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Land Use Toolbox
New Jersey - Land Preservation
links
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
National
Center for Neighborhood and Brownfields Redevelopment,
http://policy.rutgers.edu/brownfields/
Description: The National Center for Neighborhood and Brownfields Redevelopment's mission is to establish itself as a pre-eminent university-based center for neighborhood and brownfield redevelopment focused on the three themes of service, education and research.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Rutgers
University
New
Jersey Environmental Digital Library,
http://njedl.rutgers.edu/njdlib/
Description: The NJEDL is an online library of environmental literature and multimedia related to New Jersey. The collection includes documents and reports, scientific studies, photographs, videos, maps, and more.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
American
Farmland Trust
American
Farmland Trust Mid-Atlantic regional office: New Jersey,
http://www.farmland.org/mid_atlantic/newjersey.htm#
Description: Since their founding in 1980, American Farmland Trust has helped win permanent protection for over a million acres of American farmland. They have three strategies for saving America's farmland: protect the best land through publicly funded agricultural conservation easement programs; plan for growth with agriculture in mind through effective community planning and growth management; and keep the land healthy for farmland through encouraging stewardship and conservation practices.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Appalachian
Mountain Club
Appalachian
Mountain Club,
http://www.outdoors.org/
Description:
The enhancement program reflects a growing recognition that transportation
programs, while vital for national mobility and international competitiveness,
must also be environmentally sound. The Vermont Agency of Transportation
(VTrans) encourages local communities to be directly involved in enhancement
projects. Enhancement activities are a means to more creatively and sensitively
integrate transportation facilities into the surrounding communities.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
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
Brownfields
Site Mart
Brownfields
Site Mart,
http://www.njsitemart.com/
Description: The Brownfields Site Mart is designed to make it easier for developers to locate and build on land in cities and towns, while preserving the state's dwindling inventory of open space. Remediating and returning possibly contaminated commercial or industrial sites to productive use is a "Smart Way to Grow".
Topics: Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Delaware
and Raritan Greenway
Delaware
and Raritan Greenway,
http://www.delrargreenway.org/
Description: Delaware & Raritan Greenway, Inc. (D&R Greenway) is central New Jersey's regional land conservancy. We are the only professionally staffed, community-based organization with a sole focus of regional land preservation.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Department
of Agriculture
State
Agriculture Development Committee,
http://www.state.nj.us/agriculture/sadc/sadc.htm
Description: The State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC) leads in the preservation of New Jersey's farmland and promotes innovative approaches to maintaining the viability of agriculture. The SADC administers the Farmland Preservation Program, providing grants to counties, municipalities and nonprofit groups to fund the purchase of development easements on farmland; directly purchasing farms and development easements from landowners; and offering grants to landowners in the program to fund up to 50 percent of the cost of soil and water conservation projects. It also administers the Right to Farm Program, oversees the Transfer of Development Rights Bank, and operates the Farm Link Program, which matches farm owners and people seeking farmland and farming opportunities.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
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
Department
of Environmental Protection
Coastal
Management Program,
http://www.nj.gov/dep/cmp/
Description: In response to the 1972 passage of the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act, New Jersey developed and gained federal approval of the New Jersey Coastal Management Program, which addresses the complex coastal ecosystem as a whole, integrating goals and standards for protection/enhancement of natural resources, for appropriate land use and development and for public access to and use of coastal resources.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Department
of Environmental Protection
Geographic
Information System,
http://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/
Description: The mission of the Geographic Information System is to support and improve environmental management decisions throughout the DEP.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Department
of Environmental Protection
Green
Acres Program,
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/greenacres/
Description: Basically, Green Acres does two things: preserve land and develop parks. We buy land directly from property owners to add to the system of state parks, forests, natural areas, and wildlife management areas. Second, we provide grants and loans to towns, counties, and nonprofit land trusts to buy land.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Department
of Environmental Protection
Land
Use Regulation Program,
http://www.nj.gov/dep/landuse/
Description: The Land Use Regulation Program (LUR) is a unit within the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Land Use Management and Compliance Division. LUR's main task is reviewing applications for permits to build or develop on environmentally sensitive land such as freshwater wetlands, coastal areas and floodplains. LUR is an agency of the State of New Jersey.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Department
of Environmental Protection
New
Jersey Forest Service,
http://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/forest/index.html
