly entrenched in our Annual Dinner format . This year we As you network tonight, look around the room . Yes there are a decided to apply some of that advocacy to ourselves – we’ve lot of developers here, but there are also environmentalists, local eased the regulations and you no longer have assigned seating . officials, policy makers, and social advocates . Take a moment to We’ve changed our policy of requiring a seat for every guest and talk to someone you don’t know . I suspect you will find that you we streamlined the program to be more efficient and allow more share something in common . Perhaps you both want your young networking . We believe this new format will improve circulation adult child to be able to afford to live somewhere other than your and be more equitable (no more lone tables stuck in the back of basement, perhaps you both love to escape the everyday hustle the room) . bustle and take a walk in the woods, perhaps you both enjoy the arts . Fundamentally there are many things on which we can For those of you new to our organization, PlanSmart NJ is a agree – we all want clean drinking water, we want our toilets to non-partisan, statewide land use planning organization charged flush, we’d like to be able to easily and safely travel whether it is in with making New Jersey a better place for everyone to live, work, our single occupant vehicle or on a crowded train, we all want a and play . We were founded on the principle of improving the decent place to live and safe communities . Where we may differ quality of community life through sound land use planning and is on how we achieve these goals . But we believe that by working regional cooperation . We believe that we must change policies together we can devise solutions that are acceptable to all . and reform regulations so that we can revitalize and redevelop New Jersey’s cities and suburbs to support a robust economy while Let’s make a difference together . Your support is needed, whether at the same time protect and enhance the environment . This goal it is through an annual membership contribution, sponsoring our must be pursued through resource efficiency and social equity . Annual Regional Planning Summit, or by participating on an advisory committee or attending our popular Policy Briefings . Your We believe New Jersey will be a better place when: involvement makes a difference . It makes PlanSmart NJ a stronger organization and more effective in working on your behalf . I thank • Residents have access to a variety of well-maintained transporta- you for your support and look forward to working with you in the tion options, including a robust public transportation network . coming months .

• A range of housing options are available to New Jersey residents near transportation and employment centers .

49 Dinner Sponsors

Title Sponsor Presenting Sponsors

ARC International/ Durand Glass Engineers Labor-Employment Cooperative Matrix Development Group, Inc New Jersey Natural Gas Novo Nordisk Inc . PSE&G

Associate Sponsors Sponsors Atlantic County Utilities Authority Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Company, LLC . Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Clarke Caton Hintz Campbell Soup Company Excel Environmental Resources, Inc . Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC Greater Mercer TMA New Jersey Business and Industry Association M & M Development LLC Pennrose Properties, LLC Sharbell Development Corporation PNC Bank Somerset Development, LLC Wolff & Samson, PC Stearns Associates LLC

50 Leadership Sponsors

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Supporter Sponsors

ACT Engineers, Inc . New Jersey Apartment Association Advance Realty Group New Jersey Builders Association Cooper’s Ferry Development Association New Jersey Economic Development Authority Edward J . Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy Pepper Hamilton LLP Environ International Corporation Prudential Financial, Inc Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti K . Hovnanian Homes RPM Development Group KDC Solar Smith Pizzutillo LLC Langan Engineering & Environmental Services Sokol, Behot & Fiorenzo LCOR T&M Associates

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51 “You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world.” ~ Woodrow Wilson

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In honoring the vision, spirit and achievements of

John Sheridan, Jr. who enriched New Jersey throughout his extraordinary career. Regional and Community Planning Achievement Award

We also congratulate the other 2014 award recipients for their outstanding accomplishments and community service records:

Chuck Richman Outstanding Individual Achievement Award

Choose NJ Economic Development Achievement Award

Michele Byers Environmental Achievement Award

Fred Dohn Resource Efficiency Achievement Award

52 This Evening’s Program

6:00 PM Cocktails

7:00 PM Welcome and Awards President’s Welcome Executive Director’s Remarks Presentation of Awards

7:35 PM Dinner

9:00 PM Dessert Buffet

9:30 PM Adjournment

Congratulations ACUA Congratulates all of the 2014 Chuck Richman PlanSmart NJ Award Honorees Department of Community Affairs Regional & Community Planning Achievement Award John P. Sheridan, President and CEO From Your Friends Cooper Health System at the • NJ Historic Trust Outstanding Individual Leadership Award Chuck Richman, Department of Community Affairs • Economic Development Achievement Award Choose NJ Join us for the 2015 • Environmental Achievement Award NJ History and Historic Michele Byers • Preservation Conference Resource Efficiency Achievement Award Fred Dohn, ARC International June 4, 2015 North America/Cardinal International in Mt. Laurel, Burlington County

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53 Board of Directors

Class of 2014 Class of 2015 Jorge Berkowitz, Ph.D., LSRP Robert Beckelman, Esq. Joseph A. McNamara VP/Senior Associate Partner, Real Estate Department Director Langan Engineering Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP New Jersey LECET & Environmental Services Carol L. Beske Richard B. Reading Philip B. Caton, PP, FAICP President Reading Associates Clarke Caton Hintz ACT Engineers, Inc . Mark Solomon, Esq. David B. Fisher, PP, AICP Peter A. Eschbach Pepper Hamilton LLP Vice President Governmental Affairs Director, Communications and External K . Hovnanian Homes Affairs Michael Willmann New Jersey American Water Chairman, CEO Richard S. Goldman, Esq. WMSH Marketing Communications Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP Karen A. Jezierney Director of Public Affairs Thomas Massaro Princeton University Class of 2016 Vice President Marketing Karen Alexander & Business Intelligence Henry L. Kent-Smith, Esq. KAlexander Associates, LLC New Jersey Natural Gas Attorney at Law Fox Rothschild, LLP Linda K. Bentz Anthony E. Pizzutillo Senior Consultant Partner Paul J. Lioy, Ph.D. AutoKthonous Solutions Smith Pizzutillo LLC Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Environmental Medicine Peter Cocoziello, Jr. Vito Pulito UMDNJ - Robert Wood Advance Realty Group Retired Johnson Medical School GE Healthcare Pam Frank Richard W. Lloyd Gabel Associates Ted Zangari, Esq. Executive Director Chair, Redevelopment Law Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc . & Public Policy Practice Group Sills Cummis & Gross Kevin McCabe President NJ Carpenter Contractor Trust

Officers Staff The Staff and Board thank the following Richard Goldman, Esq., President Ann Brady, Executive Director Board members who resigned this year. Karen Jezierny, Vice President Alisa Goren, Planner They made significant contributions Joseph A. McNamara, Vice President Zlata Kobzantsev, Planner to the organization: Robert Beckelman, Esq., Secretary Robert A. Kull, PP, AICP, Planner Peter Eschbach, NJ American Water Vito Pulito, Treasurer Nicole Venezia, Assistant Planner

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OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL LEADERSHIP IN PLANNING:

Chuck Richman; NJ Department of Community Affairs

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58 Regional & Community Planning Achievement Award

John P . Sheridan, Jr . posthumously

The Cooper Health System Board of Trustees, under the leadership of George E . Norcross, III, developed a “Vision” of creating a health science campus that would not only deliver great medicine but become a beautiful, safe and secure campus which would attract suburban patients to Cooper to help support its 125 year mission of caring for the poor .

