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Rutgers
Law School
Opinions
of the New Jersey Courts,
http://lawlibrary.rutgers.edu/search.shtml
Description:
This is a full-text archive of the Opinions of the New Jersey Courts,
including the Supreme Court, from March, 1994 to date, the Superior Court
Appellate Division and the Tax Court from September, 1995 to date.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Rutgers
University
Center
for Urban Policy Research,
http://policy.rutgers.edu/cupr/index1.htm
Description:
CUPR, a component of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public
Policy, is nationally and internationally recognized for its research
on affordable housing, land use policy, the arts and cultural policy,
development impact analysis, the costs of sprawl, transportation information
systems, environmental impacts, and community economic development. CUPR
has developed a wide array of fiscal, environmental, transportation, and
quality of life impact models that have been used in major public policy
evaluations throughout the United States.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Housing, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Association
of New Jersey Environmental Commissions
Association
of New Jersey Environmental Commissions,
http://www.anjec.org/
Description: ANJEC is a statewide non-profit organization that assists the efforts of environmental commissions, local officials, interested citizens, private organizations and government agencies. We support protecting natural resources through smart growth and State Plan implementation, preserving open space, protecting water resources and caring for the urban environment.
Topics: Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Department
of Community Affairs
Council
for Affordable Housing,
http://www.state.nj.us/dca/coah/
Description: The mission of the Council for Affordable Housing is to facilitate the production of sound, affordable housing for low and moderate income households by providing the most effective process to municipalities, housing providers, nonprofit and for profit developers to address a constitutional obligation within the framework of sound, comprehensive planning.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Department
of Community Affairs
Division
of Housing and Community Resources,
http://www.state.nj.us/dca/dhcr
Description: The mission of the Division of Housing and Community Resources is to strengthen and revitalize communities by assisting in the delivery of affordable housing, by providing supportive services, and by promoting community and economic development.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Department
of Community Affairs
Housing
and Mortgage Finance Agency,
http://www.state.nj.us/dca/hmfa/
Description: HMFA was created in 1967 as the New Jersey Housing Finance Agency (HFA) for the purpose of increasing the supply of safe, decent and affordable multifamily rental housing for the low- and moderate-income citizens of this state. In 1984, the HFA and its sister agency, the New Jersey Mortgage Finance Agency (MFA), whose charge was to promote the construction and rehabilitation of owner-occupied housing, were merged. The merger of the two agencies has created a consolidated statewide force to meet the challenge of providing affordable housing.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Department
of Community Affairs
Office
of Smart Growth,
http://www.state.nj.us/dca/osg/
Description: The Office of Smart Growth utilizes teams to implement the New Jersey State Development and Redevelopment Plan.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Housing
and Community Development Network of New Jersey
Housing
and Community Development Network of New Jersey,
http://www.hcdnnj.org/
Description: The Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey (formerly the Affordable Housing Network of New Jersey) is a statewide association of over 250 nonprofit affordable housing and community development corporations, individuals, and other organizations that support the creation of housing and economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income community residents.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Isles,
Inc.
Isles,
Inc., http://www.isles.org/
Description: Founded in 1981, Isles, Inc., is a nationally recognized nonprofit community development and environmental organization with the mission to foster more self-reliant families in healthy, sustainable communities. Unlike conventional responses to urban problems-i.e., single-service programs for housing, environment, or health-Isles operates a vast array of activities that recognize the interdependence of physical, economic, health, and social development strategies to address the problems of distressed communities.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Kent
County
Kent
County Department of Planning Services,
http://www.co.kent.de.us/PlanningDivision/planhome/index.html
Description: Information about the services provided by the Kent County Department of Planning Services including: planning, historic preservation, GIS and mapping and housing and community development.
Topics: Historic Preservation, Housing, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
New
Jersey Future
New
Jersey Future,
http://www.njfuture.org/
Description: New Jersey Future is the state's largest smart-growth advocacy group. Our nonprofit organization is leading the fight for better-managed growth under the State Plan, and for sustainable development: a strong economy, a healthy natural environment and a just society for ourselves and future generations.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
New
Jersey Geographic Information Network
New
Jersey Geographic Information Network,
https://njgin.state.nj.us/NJ_NJGINExplorer/index.jsp
Description: The New Jersey Geographic Information Network - NJGIN - is your new and improved gateway to geospatial information in New Jersey. The NJ Office of GIs has redesigned the NJ Spatial Data Clearinghouse to provide enhanced access to geodata through the NJGIN Explorer.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Historic Preservation, Housing, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
New
Jersey Meadowlands Commission
New
Jersey Meadowlands Commission,
http://www.meadowlands.state.nj.us/
Description: The NJ Meadowlands Commission was created by an act of the New Jersey Legislature in 1968 and was passed into law in January 1969. The act gave the Commission three mandates: environmental protection, economic development and solid waste management.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
New
Jersey Pinelands Commission
New
Jersey Pinelands Commission,
http://www.nj.gov/pinelands/
Description: The Pinelands is our country's first National Reserve. In 1979, our state formed a partnership with the federal government to preserve, protect and enhance the natural and cultural resources of this special place. Today, with the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan, the region is protected in a manner that maintains its unique ecology while permitting compatible development.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
New
Jersey State League of Municipalities
New
Jersey League of Municipalities,
http://www.njslom.org/
Description: The New Jersey State League of Municipalities is a voluntary association created to help communities do a better job of self-government through pooling information resources and brain power. All 566 municipalities are members of the League.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Housing, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Office
of Administrative Law
New
Jersey Administrative Code,
http://www.state.nj.us/oal/rules.html
Description:
The Division of Administrative Rules reviews all State executive branch
rulemaking notices for compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act,
N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1 et seq., and the Rules for Agency Rulemaking, N.J.A.C.
