Regional Planning Tools
'Tis Better To Send and Receive: transfer
of development rights
James Tripp (moderator), General Counsel, Environmental Defense
Philip Caton, PP, AICP, President, Clarke, Caton, Hintz
Susan Grogan, Chief Planner, New Jersey Pinelands Commission
Transfer of development rights is now recognized as one of the most effective tools for regional land use planning. This seminar will examine a variety of TDR structures and approaches, their strengths and weaknesses, and strategies for winning acceptance of this approach among landowners and political leaders. Back
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It's
the Law: regional zoning and land use regulation
Larry Liggett, Director of Land Use & Technology, New Jersey Pinelands
Commission
Charles Siemon, Siemon & Larsen
Mandatory land use restrictions designed on a regional scale can be the
most powerful means of making a regional vision into a reality on the ground.
This seminar will explore models for regional zoning, the benefits and
pitfalls
agencies may encounter, and approaches to integrating municipal, county
and state regulation into a coherent system. Back
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The Toolbox: growth management
tools for regional planning
Dianne R. Brake, President, Regional Planning Partnership
Robert Ceberio, Executive Director, New Jersey Meadowlands Commission
Advocates and innovators across the county and abroad have developed a
diverse set of tools for implementing regional land use plans. This seminar
will
address tools such as tax sharing, directed capital investment, timed growth
and urban growth boundaries in the context of regional planning. Back
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Build
It Well and They Will Come: community design and redevelopment
Allan Mallach, Research Director, National Housing Institute
Anton Nelessen, A. Nelessen Associates
Regional planning cannot succeed in the long run unless the various cities and towns of the region succeed in the long run. Efficient and effective land use techniques, including brownfields redevelopment, clustering, traditional neighborhood development, transit villages and other strategies, provide effective tools for achieving natural resource protection in the context of the built environment. Innovative techniques and strategies will be discussed. Back to seminars
You Can Get There From
Here: regional infrastructure planning as a catalyst for regional land
use planning
Barry Seymour, Delaware River Valley Regional Planning Commission
Charles Siemon, Siemon & Larsen
Meeting transportation, wastewater and other infrastructure needs increasingly
present regional challenges, and these challenges are intimately bound
up with regional land use change. This seminar will address how planning
for
infrastructure on a regional basis both demands and can be the catalyst
for regional land use planning. Back
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To Preserve and Protect: land acquisition
as a regional planning tool
Phil Wallis (moderator), Principal, Keystone Conservation Trust
John Bernstein, Director of Education, Land Trust Alliance
Seth McKee, Land Conservation Director, Scenic Hudson Land Trust
Buying land or development rights for conservation and farmland preservation
has become the most popular and widespread means of protecting natural
areas and rural landscapes. This seminar will examine ways to integrate
land acquisition
into a truly regional vision, so that acquisition advances, rather than
undermines, regional planning. Back
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Other Seminar Topics:
Regional Focus
Resource-Based Regional Planning
Strategies for Regional Planning
Impacts of Regional Planning