In 2005, John Sheridan was recruited from the Riker Danzig law firm to help implement the “Vision” . In 2008, Sheridan became the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Cooper Health System .

Perhaps unique to Cooper, the “Vision” reached beyond its campus border to embrace the historic Cooper Plaza Neighborhood . After decades of decline, Cooper Plaza had numerous abandoned and boarded up homes, vacant lots, open-air drug dealing, and trash strewn streets .

The “Vision” for the neighborhood was straightforward: recreate a vibrant, safe, stable middle-class neighborhood, populated primarily by home owners .

Nearly ten years later, the Health Sciences Campus has grown dramatically to include: 1) the new 300,000 square foot, 10-story Roberts Pavilion which includes a surgical access center, state-of-the-art operating rooms, 120 private patient rooms, a medical education conference center, and many patient amenities;

John Sheridan, Jr., President and CEO 2) a new 1,600 car parking garage that connects directly to the Roberts Pavilion;

PlanSmart NJ was saddened by the 3) The Cooper Medical School of Rowan University which is the first new allopathic medical school in New Jersey in 30 years, is located in a new tragic death of John Sheridan on 200,000 square foot research and education building dedicated to the September 28, 2014. The award John education of the New Jersey physician workforce of the future; and, was to receive tonight focused only on his work while at the Cooper Health System. 4) The new 100,000 square foot MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, home to a partnership between Cooper and MD Anderson, to establish a fully integrated John’s career as a public servant and comprehensive cancer treatment center treating all types of cancers for patients in attorney spanned nearly 40 years and the Northeast . MD Anderson is one of the world’s most respected centers devoted had a statewide reach, touching the exclusively to cancer patients, research, education and prevention . lives of many. Our thoughts are with the Sheridan family and his colleagues In addition, there have been numerous improvements to the existing facilities including tripling the size of the Emergency Department . throughout the state that are mourning his passing. These new facilities are incorporated into a beautifully landscaped Health Care Campus which has been described as a “true oasis” in an urban setting .

Cooper is now the fastest growing hospital in South Jersey, bucking national and state trends of declining admissions in most hospitals . Cooper has 6,000 employees, including more than 500 physicians .

The historic Cooper Plaza Neighborhood now boasts new and rehabbed row homes on tree-lined, cobblestone streets with brick sidewalks, historic lighting, and three new, clean, safe neighborhood parks . Those planned improvements grew out of a Visioning process sponsored by Cooper and guided by A . Nelessen Associates . The members of the Cooper Plaza Neighborhood Association contributed greatly to the plan, actively participating in (continued)• 59 We wish to congratulate all of the award recipients being honored at the 46th Annual PlanSmartNJ Dinner.

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60 Regional & Community Planning Achievement Award the design of the Sheila Roberts Cooper Commons Park and the St . Joseph’s Carpenter Society, M & M, and Habitat for Human- Joan Davis Park which runs from the campus south, 1,500 feet ity have completed more than 80 additional new and rehabbed along 7th Street, once a railroad right-of-way . homes in the neighborhood . Cooper has served as the guiding force for this redevelopment along with the City of Camden by Cooper partnered with the State, the County and the City to regularly hosting work sessions to move the “Vision” forward . complete the streetscaping plan . Cooper also partnered with many government agencies and private entities to spur new and In a unique public/private partnership, Cooper has made a rehabbed housing . commitment to maintain the Joan S . Davis Park, the Sheila L . Roberts Park, and Triangle Park in Cooper Plaza for a twenty- The new housing includes the Cooper Building which is comprised year period . Working with Camden Special Services District, of one and two bedroom loft-style units, built and managed by M the neighborhood is cleaned of litter daily and the landscape is & M Development, a minority-owned business . The project was fi- maintained in pristine condition . nanced by the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency which has been a true partner and advocate for Camden’s rebirth . PlanSmart NJ applauds John P . Sheridan, Jr ., President and CEO The 25 unit condominium project opened in the Fall of 2011, and is for his role in helping to implement the “Vision” of the Cooper located just one block from Cooper University Hospital . The project’s Health System Board of Trustees . The Campus and neighborhood amenities include inside parking, a fitness center, community room, redevelopment demonstrates a commitment to restoring the economic rooftop garden, and closed-circuit television for security . health and vitality of the City of Camden . It brings together the elements needed for a successful urban redevelopment, health care, transportation, housing, education, and sensitivity to social equity .

Regional & Community Planning Achievement Award

The Regional and Community Planning Achievement Award was known as the C . McKim Norton Community Development Award from 1983 to 2010 . In 2011 PlanSmart NJ’s Board felt that the award title should be more descriptive of the pur- pose of the award and changed the name . This award is presented to an individual or organization that has demonstrated outstanding leadership in growth management and regional planning . Recipients of this award embrace all the facets of smart growth by integrating concern for the environment and economic development with a desire to provide opportunities for all of New Jersey’s residents especially in the area of transportation, open space and access to good jobs and affordable housing . Previous award winners include:

