Regional Planning Conference

Posted by on September 1, 2006

Regional Planning Comes of Age: Sept. 28-29 in New Brunswick, NJ

A groundbreaking conference exploring the promise & practice of regional land use planning in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states, on the 25th anniversary of the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan.

September 28-29, 2006, at the Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Go to: http://www.regionalplanningcomesofage.org/ to register and find out more about the nation’s first policy conference devoted to regional land use planning.

The website features the conference schedule; plenary speakers; seminar topics and speakers; a list of sponsors and partners; and hotel and travel information.

Seminars will address topics such as transfer of development rights, growth management tools, protecting water resources through regional planning, economic impacts of regional planning, using regional planning to preserve historic and cultural resources, cooperative planning across political boundaries, and regional zoning and land use regulation.

Seminars will also explore outstanding and developing examples of regional planning, such as the New Jersey Pinelands, the Adirondacks Park, the Long Island Pine Barrens, the Cape Cod Commission, Chesapeake Bay watershed initiatives and much more.

Conference registration is available in online or printable PDF formats. Registration information for the banquet on the night of Thursday, September 28th, celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan, is also available on the website.

Contact: [email protected] or (609) 859-8860 x24 with any questions about the conference or registration.