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Transcript of Fourth Regional Plan NJ Conference Fragile Success
New Jersey Conference on the
Fourth Regional Plan
Friday, November 14, 2014 Seton Hall University School of Law
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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
@Srcas'cCommutr
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.
Photo Credit: flickr4jazz (flickr)
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.
Photo Credit: bfishadow
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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
#4thplan
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