New Jersey
Building 'Skyscraper Farms'
Lior Hessel, CEO of OrganiTech, has a vision to turn empty storage containers into high-rise organic farms.
Mayor Warns: We Couldn't Stop Development
The mayor of New Jersey town warns another similar-sized city to be wary of developers who lie.
Acting New Jersey Governor Suspends Fast-Track Permits
Conservationists applauded the measure, but some business groups are worried that it may stop growth.
New Jersey's Transportation Infrastructure On Verge Of Collapse
A study predicts dire consequences for New Jersey's roads if more isn't done to combat road conditions and public transportation woes.
Clever Advertising Helps New Jersey Town Blossom
The city of Collingswood is fast becoming a blueprint for success on how to market a town successfully.
Town Plans To Transform Factories Into Waterfront Homes
Officials hope the project will lead to more development.
City Vs. Suburb
The sociocultural distinctions between city-dwellers and suburbanites are blurring ever more than before.
'Starter Castles' Change Historic Neighborhoods
In New Jersey, and across the country, housing communities deeply divided on the issue of over-sized 'McMansions'.
Development Pressure On Home Of Bald Eagles
Petty Island, home to bald eagle,s is under pressure to develop.
Moving New Jersey
New Jersey "is a cross between a Sun Belt city that relies on buses and cars because it has no rail system and a place like Long Island or Westchester County, where most commuters depend on cars and trains."
New Jersey Studies PRT
New Jersey approves a study of personal rapid transit for Long Branch, a shore town just south of NYC. The New York Press calls it an 'epic boondoggle'.
New Jersey Fast-Track Permit Streamlining To Be Repealed
New Jersey's fast-track Permit Streamlining is called 'fundamentally flawed' and will be repealed.
Affordable Housing Lawsuit To Halt Redevelopment
A $1.3 billion redevelopment project faces another hurdle: a lawsuit over its lack of affordable housing.
Controversial Smart Growth Bill Delayed
Implementation of a controversial bill that developers backed was halted so that the public could comment.
Building Affordable Housing In Affluent Communities
Ethel Lawrence Homes is a case study in the challenged involved in building afforable housing for poor people in an affluent community.
Take My Island, Please
An oil company, a redevelopment plan and a couple of eagles add up to trouble.
A Fast Track To Sprawl
New Jersey's Highlands bill will encourage sprawl and cause pollution.
Environmentalists Boycott McGreevey Bill Signing
Gov. James E. McGreevey signs a bill protecting more than 400,000 acres of land as well as drinking water but environmentalists stay away.
Development's Wheels Greased
A law designed to protect land helps speed along other development.
New Jersey's War On Sprawl: Historic Bill Approved
In a sweeping act NJ Legislature approves a bill to preserve the northern Highlands and protect the water supply for half the state.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
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Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
City of Cambridge, Maryland