1983: Lou Gambaccini, NJ Commissioner of Transportation, 1999: Lawrenceville Main Street Program for Transportation Policy 2000: Train Link Project, Greater Mercer TMA, Corporate 1984: Gerald Stockman, State Senator, for State Planning and Municipal Sponsors 1985: John Heldrich, J & J, for New Brunswick Tomorrow 2001: Willingboro Town Center 1986: Alan Landis, developer, for Tower Center/ 2002: City of Trenton Carnegie Center 2003: Peter Cantu, Plainsboro Township Mayor 1987: Maureen Ogden, Assemblywoman, for Wetlands 2004: Anthony R . Coscia, Port Authority of New York and Protection Act New Jersey 1988: Bruce Coe, NJBIA, for SLERP Commission 2005: J&J, accepted by Tom Gorrie 1989: Hazel Gluck, NJ Commissioner of Transportation, for 2006: Maher Terminals, accepted by Sam Crane Transportation Policy 2007: Ralph LaRossa, PSE&G 1990: Jim Amon, D & R Canal Commission, 15th Anniversary 2008: The River Route Advisory Committee and 1991: Martin and Liz Johnson, Isles, Inc . Burlington County 1992: The State Planning Commission 2009: The Port Authority of NY & NJ and NJ Transit 1993: Harry Sayen, former MSM Chairman 2010: Thomas Corcoran, Cooper’s Ferry Development 1994: Somerset Alliance for the Future Association 1995: Ron Berman, developer, for redevelopment in Trenton 2011: Christopher J . Paladino, DEVCO for the Gateway and New Brunswick Project 1996: American-Re Insurance, for BEES program 2012: Burlington & Ocean Counties Joint Land Use Study 1997: Washington Township, for Town Center Plan 2013: Lawrence Hopewell Trail, Becky Taylor & Eleanor Home 1998: DEVCO, for redevelopment in New Brunswick

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62 Environmental Achievement Award Michele Byers, The New Jersey Conservation Foundation

The New Jersey Conservation Foundation was founded in 1960 by a small group of citizen activists that were passionate about protecting the Great Swamp near Morristown . Due to their vision and determination, the Great Swamp Wildlife Refuge was created . Now, nearly 55 years later, New Jersey Conservation is the state’s largest land conservation organization and has preserved over 120,000 acres in New Jersey . Michele Byers became the third Executive Director in 1999 when Dave Moore retired after 30 years of service .

New Jersey Conservation is considered to be a strong advocate for land preservation as well as effective conservationists . . They were instrumental in the passage of many preservation laws including the NJ Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act, the Pinelands Protection Act, and the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act . They have educated the public with many reports and the weekly “The State We Are In” column that has been published in hundreds of newspapers for 45 years .

Over the years New Jersey Conservation has worked with and mentored countless organiza- tions including: the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions, the Pinelands Preservation Alliance, the NJ Highlands Coalition, Hunterdon Land Trust, Monmouth Conser- vation Foundation, Friends of the Sparta Mountains, Harding Land Trust, Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space, Musconetcong Watershed Association, South Jersey Land and Water Trust, Ridge and Valley Conservancy, Rancocas Conservancy, and many, many others . Michele Byers, Executive Director Michele’s career started with an internship in 1982 in South Jersey . The Pinelands Com- mission had just adopted the Pinelands Plan and Michele was hired to with the community to make sure that the Pinelands Commission’s implementation of the Plan at the local level resulted in strong conservation outcomes . The 1980s were also the early days of farmland preservation and Michele attended the County Agriculture Board meetings and launched the “Farmland Forum” a newsletter reporting on what all the counties were doing in the arena of farmland preservation . Both projects were excellent training for her future role as Executive Director . She learned about the power of community organizing and learned how government worked and how non-profits and communities can work together . She loved the work .

In 1987 she had the opportunity to work on the Cooper River Greenway project in Camden . In the 1920s the City of Camden had a vision to create a linear parkalong the Cooper River . New Jersey Conservation was asked by Camden City to resurrect the vision and assemble easements and open space along the Cooper River . The project is continuing today and It is expected that it will provide a sense of place and recreational opportuni- ties as well as stimulate economic development in Camden . Urban preservation presents unique challenges and can take years to complete . New Jersey Conservation has made the Camden greenway project their primary urban park focus .

Shortly after becoming the Executive Director, a land owner in South Jersey approached Michele about preserving 9,400 acres of privately owned land in the Pine Barrens that was contiguous with other permanently preserved tracts . The property was appraised at $22 million . The preservation process was set into motion with New Jersey Conservation working in partnership with the State, but in the final hour the State withdrew from the project . Disappointed but not deterred, Michele made the case to her board that preserving this amount of land, in this location, bordered by other preserved land was something they (continued)•

63 The New Jersey Apartment Association Congratulates this Year’s Award Recipients

Regional Planning & Community Achievement John Sheridan Cooper Health System For more information contact us [email protected] or Outstanding Individual Leadership in Planning Chuck Richman (732) 992-0600 New Jersey Department of Community Affairs www.njaa.com Environmental Achievement Michele Byers The New Jersey Conservation Foundation

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64 Environmental Achievement Award

could not pass up despite the lack of State funding . The Board the Barred Owl, Northern Pine Snake and Pine Barrens Tree Frog . rallied and they successfully raised more money than had ever Twenty-nine rare plant species have also been discovered in the been raised before, and in the end, the State contributed to the Preserve, including Pine Barrens Gentian, Bog Asphodel, Curly project and is a partner . Preserving this land, now called The Grass Fern, Yellow-fringed Orchid, Little Ladies’-tresses Orchid and Franklin Parker Preserve, was transformative . It is home to 5,000 Pencil Flower . acres of wetlands habitat and 4,400 acres of contiguous upland pine oak forest, as well as 14 tributaries that cross the preserve PlanSmart NJ congratulates Michele Byers and the New Jersey and eventually unite in the Wading River . The Preserve is the home Conservation Foundation on over fifty years of land preservation in of several animals that are considered endangered species in the State . Through their efforts over 120,000 acres of land have New Jersey, including the bobcat and bald eagle . Several New been preserved . Jersey threatened species can be found in the preserve, including

Environmental Achievement Award

This award was created to recognize individuals or organizations that have demonstrated leadership and accomplishments in protecting, restoring and enhancing the quality of the environment . This can include the achievements of an effective non-profit, or changing business practices to improve air quality and increase carbon sequestration, reduce the consumption of natural resources, or alter land use patterns to be better served by public transportation and other infrastructure . Previous awardees include:

2007: Ted Stiles 2008: Richard Dovey, President, Atlantic County Utilities Authority 2009: The Salvation Army Kroc Corps Community Center, Camden, NJ 2010: Nelson Ferreira, Ferreira Construction 2011: Debby Turner-Fox, Salem County Improvement Authority; Jed Richardson, Johnson & Johnson; Avi Avidan, Avidan Management 2012: Ridgewood Green LLC 2013: D&R Greenway Land Trust, Linda J . Mead

65 66 Outstanding Individual Leadership Award

Chuck Richman

Chuck Richman’s service to the state spans 39 years, but he is best known for his role as the Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) where he has worked since 1986 . Prior to DCA he held various New Jersey state government positions in the Department of Transportation, Board of Public Utilities, and the Department of Energy . He has dedicated his life to public service

While at DCA Chuck has served on many Boards and commissions including: Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, State Planning Commission, Capital City Redevelopment Corporation, Economic Master Plan Commission, Asbury Park Housing Authority (Governor’s Appointment), Council on Affordable Housing, New Jersey Historic Trust, Site Improvement Standards Advisory Board, and the Council of State Community Development Agencies .

