Summer Kick-Off Happy Hour
June 1, 2023 – Kick off the summer with Downtown NJ at an informal happy hour in Asbury Park.
Forums & Workshops
Downtown New Jersey offers a variety of in-person and virtual opportunities for downtown managers, economic development professionals, and public officials to exchange ideas about best practices related to downtown economic development. Check out the opportunities to interact with your peers below.
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Past Forums
Summaries, Videos, PowerPoint’s, and other resources.
Retail and Redevelopment: Attract and Retain Local Businesses in Your Downtown
May 18, 2023 – DNJ, NJTOD.org, & NJ TRANSIT Transit Friendly Planning hosted a discussion about attracting and retaining local businesses in NJ’s downtowns.
Liquor License Reform
May 9, 2023 – The NJ Liquor License Reform Alliance held a discussion about needed reform to support our small businesses and downtowns. Afterwards, we enjoyed happy hour networking.
TNJ Institute Webinar: Parklet Best Practices
April 28, 2023 – We were joined be on-the-ground experts for a discussion about parklet best practices.
Downtown Funding Support
March 10, 2023 – We brought together a panel of experts from federal, state, and non-profit entities to discuss available funding and incentive programs and how they can be used in downtowns to support small businesses, redevelopment, planning, and infrastructure projects.
Rethinking the Right-of-Way
November 15, 2022 – We convened at the NJ League of Municipalities Conference for a discussion about re-envisioning the public Right-of-Way to activate and revitalize your downtown.
Cultivating the Arts in Your Downtown
June 24, 2022 – Downtown enthusiasts joined us for the return of our in-person “lunch & learn” Downtown Management Forum, where we discussed ways to cultivate the arts in your downtown with representatives from ArtPride NJ and the NJ State Council on the Arts.
Rethinking the Right of Way
May 18, 2022 – From Downtown New Jersey, NJTOD.org, and NJ Transit’s Transit Friendly Planning program’s TOD in Your Downtown forum series, a panel of experts from public and private entities to discuss their experience rethinking the right-of-way (ROW).
TikTok Demystified
April 21, 2022 – In this session, marketing maven Susan Adelizzi-Schmidt of Suasion Communications Group was joined by her Gen Z progeny to explain how TikTok can complement your existing social media strategy, and provide a 101 for those looking to take the leap.
TOD in Your Downtown Forum: Dollars & Sense of TOD Financing
December 10, 2021 – A panel of experts from public, private, and non-profit entities to discussed their experiences with financing transit-oriented development.
Small Downtowns Can Do Economic Development Too!
November 16, 2021 – Experts with boots on the ground shared best practices for big change in your small downtown.