Description: The mission of the New Jersey Forest Service is to practice and promote sound stewardship and conservation of public, private and community forest lands, to monitor and nurture forest health, to assist municipalities with the development of their tree resources and to achieve forest related economic, environmental and social benefits for current and future generations.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Department
of Environmental Protection
Office
of Natural Lands Management,
http://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/natural/index.html
Description: The Office of Natural Lands Management (ONLM) administers a group of interrelated land management and planning programs and is committed to the conservation of biodiversity through excellent stewardship, and the enhancement of passive recreational opportunities for the benefit of present and future generations.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Department
of Environmental Protection
Private
Lands Management Program,
http://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/forest/njfs_private_lands_mgt.html
Description: The Private Lands Management Program fosters and ensures wise stewardship and management on 1.54 million acres of forest lands owned by 88,700 private landowners and the retention of these lands in contiguous and productive forests. This program administers the stewardship, rural forestry assistance, woodland assessment, wetlands and consultant forester projects of the Forest Service. The stewardship and rural forestry assistance projects are designed to provide professional forestry assistance to private landowners utilizing a minimum of public resources by forming partnerships with private consulting foresters.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Department
of Environmental Protection
Site
Remediation Program,
http://www.nj.gov/dep/srp/
Description: In the late 1970s and early 1980s, public support for a coordinated cleanup effort and pioneering state and federal laws enabled NJDEP to establish a progressive program to address contaminated sites. New Jersey initiated the first program in the country for the cleanup of contaminated sites that posed a danger to human health and the environment.
Topics: Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Friends
of West Windsor Open Space
Friends
of West Windsor Open Space,
http://www.fowwos.org/
Description: Friends of West Windsor Open Space (FOWWOS) was founded in 1996. This nonpartisan group of concerned citizens advocates preservation of the remaining open space in West Windsor Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Garden
State Preservation Trust
Garden
State Preservation Trust,
http://www.state.nj.us/gspt/index.html
Description: Established in 1999, the GSPT is responsible for guiding the State, over a 10 year period, toward preservation of an additional one million acres of open space and farmland, as well as preservation of our State's historic sites. Funds for this program were constitutionally dedicated by the voters to help accomplish this worthy goal.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Heritage
Conservancy
Welcome
to Heritage Conservancy,
http://heritageconservancy.org/
Description: Heritage Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving our natural and historic heritage. Founded in 1958, it was concern for the rapid loss of open space in Bucks County which led to the formation of the Bucks County Park Foundation, known today as Heritage Conservancy.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Historic Preservation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Highlands
Coalition
Highlands
Coalition,
http://www.highlandscoalition.org/
Description:
The Highlands Coalition, established in 1988, seeks to protect and enhance
the sustainability of natural and human communities in the Highlands region
of PA, NJ, NY and CT.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Highlands
Protection Initiative
Highlands
Protection Initiative,
http://www.state.nj.us/highlands/
Description: Recognizing the importance of the Highland's region to New Jersey residents, Governor James E. McGreevey has launched many new environmental and "smart-growth" initiatives to protect the region's critical drinking water and natural resources.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Land
Trust Alliance
NJ
Land Trust Alliance National Directory of Land Conservation Trusts,
http://lta.org/findlandtrust/NJ.htm
Description:
LTA is the only organization dedicated to the effectiveness and sustainability
of the nation's land trusts and their use of conservation easements.
Topics: Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Morris
Land Conservancy
Morris
Land Conservancy,
http://www.morrislandconservancy.org/
Description: Founded by Russell W. Myers in 1981, Morris Land Conservancy is a nonprofit, membership organization dedicated to preserving open space in northern New Jersey. Open Space is critical for clean drinking water, diverse plant and wildlife habitat, and outdoor recreation.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Natural
Resource Conservation Service - USDA
New
Jersey NRCS,
http://www.nj.nrcs.usda.gov/
Description:
NRCS soil conservationists, soil scientists, agronomists, ecologists,
engineers, planners, and other specialists promote land stewardship by
providing technical assistance through teams to address surface and groundwater
quality; wetlands, riparian areas, and biodiversity; aquatic and terrestrial
habitat; and impacts of landuse changes. NRCS teams work on all of a state's
landscapes: agricultural, wetlands and riparian areas, suburban, rural,
urban centers, and forested.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
New
Jersey Audubon Society
New
Jersey Audubon Society,
http://www.njaudubon.org/
Description: The New Jersey Audubon Society fosters environmental awareness and a conservation ethic among New Jersey's citizens; protects New Jersey's birds, mammals, other animals, and plants, especially endangered and threatened species; and promotes preservation of New Jersey's valuable natural habitats.