Chuck has brought to his distinguished career a passion for the mission of the organization and a willingness to push the envelope . As a leader and mentor, he is accessible and has an informal style that encourages DCA staff to explore new concepts and bring new ideas Chuck Richman, Deputy Commissioner to the table . The rare employee that ventures to say in Chuck’s presence that “this is the way we’ve always done it” is treated to a rebuke they are not likely to forget . He credits his success in knowing about issues around the Department that never appear in a memo to having long ago adopted the business model of management by wandering around . Often this practice allows him to resolve a problem before it becomes the subject of a twenty person meeting, which he generally finds unsuitable to problem solving . In fact, he keeps a little plaque on his desk that says, “The best way to kill an idea is to take it to a meeting ”.

Chuck was at the Department of Energy in the 1970s during the energy crisis . He was challenged with how to move government into the direction of energy planning – something that had never been needed before . He helped write the State’s first Energy Master Plan, which promoted what at the time were radical ideas: conservation and educating the utility industry that sometimes conservation is more productive than producing more kilowatts .

One of the biggest challenges of his career has been his involvement in the ongoing controversy surrounding the State’s affordable housing policy . He passionately believes that every town must provide affordable housing and has struggled for years to find a solution that satisfies the statewide need for such housing and equitably distributes the responsibility for providing it . He was instrumental in the State’s adoption of the nation’s first Rehabilita- tion Subcode and has moved the DCA into the 21st Century with the implementation of electronic plan review . Now construction plans can be submitted to DCA on line saving thousands of dollars and countless staff hours .

As a creative thinker, Chuck spearheaded an effort in 2004-2005 to improve the circumstances of individuals with mental health illness who were living in overcrowded, neglected boarding homes . Recognizing that the substandard housing was not the only problem, he put together a team of representatives from DCA, Department of Health, and the Department of Human Services to focus on the problem . Through a variety of sources, he was able to pull together $5 million and create a buy-out plan to purchase the squalid housing . The team worked with the residents to give them housing choices . Three years (continued)•

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68 Outstanding Individual Leadership Achievement Award later, 97% were still living in the housing of their choice, emergency room visits . Dr . Brenner, DCA, and the Department of unprecedented for a population that is notoriously transient . Human Services are collaborating on a pilot program in Camden to provide primary health care, behavioral health care, social More recently he was influential in establishing the Special services, and affordable housing to approximately 50 frequent ER Needs Housing Partnership that uses local and state funds from users to improve the lives of these patients and reduce the use of municipalities, DCA, the Department of Human Services and Medicaid to absorb the cost of their medical care . the NJ Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency to create more community living housing options for people with developmental Managing the $3 billion in Federal funds to assist those displaced disabilities . Under this initiative, existing homes are purchased and by Superstorm Sandy has been an enormous task for the staff renovated for occupancy by three or four individuals whose special at DCA and they have faced a significant amount of criticism . needs were previously managed in an institution . These homes In Chuck’s role as Deputy Commissioner, he represented the allow residents to enjoy a measure of independence and a quality Department at public hearings on how the funds were being of life not achievable in an institutional setting . handled . Frustrated residents attending the hearings often expressed gratitude to Chuck for his compassion and willingness Under Chuck’s leadership, DCA is poised to undertake an to speak openly and frankly about the process . Chuck has the innovative program with Dr . Jeffrey Brenner in Camden to innate ability to put a human face on public issues . better provide coordinated housing and health care for Camden’s poorest residents . Studies have shown that 30% of the cost of PlanSmart NJ congratulates Chuck on his perseverance and emergency room care is attributable to 1% of the people making dedication to making New Jersey a better place to live for all .

Outstanding Individual Leadership Award

This award was set up in 1996 to honor our long-time Board member and former chairman of the Board, Van Williams . It was created specifically to honor an individual that has given back to the community by promoting smart growth principles in their personal and or professional life . Recipients of this award have accomplished one or more milestones in advancing smart growth principles including such things as shaping legislation, leading advances in a state agency or municipality, taking a leadership role with one or more non-profits that protect the quality of life in New Jersey, or a life-time of service . This award is not necessarily given every year, it is only presented when a particularly worthy individual comes to the attention of the Awards Committee . Previous awardees include:

1996: Van Zandt Williams, Jr ., Princeton University 1997: Joseph Taylor, Matrix Development Group 1998: Bob Prunetti, Mercer County Executive 2000: George Taber/Don Wilson 2001: Commissioner James Weinstein 2002: Joseph Maraziti, Jr ., Maraziti, Falcon and Healey 2005: Candace Ashmun 2006: Institute for Advanced Study accepted by Dr . Peter Goddard 2007: Thomas Harvey, Cranbury Township Planning Board Chairman 2008: Eleanor Horne, Educational Testing Service 2009: Robert Wolfe, Princeton Forrestal Center 2010: Christiana Foglio, CareOne 2012: Caren Franzini 2013: Dr . Edward Salmon, Ph .D .

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In spite of competitive assets such as a strategic Northeast location, a diverse and highly educated workforce, enviable broadband and transportation infrastructures, the largest seaport on the East Coast and one of the country’s best educational systems, New Jersey experienced an economic downturn during the recession . Under such circumstances, it’s common for a state to become “de-selected” by companies considering a new location .

Upon taking office in 2010, Governor Chris Christie quickly took action to remedy that situation and to make the New Jersey more competitive and business friendly . Part of his approach included creating the New Jersey Partnership for Action (PFA), a public-private approach to economic development that has become the springboard for all initiatives, and policies related to growing New Jersey’s economy .

Led by Lt . Governor Kim Guadagno, in addition to Choose New Jersey, the PFA includes the Business Action Center, providing the business community with a single point of contact; the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, serving as the State’s financing arm; and the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education, which works with New Jersey’s institutions Tracye McDaniel, President and CEO of higher learning to prepare an educated workforce for a growing and thriving economy . The Partnership meets regularly with the Lt . Governor to develop strategies for retention and attraction, and to keep New Jersey globally competitive .

Choose New Jersey, Inc . was created as a privately funded non-profit corporation charged with marketing and lead generation activities to attract jobs and investment to the state . The organization is completely funded by the private sector, including many of the state’s leading companies, privately held ventures, trade associations, labor organizations, and higher education institutions . Choose New Jersey’s founding President and CEO, Tracye McDaniel, brings 30 years of executive-level experience in the field of economic development .

