EPA Sustainable Development Challenge Grant
As
one of only 40 grantees in the country, The Partnership received funding
to support smart growth planning activities in the Central Jersey region.
These activities included general constituency-building and case studies
of local smart growth planning efforts.
The constituency-building activities included conducting seminars, such as a series of "Smart Talk" breakfast meetings and a roundtable to discuss various public transit initiatives in the Hopewell Valley area of Mercer County. PlanSmart NJ also conducted three case studies of local smart growth planning efforts. One case study was promoting center-based development in a suburban master plan. Another was proposing locations for station-area development along a suburban light rail line, which was in the planning stages. The third case study involved working on a goal-oriented zoning ordinance that would implement village centers proposed in a suburban master plan.
Funded By
US Environmental Protection Agency, Region II
290 Broadway
New York, NY 10001-1866
Start Date
September 1999
Completion Date
October 2001
Key Staff
James Hess
Dianne Brake
Brian Carson
Contract Amount
$50,000