The Regional Planning Partnership (RPP) has announced the launch of New Jersey’s first regional planning blog titled Planning Partners Blog: A Forum for Regional Planning Issues in New Jersey. RPP announced the launch of the blog at its annual meeting and dinner held Nov. 10 at the Princeton Hyatt.
According to a press release, the RPP’s web log, or “blog” for short, is a public Web site that allows users to read thoughts and ideas posted by RPP and make comments or raise questions about the postings.
The blog will be updated on a weekly, and sometimes daily, basis and reflects the views and interests of RPP regarding regional planning issues in New Jersey and beyond.
The goal of the new Planning Partners Blog is to create an up-to-date forum for discussing planning challenges and issues facing New Jersey. The blog’s purpose is also to examine regional and urban planning topics at a national and international scale in order to inform the present and future of planning in New Jersey.
One of the first postings on the blog asks for comments on New Jersey’s Growth Challenge. After announcing the launch of the blog at the annual dinner, RPP President Dianne Brake said, “New Jersey must deal with the growth in Smart Growth, or lose our economy to states where there is still plenty of open land to continue the slash-and-burn approach.
“RPP’s Smart Growth Econ-omy Project will demonstrate how to harness New Jersey’s economic forces to create a land use pattern that will support economic growth appropriate to each region, reduce auto and truck dependency, increase racial and economic integration, and use fiscal and natural resources more efficiently,” she said.
Further information and ideas about RPP’s Smart Growth Economy Project have been posted to the blog for comment, questioning and discussion. The Web site may be accessed at www.planningpartners.org/blog.html.
According to the press release, the Regional Planning Partnership, based in Trenton, has promoted growth management and urban and suburban redevelopment for more than 35 years. RPP promotes sound economic development and conservation through better planning and regional cooperation.