Choose New Jersey conducts conversations on a daily basis, in the top 50 U .S . metro regions and more than 20 countries, promoting New Jersey as an premiere location to do business . In addition, Choose New Jersey’s Board of Directors and supporters serve as ambassadors for the state by sharing their business stories and success operating in New Jersey . Since the PFA’s inception, 296 companies have committed to generate and retain over 76,000 jobs and spurred $11 9. billion in public-private investment in the state .

In an effort to make New Jersey’s urban centers engines for economic growth, Choose New Jersey is active in building public-private partnerships to invest in New Jersey’s aging infrastructure and attract mixed-use development to build sustainable communities around urban transportation hubs .

Choose New Jersey’s Board Chair, Bernie Flynn said, “The creation of the Partnership for Action and Choose New Jersey was the vision of the Christie/Guadagno Administration and it put New Jersey back into the economic development game . Now we are aggressively competing for business and helping to create new jobs . With this unique and effective economic development model, New Jersey’s future is bright ”.

PlanSmart NJ congratulates Choose New Jersey and the entire Partnership for Action for their efforts to encourage growth in New Jersey, especially in our urban cities .

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74 Resource Efficiency Achievement Award Fred Dohn, CEO Americas ARC International North America

Based in Millville, NJ, ARC International North America is the US headquarters for manu- facturing, sales and marketing for its parent company ARC International France . The largest manufacturer of tabletop glassware in the world and known as an innovator in glassware production, ARC International provides high-quality products to restaurants, hotels, and retailers, as well as industrial glass business-to-business customers . ARC International products include the glass containers for Yankee Candle and SC Johnson and tabletop glassware including tumblers and stemware for the restaurant, hotel and cruise line industries, as well as retail stores such as Walmart and Target . Most products manufactured at the Millville site are sold in the United States . The manufacturing facility operates non-stop, 365 days a year, producing 250 million pieces of glassware per year and is one of the largest employers in Cumberland County .

ARC International located in Millville 40 years ago for its easy access to natural resources and transportation, and the areas’ rich history in glass manufacturing . At the time, sustainability was not a concern for them or most other industries . However, over time ARC International recog- nized that as a global company they had an opportunity and responsibility to improve their sus- tainable business practices to balance economic requirements, social responsibility and respect for the environment . The leadership team implemented a business model based on: innovation to improve the quality of life of consumers; preserve the environment; put men and women at Fred Dohn, CEO Americas the heart of their decisions; and review business models of their activities to ensure perpetuity .

In 2003, ARC International signed the United Nations Global Compact and began using the ISO 26000 as a guide for social responsibility . Their focused commitment to sustainability in Millville began with building a leadership team to manage the effort and ensure that social responsibility became part of the corporate culture . An internal audit was conducted to assess conditions, and define key indicators and sustainability objectives .

In 2012, $40 million was invested in the Millville plant to increase capacity by 30% and install a state-of-the-art emissions scrubbing system . This investment reduced primary emissions by 75% making Durand Glass one of the world’s cleanest tabletop glass manufacturers . In addition, the investment created new jobs while protecting the existing 1,000 manufacturing jobs at the plant .

A Single Stream Recycling Process was implemented company-wide in North America to reduce the amount of waste directed to landfills . The process for decorating glass products was modified, incorporating organic materials, which eliminated the use of heavy metals . Additionally, energy consumption was significantly reduced when the decorating machinery was converted to use ultraviolet light . The factory converted 74% of its forklift fleet to non- emitting electric power reducing emissions in the workplace . By using post production waste glass in their glass recipe, solid waste and energy costs have decreased 5 – 10% .

Sustainability has become part of the corporate culture at ARC International . Not satisfied with limiting their efforts for improvement to their internal operations, the company encourages social responsibility with their vendors by conducting an annual audit of their suppliers to ensure social responsibility beyond their plant . Employees are trained and encouraged to practice conservation both on the job and in their personal lives . (continued)•

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ARC International employees are at the heart of their success . With and required many of its employees to participate in safety training . an average seniority of 14½ years, a large portion of our workforce Today, their safety record is 50% better than their peers and they are has made a career at ARC . Their commitment to the well being of close to one of the best in their class . their employees led them to improve employee wellness and safety . ARC International initiated a campaign to better educate employees ARC International’s commitment to improving their practices to protect on the value of making healthy choices and offering them preventive their employees and the environment makes them the logical choice programs to enhance employee wellness . Although ARC Interna- for PlanSmart NJ’s 2014 Resource Efficiency Achievement Award . tional’s safety program in Millville is effective, they participated in PlanSmart NJ applauds them for their leadership and commitment to a global initiative to decrease the injury rate by 50% in one year New Jersey .

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Recipients of this award have demonstrated outstanding leadership in promoting the reduction in the costs of government, the costs of living and of conducting business in New Jersey . These actions may include leading fiscal reforms, championing land use patterns that use infrastructure efficiently and reduce the consumption of resources, or changing business practices to move goods more efficiently or reduce waste . Previous awardees include:

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Overview • Enhance efficiency and conserve land In November 2011, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded the North Jersey Sustainable • Protect and enhance the environment Communities Consortium a $5 million grant (with an additional $5 million in leveraging funds from our project partners) to develop • Address regional growth issues in a coordinated way a Regional Plan for Sustainable Development (RPSD) in the 13 county North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority region of New Plan development is divided into three phases . Public outreach plays Jersey . The project has been named TOGETHER North Jersey and a key role in the development of the plan . Each phase seeks to PlanSmart NJ has been a partner in the project from its inception . answer specific questions through scenario planning exercises that gather input and explore priorities of residents throughout the region . The Plan, to be completed in 2015, will be both “place-based” Scenario and “issue-based” and will use sustainability, transit system con- Discovery Visioning Planning nectivity and Transit Oriented Development (TOD) as the central framework for integrating plans, regulations, investments, and Where are Where do we How do we incentive programs at all levels of government to improve we now? want to go? get there? economic and environmental conditions, while promoting (Completed) (Completed) (In progress) regional equity and resource efficiency .

