06/11/2021 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Many developments that are breathing new life into communities today would not have been possible without tax incentives that help offset the high cost of redevelopment. These projects have created jobs, helped towns meet their affordable housing obligations, enhanced the municipal ratable base, and brought vacant, contaminated, or underutilized land into productive use. This session […]
06/11/2021 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm – Friday, June 11 at 3:15PM as part of virtual NJ Planning and Redevelopment Conference Historic preservation is a critical strategy for aesthetic, cultural, environmental, and economic perspectives and is a key tool for smart growth. Since the 1970s, historic tax credits (HTCs) for investing in historic rehabilitation have been a critically important incentive. There is […]
06/11/2021 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm – While successful downtown development and TOD helps decrease traffic, the associated environmental impacts, and the dependence on motor vehicles, providing the “right” amount of safe, user friendly, and convenient parking is vital to the appeal, success, and economic feasibility of these projects. Hear from New Jersey parking professionals regarding how the pandemic has impacted downtown […]
06/11/2021 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm – The COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on our downtowns and business communities. Those who made a concerted effort to adapt and proactively support their small businesses have fared better than communities that took a laissez faire approach. Learn how five different communities – the City of New Brunswick, the Town of Clinton, Union Township, City of […]
06/17/2021 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am – By contributing to a record-shattering decline in housing inventory, the pandemic has exacerbated an already existing affordable housing crisis while further stressing municipal finances. Our current development patterns and parking policies contribute rather than help solve this problem. While multiple studies have shown that affordable access to all of a region’s jobs is the single […]
06/18/2021 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm – We’ll be joined by two experienced attorneys from Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP to discuss the implications of NJ’s Cannabis Law. Steven G. Mlenak, Partner, will explain what municipalities/downtowns need to know if they do (or don’t) want to allow dispensaries or consumption areas in their community. Jemi Lucey, Partner, will provide information about […]