1:30. These notices are then processed by the Division for publication
in the New Jersey Register, published twice a month. Following publication
of adopted rules in the New Jersey Register, the rules are incorporated
into the New Jersey Administrative Code. The Code is not currently available
online.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Regional
Plan Association
Regional
Plan Association,
http://www.rpa.org/
Description:
Regional Plan Association (RPA) is an independent, not-for-profit regional
planning organization that improves the quality of life and the economic
competitiveness of the 31-county New York-New Jersey-Connecticut region
through research, planning, and advocacy. For more than 80 years, RPA
has been shaping transportation systems, protecting open spaces, and promoting
better community design for the region's continued growth.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Housing, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, New Jersey, New York
Rural
Opportunities, Inc.
Rural
Opportunities - Programs and Services,
http://www.ruralinc.org/index.asp
Description: Begun in 1969, Rural Opportunities, Inc. (ROI) is a private, not-for-profit regional community development and human service organization providing services to farmworkers, low-income families and economically depressed communities throughout New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Puerto Rico.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Smart
Growth Network
New
Jersey Smart Growth Articles,
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/bystate.asp?state=NJ&res=800
Description:
Listing of news articles relating to smart growth issues in a specific
state.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
U.
S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
in New Jersey,
http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=nj
Description: HUD's mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination. To fulfill this mission, HUD will embrace high standards of ethics, management and accountability and forge new partnerships--particularly with faith-based and community organizations--that leverage resources and improve HUD's ability to be effective on the community level.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
USDA
Rural Development
NJ
Rural Development,
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/NJ/
Description: USDA Rural Development's goal is to help all rural New Jersey residents improve their quality of life. We do this by offering a variety of programs to assist rural leaders, business owners and citizens address important issues their community is facing.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
HUD
Assessment of state brownfield initiatives, www.huduser.org
Description: Study: gain a better understanding of current regulatory and economic development initiatives that can help promote economic revitalization..
Topics: land preservation, housing, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
DVRPC
Regional Indicators: Measuring our progress to 2025, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Presenting 26 indicators which track the regioins progress toward the adopted goals.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Horizons: 2025 Land Use and Transportation Plan for Delaware Valley, www.dvrpc.org
Description: A comprehensive vision for the DE valley region.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
MAP: Mobility Alternatives Program, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Brochure describing MAP program .
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Watershed guide to Gloucester County, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Comprehensive teachers guide to watershed and water in Gloucester County.
Topics: land preservation, transportation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Horizons 2025 Implementation: Municipal tools and techniques, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Overview of tools and techinques available for local govts for implemetation of long range plans.
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey
DVRPC
Municipal implementation tool #1: TOD, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Transit oriented development: recognize the importance of rail and bus to community,and plan to better shape development to serve these needs.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, water, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, historic preservation, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Municipal implementation tool #2: Main Street America, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Basic information about Main street programs and Business Improvement Districts.
Topics: land preservation, transportation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Municipal implementation tool #5: Impact Fees, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Finding creative and equitable funding fees.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Municipal implementation tool #6: Parking Management strategies, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Balancing the supply and demand for parking.
Topics: land preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, planning&zoning, housing, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Municipal implementation tool #7: Historic preservation, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Protection and maintenance of important & integral places from our past .
Topics: land preservation, transportation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Municipal implementation tool #8: Transfer of Development Rights, www.dvrpc.org
Description: A tool that can be adopted to conserve land: agricultural, environmentally sensitive and necessary open space ..
Topics: land preservation, historic preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Stream Corridor Protection Ordinance, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Riparian corridor conservation overlay- definition and use.
Topics: land preservation, historic preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Cluster Development Ordinance, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Design standards for conditional uses.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
DVRPC
Greenway Lands Ordinance, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Design standards for site planning and greenway lands.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, transportation
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
DVRPC
Transportation Improvement Plan FY 2005 Executive Summary, www.dvrpc.org
Description: General overview of TIP,what it is and what projects will be developed in the near future.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Recreational Open Space needs analysis, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Three different methods of needs assessment of recreational open space.
Topics: land preservation, transportation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, housing, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania, New Jersey
National Assn Realtors
Public Opinion Strategies Survey - Affordable housing, www.realtor.org
Description: Survey of key findings from nationwide survey .
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, housing, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Fannie Mae Foundation
Milleniumburg-Style strategies in Action, www.fanniemaefoundation.org
Description: 3 different strategies of milleniumburg ..
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Maryland, New Jersey
US EPA
Review of Statewide Watershed Mgmt Approaches, www.epa.gov
Description: Identify and describe different models of watershed mgmt; looking at different states; make recommendations.
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, housing, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Massachussetts, New Jersey
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