The outcome of plan implementation will be a more sustainable TOGETHER North Jersey is undertaking a scenario planning process future for the region that invests in existing communities where to define the vision for the region through a consensus-based process . housing, jobs, educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities The process is engaging local officials, multiple levels of jurisdiction, are made more easily accessible to most residents of the region planning professionals, stakeholders and the general public . without having to drive to them . Local Demonstration Projects The TOGETHER North Jersey Local Demonstration Projects (LDP) created “on-the-ground” success Project Team stories and are an important component of creating a supportive implementation framework and informing plan development . LDPs The Alan M . Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC) at the Bloustein that achieve measurable demonstrable goals make a difference School for Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University serves in helping individual communities position themselves for a more as the administrative and fiscal agent for the grant . Rutgers-Blous- sustainable future . tein is the liaison between the consortium and HUD and oversees the day-to-day work of the project team and the implementation of LDPs include a variety of local project planning and other imple- the overall work plan . Project team partners are: NJTPA, NJ Transit, mentation activities to make transit corridors and communities “more PlanSmart NJ, Housing and Community Development Network of livable” . A total of 15 have been completed, addressing such topics New Jersey, Sustainable Jersey, Regional Plan Association, Building as: Connecting Community Corridors (Monmouth County), Green ONE NJ, New Jersey Future, and New Jersey Department of State Infrastructure Strategic Planning (Hoboken), Access to Opportunity Office for Planning Advocacy . (Newark), Transit District Strategy (Perth Amboy), Corridor Mobility Project (Jersey City), Corridor Vision and Mobility Plan (Union County), Route 202 Connecting Corridor (from Flemington to Goals of the Process Somerville) and the Essex Coalition for Smart Growth . The goals of the RPSD are to: Local Government Capacity • Strengthen the region’s economy Grant Program • Ensure communities are safe, healthy, great places to live The Local Government Capacity Grant Program (LGCGP) provided financial and/or technical assistance to county and municipal • Improve everyone’s access to opportunity (good jobs, quality members of the TOGETHER North Jersey Steering Committee to public schools, shopping and housing that is reasonably priced) conduct outreach, analysis, coordination and planning activities

80 that help build the capacity of local governments to support and The FHEA is a complex, detailed document oriented toward action materially advance the development of the RPSD . Projects include but grounded in extensive literature review, data analysis, and a Bus Rapid Transit Opportunities Study, Green Streets Initiatives, stakeholder input . PlanSmart NJ’s role was to draw from data Crime Prevention through Environmental Design, TOD Marketing compiled by Rutgers, supplemented by additional research, to Tools, Redevelopment Planning, Complete Streets, and a Long Term profile the legal, institutional, and policy framework for fair housing Community Recovery Planning . in the Together North Jersey region, to analyze patterns of public infrastructure investments relative to concentrations of race and NGO Micro-Grant Program poverty, to analyze current challenges to providing fair and The NGO Micro-Grant Program provided financial assistance affordable housing, and to propose strategies and actions to to non-governmental organizations to meaningfully participate in improve opportunities for fair and affordable housing in the the planning processes that will lead to the development of the region for the short, mid, and long term future . These strategies RPSD . Through the NGO Micro-Grant Program, TOGETHER and actions are coordinated with the Together North Jersey North Jersey partnered with community-based organizations, Regional Plan for Sustainable Development . including community development corporations, social service (continued) and faith-based institutions, or other groups at the local level that regularly interact with, are trusted by, and include members of traditionally underrepresented populations . The projects undertaken by grantees included Neighborhood Safety and Crime Prevention, Access to Healthy Food Assessment, Safe Routes to Transit, Safe Routes to School and many more .

PlanSmart NJ’s Role in the Regional Plan for Sustainable Development As a member of the Project Team, PlanSmart NJ took the lead on the Society and Community Committee and conducted the Fair Housing and Equity Assessment . Through a process of workshops and collaborations as part of the Society and Community Standing Committee of Together North Jersey, PlanSmart NJ developed draft strategies for the Regional Plan for Sustainable Development for arts and culture, education (with Building One New Jersey), health and safety (with Rutgers University), and fair and affordable hous- ing (with the Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey) . The RPSD will undergo public review and comment prior to completion in 2015 . .

Fair Housing and Equity Assessment As part of the process to develop a RPSD for the Together North Jersey planning region and to strengthen the potential equitable outcomes of the plan, PlanSmart NJ, in collaboration with Rutgers University and multiple avenues for public and stakeholder input, prepared a draft Regional Fair Housing and Equity Assessment (FHEA) pursuant to US HUD requirements to analyze segregation, racial and ethnic concentrations of poverty, access to areas of high “opportunity”, equitable distribution of planned and recent infrastructure investments, and other regulatory and private market barriers to “fair” housing choice .

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Society and Community strategies work at reducing disparities by promoting increased The Society and Community Committee, led by PlanSmart NJ, housing choices in all communities, advocating for the full funding focuses on social and community services, including the availability of the school formula, increasing the efficiency of school facility and quality of heath care, public safety, education, and arts and use, and developing partnerships for alternative learning programs . culture . The committee’s primary task is to guide the project Arts & Culture Strategies address arts and culture resources and in developing elements of the RPSD that promote the development investment in the region, including historic districts, heritage activi- or continued delivery of quality social and human services and ties, performing arts facilities, museums, arts-related businesses and support for culturally vibrant communities . organizations, and arts and cultural events held at public venues . The strategies aim to promote arts and culture through increased In 2014, PlanSmart NJ was involved in the development of funding opportunities, the development of new multidisciplinary strategies to be included in the RPSD to move towards implementa- facilities and resources, and tools for incorporating the arts as tion and integration of the findings . Health and Safety Strategies community development strategies . address the need to promote healthy lifestyles by developing land use strategies that incorporate active lifestyles and active The RPDS will be completed in the next year and PlanSmart NJ transportation modes into their design while building physically plans to continue to advance the project and the work developed safe communities . These strategies are also geared at improving as part of it . The strategies and actions developed for the Together accessibility to fresh food sources, healthcare facilities, and health North Jersey region can benefit the entire state and promote sus- education . Building healthy communities in New Jersey includes tainable, equitable, and resilient growth in the state . advancing initiatives for innovation in healthcare and healthy food production . Education Strategies outline steps toward improving For more information on the project go to access to quality education for all students within the region . The www .togethernorthjersey .com .