Topics: Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
New
Jersey Commerce and Economic Growth Commission
Brownfields
Redevelopment Incentive Program,
http://www.state.nj.us/commerce/Brownfields.shtml
Description: Created under the Brownfields and Contaminated Site Remediation Act of 1998, the Brownfields Redevelopment Incentive Program is designed to provide financial incentives for developers to cleanup and redevelop New Jersey's estimated 10,000 closed municipal landfills and polluted industrial sites.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
New
Jersey Conservation Foundation
New
Jersey Conservation Foundation,
http://njconservation.org/
Description: The mission of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation is to preserve New Jersey's land and natural resources for the benefit of all.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
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 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
York - New Jersey Trails Association
NYNJTC
- New York/New Jersey Trail Conference,
http://www.nynjtc.org/
Description:
The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference is a federation of more than
85 hiking clubs and environmental organizations and 10,000 individuals
dedicated to building and maintaining marked hiking trails and protecting
related open space in the bi-state region. Our constituent clubs have
a combined membership of over 100,000.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Jersey, New York
Northeast-Midwest
Institute
Northeast-Midwest
Institute,
http://www.nemw.org
Description:
The Northeast-Midwest Institute is a Washington-based, private, nonprofit,
and non-partisan research organization dedicated to economic vitality,
environmental quality, and regional equity for Northeast and Midwest states.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
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
Pinelands
Preservation Alliance
Pinelands
Preservation Alliance,
http://www.pinelandsalliance.org/
Description: The mission of the Pinelands Preservation Alliance is to protect and preserve the resources of the New Jersey Pinelands.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
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
Sierra
Club
New
Jersey Chapter Homepage,
http://www.sierraactivist.org/
Description: The mission statement of the Sierra Club is to explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth; practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources; and educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
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
The
Nature Conservancy
New
Jersey Chapter Homepage,
http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/newjersey/
Description: The mission of the Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
Topics: Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Upper
Raritan Watershed Association
Upper
Raritan Watershed Association,
http://www.urwa.org/
Description:
In 1959, a group of forward-thinking conservationists formed the Upper
Raritan Watershed Association (URWA), a nonprofit organization to protect
and preserve the natural resources of the Upper Raritan watershed region.
The Association has worked to increase environmental awareness and has
seen that changes in the countryside and municipalities are guided by
sound and reasonable environmental principles. URWA's mission is accomplished
through advocacy, scientific research and education.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
USDA
Forest Service
Northeastern
Area State and Private Forestry,
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/
Description:
The mission of the USDA Forest Service Northeastern Area is to lead and
help support sustainable forest management and use across the landscape
to provide benefits for the people of the 20 Northeastern and Midwestern
States and the District of Columbia.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
National Governors Assn
Brownfields Projects to improve public health, www.nga.org
Description: Benefits in health as well as improved active living.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Massachussetts
National Governors Assn
Brownfields: Real Property in coastal communities, www.nga.org
Description: Power Point: Expansion, reuse or redevelopment.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New York, Massachussetts, New Jersey
National Governors Assn
Attacking sprawl by revitalizing older communities, www.nga.org
Description: Benefits of Brownfield redevelopment of older communitites.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Massachussetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Overcoming obstacles to Brownfield and vacant land redevelopment, www.lincolninst.edu
Description: How brownfield redevelopment can occur.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, water, healthy communities, historic preservation
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Permit coordination study, www.lincolninst.edu
Description: This paper studies coordination of land use regulatory programs. It consists of an introduction and general observations, a review of current and recent literature, and two case analyses..
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, water, historic preservation, healthy communities
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 #3: Multi-municipal planning, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Neighboring communites developing shared vision and coordinating planning in many areas .
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, healthy communities, transportation, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Municipal implementation tool #4: Residential Infill Development, www.dvrpc.org
Description: IV is the recycling of vacant or underutilized lands within cities and suburbs.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
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
Natural Resource Protection Ordinance, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Define and delineate standards for natural resource protection.
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
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
EPA
State Brownfields & Voluntary Response Program:Region 2, www.epa.gov
Description: Region 2: NJ and NY.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New Jersey , New York
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