NJ Smart Choices
Building the movement for smart land use
and transportation planning in New Jersey.
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2005: The Kick-Off Workshops
The New Jersey Smart Choices project began in the fall of 2005 with a series of four workshops, each of which addressed a different aspect of innovative smart land use and transportation planning in New Jersey. More than 200 government officials, nonprofit and private sector representatives heard from local, state, and national smart growth leaders about their experience implementing smart growth projects.
The four workshops also helped to generate an open discussion between municipalities that are struggling with issues of growth and traffic congestion, and are looking for ways to balance development, redevelopment and preservation with all aspects of transportation.
Below you will find detailed information about the workshops, including proceedings, the PowerPoints presented, and even some short video segments of certain presentations.
Funding for the Leadership Institute was provided by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
- Working with NJDOT's new Future In Transportation (NJFIT) policy
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October 7, 2005 • North Branch, NJ
- Workshop proceedings
- Presentation: Gary Toth, NJDOT Director of Planning and Development, on the Nuts and Bolts of NJFIT (abbreviated and annotated version)
- Presentation: PPS Vice-President Cynthia Nikitin on Placemaking in Hunterdon County
- Presentation: Stockton Mayor Gregg Rackin on the Route 29 traffic calming plan in Stockton Borough
- Video: Bernie Navatto, Chairman of the Somerville Borough Planning Board
- Presentation: Bernie Navatto on the redevelopment of the Somerville Town Center
- Presentation: Raritan Township Planner James Humphries on the proposed South Branch Parkway in Flemington and Raritan
- Reclaiming our Main Streets
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October 14, 2005 • New Brunswick, NJ
- Workshop proceedings
- Video: Highland Park Mayor Meryl Frank
- Resource: Highland Park's redevelopment plan
- Video: NJDOT Commissioner Jack Lettiere
- Presentation: Gary Toth on the Nuts and Bolts of NJFIT (abbreviated and annotated version)
- Presentation: PPS Senior Vice-President Steve Davies on Placemaking on Main Streets
- Planning land use and transportation for transit
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November 4, 2005 • Ewing, NJ
- Workshop proceedings (coming soon)
- Video: Dennis Keck, NJDOT Assistant Commissioner
- Presentation: Dennis Keck on Smart Transportation Principles
- Presentation: NJ TRANSIT's Vivian Baker on Transit-Friendly Planning and Transit Oriented Development in New Jersey
- Video: Anthony Marchetta, LCOR Real Estate Vice-President
- Presentation: Anthony Marchetta on A Developer's Perspective on Transit-Oriented Develpoment
- Presentation: PPS Vice-President Meg Walker on The Benefits of Place-Based Planning and Development
- Video: Field trip to Ewing's redevelopment site
- Findings: Workshop participants' ideas for the West Trenton TOD
- Making it Happen: How to implement NJFIT at the local level
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December 5, 2005 • Colts Neck, NJ
- Workshop proceedings
- Video: Ian Lockwood
- Presentation: Ian Lockwood, Glatting Jackson, on traffic calming in West Palm Beach (abbreviated and annotated version)
- Presentation: Eatontown Mayor Gerald Tarantolo on Smart Transportation and Land Use Efforts in Eatontown
- Resource: Route 9 partnership agreement between 12 municipalities, Ocean County and several state agencies to build "a more robust transportation infrastructure as well as a more supportive land use framework that can more proactively respond to growth changes"
- Presentation: Gary Toth on the Nuts and Bolts of NJFIT presentation (abbreviated and annotated version)
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