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86 2014 Regional Planning Summit

On June 13, 2014 PlanSmart NJ hosted our 3rd Annual NJ • Funding is required to improve public decision-making systems Regional Planning Summit — PLACES THAT WORK: Changing and to implement infrastructure projects . Economy, Changing Land Use at the Trenton War Memorial . Over • Increasing accountability for elected public officials for their 150 professionals convened to explore with two keynote speakers, regulatory and infrastructure investment decisions is needed . three panel discussions, and small group round table discussions how current regulatory systems might be reformed to stimulate the A number of solutions were proposed for governance, infrastructure, economy, protect the environment, and encourage land use patterns and regulatory (GIR) reform . To advance these reforms, attendees that create more vibrant communities served by public transportation . saw key roles for PlanSmart NJ to educate, coordinate, and Attendees will be given an opportunity in breakout groups to evalu- communicate, such as: ate what they have heard and develop strategies that can become a • Educate and cultivate a dedicated leadership committed to package of reforms that PlanSmart NJ can advance . articulating and advancing needed reforms for planning and land use regulation, for infrastructure investment decision making, Our morning keynote presentation by real estate valuation expert and for funding reallocation . Jeffrey Otteau provided compelling evidence that our existing land • Engage students in reforming land use and infrastructure decision use system is not suited to sustain the new economy . For example, making by involving student governments, college student groups, it has generated an inventory of vacant office space sufficient to high school and elementary school workshops and events (see last for 60 years at current rates of consumption, and the location Healthyschoolsnow .org) and cost of housing is mismatched with the needs and expectations • Organize trade associations for various affected business of the contemporary workforce . Noting that our high housing costs segments, including broad-based, like State Chamber of essentially comprise a tax on employers relative to other areas, Commerce and BIA; interest-based such as NJBA, NAIOP and offsetting New Jersey’s locational, skilled workforce and amenity ANJEC; the New Jersey League of Municipalities, Conference of advantages, Otteau observed that current economic development Mayors, and Association of Counties; professional organizations, policies oriented to provide direct benefits and incentives to like county and municipal engineers, planners, contractors and businesses will be increasingly ineffective, and recommended that consultants; and media and community organizations to focus on efforts be focused on creating desirable and affordable places for one or two key issues for change . their potential work force to live . Following our morning keynote • Convene events that are short and free to members, including presentation and response panels, Summit attendees were invited regional planning conferences and smaller group meetings with to discuss a series of questions in small groups at their tables over elected and appointed public officials, including the Governor’s lunch . The many interesting observations recorded will guide our Office and the Judiciary . agenda of research and events in the coming year . • Involve more minority organizations/communities, e g. . minority chambers of commerce in regulatory and infrastructure investment All tables agreed that New Jersey’s regulatory system and reform efforts . infrastructure funding is in a crisis, and needs to change to respond to the demands of a new economy and a changing climate . Concluding the event as the afternoon keynote, Stephen Ezell of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation spoke of There were recurring themes in identifying the most pressing problems: the future of the Innovation Economy in New Jersey . Mr . Ezell is • Reducing uncertainty in the timing and cost of the development co-author with Dr . Robert Atkinson of Innovation Economics: The approval process is the #1 priority . Need to increase transparency Race for Global Advantage (http://www .innovationeconomics org). . and streamline approval processes by simplifying and unifying Mr . Ezell stated, “…regulations that are stable, certain, predictable, regulatory processes . and transparent are critical to supporting innovation” and “land use • Managing the role of the judicial system is required to limit regulation in which development applications that are fully compliant opportunities for endless litigation . with regulations take months or years to approve undermines New • Reforming New Jersey’s reliance on property taxes that is driving Jersey’s ability to compete .” He stressed how essential collaboration “home rule” is required to encourage regionalization based on is at the regional level in today’s innovation economy, more assessment and financial incentives . important than competition in advancing economic growth . • Educating local officials and their constituents to “catch up” Economic competition is less likely to be in the next town or city, to the market is needed to reduce the lag between what the but half a world away . He applauded PlanSmart NJ as an market needs/wants and what government officials and invaluable asset for this region in its ability to bring together key agencies understand . stakeholders to collaborate, and to put together concrete solutions to drive innovation-based economic growth in this region .

87 2014 Project Work

PlanSmart NJ’s Board of Directors adopted a Strategic Business Plan and retaining companies here in New Jersey, while the Economic to guide our work for 2012 through 2014 . Our priority areas are Redevelopment and Growth Grant Program (ERG) creates incentives to: 1) reform New Jersey’s state and regional planning systems; 2) for development and redevelopment in urban and other designated strengthen our state’s transportation infrastructure; 3) facilitate redevel- areas . PlanSmart NJ convened a Policy Briefing in March 2014 opment and compact development; and 4) foster regional equity . to discuss how these incentives will alter land use in vibrant urban areas, highly distressed areas, and suburban areas that are at risk of We conduct this work in four primary areas: public policy advo- having stranded assets . cacy; research; education and outreach; and training and technical assistance . We also spend a considerable amount of time building coalitions with allied organizations . Research Building on our 2013 report with the NJ Chamber of Commerce, “What Will It Take to Support Regional Innovation Clusters? A Public Policy Advocacy Preliminary Analysis” and our 2011 Industry Focus Group report, 1 . As a member of the Together North Jersey consortium, PlanSmart PlanSmart NJ initiated Better Land Use for Growing an Innova- NJ has been actively engaged in supporting the Society and Com- tion Economy . Through this Better Land Use initiative, PlanSmart NJ munity Standing Committee and its focus on Arts & Culture, Health convened focus groups on economic, environmental, and land use & Environment, and Education policies for the Regional Plan for policies and their relationship to planning and completing needed Sustainable Development to be published in early 2015 . In land development and infrastructure projects to support growth in- 2014, this work included overseeing the completion of topic area dustries in regional innovation clusters . These discussions culminated baseline reports by regional experts and defining implementation in our third Regional Planning Summit in June, “PLACES THAT strategies and actions for the draft plan for these topics as well as for WORK: Changing Economy, Changing Land Use” and propos- housing strategies and actions related to the Regional Fair Housing als to initiate follow up research projects . and Equity Assessment being prepared by PlanSmart NJ and Rutgers University . As part of the Together North Jersey Consortium, PlanSmart NJ col- laborated with Rutgers University, housing expert Vito Gallo, and 2 . As the recovery from Superstorm Sandy in 2012 continued, key groups of stakeholders to prepare a comprehensive, regional PlanSmart NJ contributed responses to the proposed New Jersey Fair Housing and Equity Assessment for the Together North Jersey plan for spending a second round of HUD CDBG-DR funds, region . Building on research data compiled by Rutgers University, celebrated the work of municipalities such as Union Beach in their PlanSmart NJ analyzed patterns of public investment and their relation- recovery efforts, addressed the Mercer County Bar Association to ship to areas with high concentrations of racial and ethnic minorities promote increasing resiliency through better land use, and contribut- and poor households, reviewed the legal framework and progress ing comments on the Draft 2014 State Hazard Mitigation Plan . in addressing the needs of Federally-defined “protected classes” and PlanSmart NJ continued to advocate for the creation of a long-term households of low and moderate income, and proposed a vision with source of state funding for acquiring, preserving, and protecting associated implementation strategies and actions to promote housing open space, waterways, parks, farmland, and historic sites; for equity and affordability in the 13-county region . greater investment in infrastructure to mitigate damage and promote resilience in anticipation of the future natural disasters; and for effective, PlanSmart NJ continued to work with Leo Vazquez of the National data-driven regional planning as a tool in long-term preparedness . Consortium for Creative Placemaking to support community coach- ing, thought leadership, and creative sector research . PlanSmart NJ 3 . The New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund has only increased assisted with developing the Creative Placemaking Leadership Summit . in its critical importance for funding transportation improvement projects, and future funding is at risk in the absence of new legisla- tion . PlanSmart NJ is part of the ForwardNJ coalition to help educate Education and Outreach about and advocate for a full, sustainable TTF replenishment . This In times of economic distress, most people understand the urgency of investment will provide both sector- and region-specific benefits to meeting basic needs of shelter and food for those who are struggling . residents, commuters, employees, working families, and businesses . At the same time, if New Jersey is to regain economic prosperity, make the right investments, and preserve our natural environment, 4 . PlanSmart NJ continued its advocacy for implementation of the long-range planning must continue to be a priority . PlanSmart NJ Economic Opportunity Act of 2013, a mammoth piece of legisla- understands the continued critical need to educate the public about tion that consolidated New Jersey’s disparate economic development the importance of regional planning and quality of life . New Jersey incentive programs into two . Grow NJ is focused on attracting urgently needs to move away from fragmented and politicized local

