ULHNNJ holding NJ Transportation Infrastrcture needs program
By Mel Fabrikant Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 03:13 PM EDT
The Northern New Jersey District Council of the Urban Land Institute will be holding a program called "Prioritizing New Jersey's Transportation Needs" on March 28 from 9:00-11:30 a.m. at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy in New Brunswick.
In light of Governor Corzine's recent budget announcement, we feet the need to address infrastructure concerns in the state of New Jersey," said Linda Morgan, Programming Chair of ULI-NNJ and Senior Vice President of Planning at Cogswell Realty Group in Newark. "This program brings together New Jersey's industry thought leaders to discuss and analyze problems we foresee in the transportation sector and how to address them."
The program will analyze New Jersey's infrastructure as it relates to the state's economy and land use policies. Panelists will discuss asset/toll monetization, gas/fuel tax increases, and the plans to privatize the highways. Also scrutinized will be infrastructure needs, should New Jersey be fixing roads or building new ones? The speakers will also evaluate how infrastructure generated revenue should be spent.
The program will begin with a historic and economic overview of the state's transportation system. Following that will be a panel on the importance of infrastructure on the state economy and how to prioritize infrastructure projects. The final discussion will concern financing infrastructure.
Panelists will include: Mary Forsberg, Research Director of New Jersey Policy Perspective; James Hughes, PHD, Dean of Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy; Mary Kay Murphy, Executive Director of NJ Transportation Planning Authority; Joseph Seneca, Professor at Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and Chairman of NJ Council of Economic Advisors to the Governor; Assemblyman John Wisniewski, Chair of Assembly transportation Public Works and Independent Authorities Committee; andAdam Zellner, Policy Director, Office of the Governor.
For more information about this program and for registration information including pricing, please visit the website at http://nnj.uli.org.
About the Urban Land Institute
The Urban Land Institute is a non-profit education and research institute that is supported and directed by its members. Its mission is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. Established in 1936, the Institute today has over 34,000 members and associates representing the entire spectrum of the land use and development disciplines. It is comprised of developers, builders, property owners, investors, architects, public officials, planners, real estate brokers, appraisers, attorneys, engineers, financiers, academics, students and librarians.
In light of Governor Corzine's recent budget announcement, we feet the need to address infrastructure concerns in the state of New Jersey," said Linda Morgan, Programming Chair of ULI-NNJ and Senior Vice President of Planning at Cogswell Realty Group in Newark. "This program brings together New Jersey's industry thought leaders to discuss and analyze problems we foresee in the transportation sector and how to address them."
The program will analyze New Jersey's infrastructure as it relates to the state's economy and land use policies. Panelists will discuss asset/toll monetization, gas/fuel tax increases, and the plans to privatize the highways. Also scrutinized will be infrastructure needs, should New Jersey be fixing roads or building new ones? The speakers will also evaluate how infrastructure generated revenue should be spent.
The program will begin with a historic and economic overview of the state's transportation system. Following that will be a panel on the importance of infrastructure on the state economy and how to prioritize infrastructure projects. The final discussion will concern financing infrastructure.
Panelists will include: Mary Forsberg, Research Director of New Jersey Policy Perspective; James Hughes, PHD, Dean of Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy; Mary Kay Murphy, Executive Director of NJ Transportation Planning Authority; Joseph Seneca, Professor at Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and Chairman of NJ Council of Economic Advisors to the Governor; Assemblyman John Wisniewski, Chair of Assembly transportation Public Works and Independent Authorities Committee; andAdam Zellner, Policy Director, Office of the Governor.
For more information about this program and for registration information including pricing, please visit the website at http://nnj.uli.org.
About the Urban Land Institute
The Urban Land Institute is a non-profit education and research institute that is supported and directed by its members. Its mission is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. Established in 1936, the Institute today has over 34,000 members and associates representing the entire spectrum of the land use and development disciplines. It is comprised of developers, builders, property owners, investors, architects, public officials, planners, real estate brokers, appraisers, attorneys, engineers, financiers, academics, students and librarians.
