New Jersey Conference on the

Fourth Regional Plan

Friday, November 14, 2014 Seton Hall University School of Law

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New Jersey Conference November 14, 2014

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New Jersey Conference November 14, 2014

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Thank you to our sponsors and partners:

ASLA-NJ • American Planning Association-NJ Chapter • Downtown New Jersey • Housing &

Community Development Network of New Jersey • Fair Share Housing Center • NAIOP-NJ • New Jersey Bike and Walk Coalition • New Jersey

Chamber of Commerce • New Jersey Conservation Foundation • New Jersey League of Conservation Voters • New Jersey State League

of Municipalities • New Jersey Urban Mayors Association • NY/NJ Baykeeper • Sustainable Jersey • Tri-State Transportation Campaign

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3 states

31 counties

783 towns and cities

23 million residents

www.rpa.org/fourth-plan @regionalplan #4thPlan

1929 First Regional Plan 1968 Second Regional Plan 1996 Third Regional Plan

•  to create communities that are dynamic, livable and resilient;

•  expand the region’s economic prosperity in an equitable and sustainable way;

•  and reform the financial, institutional and regulatory structures necessary to implement smart planning decisions

Fourth Regional Plan Goals

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Building on Existing Plans

Listening to the Region

•  Survey

•  Focus Groups

•  Individual and Business Profiles

Using New Tools for Research and Engagement

What if we reduce transit times to Newark?

What if we increase the number of entry-level jobs that can be reached by someone living in the Dayton neighborhood of Newark?

How many more jobs are accessible to someone with some college education?

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The tri-state region has made enormous strides.

Photo Credit: Nancy Borowick

In the last 20 years, the region has gained 2.3 million residents and 1.5 million jobs, while growing as fast as the U.S. as a whole.

Life expectancy has grown much faster than the national average.

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Opportunities are limited for too many people.

Photo Credit: João Lavinha

Median incomes, adjusted for inflation, have dropped since 1990 for more than three-quarters of the region’s households

Access to education and other opportunities shaped by income, race and geography: Randolph, NJ New Brunswick, NJ

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There is a rising crisis of affordability.

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Declining incomes have been compounded by skyrocketing housing costs.

Affordability is not just an urban issue.

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The promise of the suburbs is fading.

Job growth has been much weaker in the suburbs and older cities outside of New York City.

Less than one in four polled Northern NJ residents believe their community will be a better place in 10 years.

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The region is increasingly vulnerable to disasters.

Photo Credit: Nancy Borowick

Some of the region’s most critical infrastructure is in the flood plain.

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Photo credits: Luis Villa del Campo via Creative Commons

Technological complexity and lean supply chains increase the risk of disruption.

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Our government institutions are ill-equipped to address these

challenges.

Photo Credit: Nancy Borowick

Both the cost and time it takes to build new infrastructure is increasing.

1 Region 3 States 31 Counties 783 Municipalities 703 School districts 175 Housing authorities 459 Fire districts 157 Business improvement districts 36 Sewer districts (data not available for NYS)

The number of governmental jurisdictions creates inefficiencies and make it difficult to reach decisions…

How can we take advantages of changes in technology, demographics and culture to create a more prosperous, equitable and sustainable place?

Seizing Opportunities

Photo Credit: TIME, Johnathan D. Woods, Michael Franz, Gavin D. Farrell, Meghan P. Farrell, Claudio Palmisano

Panel Discussion Hon. James J. Florio, Founding Partner at Florio, Perrucci, Steinhardt & Fader and former governor of New Jersey Staci Berger, President & CEO, Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey Hon. Wilda Diaz, Mayor of Perth Amboy Dennis Bone, Director, Feliciano Center for Entrepreneurship at Montclair State University

New Jersey Conference November 14, 2014

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Q & A New Jersey Conference

November 14, 2014 #4thplan

New Jersey Conference November 14, 2014

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Thank you to our sponsors and partners:

ASLA-NJ • American Planning Association-NJ Chapter • Downtown New Jersey • Housing &

Community Development Network of New Jersey • Fair Share Housing Center • NAIOP-NJ • New Jersey Bike and Walk Coalition • New Jersey

Chamber of Commerce • New Jersey Conservation Foundation • New Jersey League of Conservation Voters • New Jersey State League

of Municipalities • New Jersey Urban Mayors Association • NY/NJ Baykeeper • Sustainable Jersey • Tri-State Transportation Campaign

Photo Credit: TIME, Johnathan D. Woods, Michael Franz, Gavin D. Farrell, Meghan P. Farrell, Claudio Palmisano