88 decision-making that too often thwarts prosperity and lowers our Key topic areas covered under the grant include: livability and quality of life . environment, economic competitiveness and workforce development, and society and community . In keeping with this perspective, PlanSmart NJ this year continued educational and communication initiatives in these cross-cutting areas: PlanSmart NJ is a key member of the project team . We are the staff liaisons to the Society and Community Committee, which 1 . PlanSmart NJ hosted our 3rd Annual Regional Planning Summit, includes issues of health and safety, education, and arts and culture . PLACES THAT WORK: Changing Economy, Changing Land PlanSmart NJ is also the project lead on the Fair Housing and Equity Use on June 13th . Over 150 land use planners, engineers, attor- Assessment (FHEA), which will conduct data analysis and provide neys, local officials, academic and non-profit leaders attended the recommendations regarding fair housing and regional equity in the day-long event featuring two prominent keynote speakers addressing 13-county region . our current and future innovation economy . Both panel and participant roundtable discussions proposed actions that can Counties, municipal governments, non-profits and businesses are be taken to reshape our land use and infrastructure investment invited to join the North Jersey Sustainable Communities Consortium processes to better adapt New Jersey to the needs of the new and can find more information at www .togethernorthjersey .com regional and global economy .

2 . PlanSmart NJ continued our Policy Briefings series, held periodi- Coalition-Building cally on current land use planning, environmental and development 1 . In response to Superstorm Sandy, Rutgers University convened topics . In 2014, we hosted sessions on The Land Use Implications of the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance, a network of the Economic Opportunity Act, The Future of Preservation Funding, policymakers, public and private sector practitioners, academics, and NJ’s Complicated Affordable Housing Policies: Considering the and NGO and business leaders designed to build climate change Alternatives. preparedness capacity in New Jersey . PlanSmart NJ is a member of the Advisory Committee . 3 . Our web site, www .plansmartnj .org, was expanded and up- dated as a repository of research and current information regarding 2 . PlanSmart NJ has been involved with the development of the land use and economic issues of importance to our members and to National Consortium for Creative Placemaking (NCCP) . NCCP the public at large . In 2014, we added a web site presence for the was created to build capacity for sustainable and cost-effective cre- National Consortium for Creative Placemaking in New Jersey . ative placemaking . Creative placemaking is a new way of making communities more livable and prosperous through the arts, and mak- 4 . As part of the Together North Jersey consortium, PlanSmart NJ ing them better places for the arts . Creative placemaking is about contributed an op-ed column on education policy for the Regional more than public art or performing arts centers . It is about making Plan for Sustainable Development published by NJ .com as part of places better for everyone . a series seeking input on topics within this regional planning effort . PlanSmart NJ also contributed to op-ed columns in this series on 3 . PlanSmart NJ was a founding member of the Greater Mercer topics associated with Health and Environment and with Arts and Transportation Management Association (GMTMA) . GMTMA Culture . These columns received significant visibility and attention for is a non-profit, public private partnership dedicated to reducing the Together North Jersey effort . traffic congestion and improving mobility in and around Mercer County . PlanSmart NJ Executive Director Ann Brady serves on the GMTMA Board . Training and Technical Assistance In late 2011, the U .S . Department of Housing and Urban Develop- 4 . For more than ten years, DVRPC has convened the Central ment (HUD) awarded the North Jersey Sustainable Communities Jersey Transportation Forum (CJTF) for NJDOT to promote a Consortium a $5 million grant (with an additional $5 million in regional approach to project development in the Route 1 Corridor . leveraged funds from project partners) to develop a Regional Plan PlanSmart NJ staff serves on the project Steering Committee, as well for Sustainable Development (RPSD) in the 13-county North Jersey as the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Legislative and Freight Committees . Transportation Planning Authority region . The name of the project is TOGETHER North Jersey . 5 . PlanSmart NJ became a founding member of ForwardNJ, a coalition of over thirty planning, engineering, utility, and economic The plan will be both “place-based” and “issue-based” and will use interests that is a leading force to help educate about and advocate sustainability, transit system connectivity and Transit-Oriented Devel- for a full, sustainable replenishment of New Jersey’s Transportation opment (TOD) as the central framework for integrating plans, regula- Trust Fund . tions, investments, and incentive programs at all levels of government to improve economic and environmental conditions, while promoting 6 . PlanSmart NJ has been working for more than 10 years with the regional equity and resource efficiency . Coalition for Affordable Housing and the Environment on reforming housing policies in New Jersey to be sensitive to environmental The grant includes technical assistance, education/training, and re- constraints as well as the need for affordable housing . PlanSmart NJ granting programs . It will showcase 15 Local Demonstration Projects Executive Director Ann Brady is the Secretary of the Board . and provide both Local Capacity Grants and NGO Micro-Grants . 89 Index of Advertisers

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