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SUMMARY:TNJ Institue Webinar:  Parklet Best Practices
DESCRIPTION:This event took place on April 28\, 2023.   Click here to watch a video of the webinar. \nThe TNJ Initiative\, in collaboration with Downtown New Jersey\, held a Forum on parklet implementation. Speakers discussed lessons learned from the past 10 years since the original Parklet Handbook was released\, and provide insights and ideas for future parklets. \n\nPanelists included:\nMayor Andrew Nowick\, City of Lambertville\nChris Bernardo\, President & CEO\, Commercial District Services\nRyan Sharp\, Director of Transportation and Parking\, City of Hoboken\nJames Ribaudo\, Director of Operations\, Arterial\nCourtenay D. Mercer\, Executive Director\, Downtown New Jersey (Moderator)
URL:https://togethernorthjersey.com/event/tnj-institue-webinar-parklet-best-practices/
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SUMMARY:TNJ Institute e-Bike Incentives
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday December 14\, 2023 at 12pm for a webinar that explores programs and incentives for e-bike micromobility – brought to you by Together North Jersey and the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority. \nThe TNJ Institute is hosting a webinar\, E-bikes in New Jersey. Learn about e-bike regulations  and explore incentive programs that support e-bikes as a viable transportation mode in the state. The event will include presentations from local and national experts followed by a panel discussion and Q&A.  \nThis webinar took place on Thursday December 14 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.  CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE RECORDING\n \nSpeakers include:   \n\nJohn MacArthur\, Portland State University\nLuke Jones\, Valdosta State University  \nAshley Lovell\, Electric Bicycle Policy & Campaign Director\, People for Bikes\n\nWebinar agenda:  \nWelcome\nBlythe Eaman\, North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority    \nE-bikes 101:  What is an e-bike and why is this an important topic? \nJacob Thompson\, Voorhees Transportation Center.  \nOverview of incentive programs in the U.S. with coauthors of “Using E-Bike Purchase Incentive Programs to Expand the Market – North American Trends and Recommended Practices.”  \nMoving the Market for E-Bikes\nJohn MacArthur\, Portland State University \nA National Stated Preference Survey on Electric Bicycle Purchase Incentives – PLEASE NOTE: the findings from these slides have not been published yet and should NOT be cited.\nLuke Jones\, Valdosta State University   \nPeople for Bikes e-bike Incentive Design Toolkit Demonstration\nAshley (Ash) Lovell\, Electric Bicycle Policy & Campaign Director\, People for Bikes \nDiscussion Panel with Audience Q&A\nJacob Thompson\, Voorhees Transportation Center (moderator)\nJohn MacArthur\, Portland State University\nLuke Jones\, Valdosta State University\nAshley (Ash) Lovell\, People for Bikes \n \n\n\n\n \n 
URL:https://togethernorthjersey.com/event/tnj-institute-e-bike-webinar/
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SUMMARY:TNJ Institute Webinar: E-bikes in New Jersey
DESCRIPTION:The TNJ Institute is hosting a webinar\, E-bikes in New Jersey\, to promote a better understanding of e-bikes as a viable transportation mode in the state. Learn about e-bike regulations within and outside of New Jersey and explore e-bike incentive programs and program design. You’ll hear presentations from local and national experts followed by a panel discussion and Q&A. \nSpeakers include: \nJacob Thompson\, Voorhees Transportation Center \nJohn MacArthur\, Portland State University \nLuke Jones\, Valdosta State University \nAshley Seward\, Director of State and Local Policy at People for Bikes \nJoin us Thursday\, December 14 at 12 p.m.
URL:https://togethernorthjersey.com/event/tnj-institute-webinar-e-bikes-in-new-jersey/
LOCATION:NJ
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SUMMARY:Placemaking in Context: Honoring the Culture and History of Communities
DESCRIPTION:  \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER\nPlacemaking in Context: Honoring the Culture and History of Communities  \nDate: Friday April 26\, 2024  \nLocation: Bloustein Special Events Forum\, New Brunswick\, NJ  \nPlacemaking strengthens the connection between people and places. Join us as we examine placemaking through a lens of arts and humanities with transportation\, highlighting the culture and histories of local communities and encouraging safe\, active transportation through the built environment.  \nThis workshop\, Honoring the Culture and History of Communities\, is open to municipalities\, planners\, and anyone else interested in learning about placemaking. Speakers represent a variety of projects and places with different goals and outcomes – remembering events of the past\, preserving community memories\, acknowledging changing landscapes\, and celebrating communities that occupy spaces in the present.  \nAttendees will walk away with:  \n\nExamples of diverse types of placemaking\, demonstrated by the variety of speakers\, projects\, and locations. \nThe integration of arts and humanities into placemaking through public history\, landscape architecture\, and storytelling.   \nPlacemaking and active transportation through presentations about Strollology (the science of walking)\, public art\, and safety. \nAn opportunity to share their own ideas and troubleshoot issues in their communities through a hands-on workshop. \n\n Keynote Speaker:  \n\nNina Cooke John\, Founding Principal\, Studio Cooke John Architecture + Design \n\nPanelists:   \n\nProfessor Kristin O’Brassill-Kulfan\, Assistant Teaching Professor & Coordinator of Public History – History Department\, Rutgers University School of Arts and Sciences (AIR Collaborative) \nJennifer Souder\, Founder\, Asbury Park African-American Music Project \nDiane Shelton\, MSW\, Community Outreach Specialist\, Interfaith Neighbors \nTamara Remedios\, Director of Neighborhood Activations for Global Center for Urban Innovations\, Audible\n\n Presenters:  \n\nAnette Freytag\, Professor of the History and Theory of Landscape Architecture\, Rutgers University School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (co-founder of AIR Collaborative)  \nDaniel Swern\, Co-founder and Producing Director\, coLAB Arts\n\n  \nEvent Agenda\n9:00 to 9:30: Registration and Networking \n9:30 to 9:40: Welcome – David Behrend\, Executive Director\, NJTPA \n9:40 to 10:00: Keynote – Nina Cooke John \nNina Cooke John will discuss the development\, design\, and installation of Harriet Tubman monument in Newark\, NJ. \n10 am to 11:00: Panel Presentation – Honoring the Past \nThis presentation brings together experts from community-based organizations in New Jersey. Led by Dr. Kristin O’Brassill-Kulfan\, the panel will discuss topics such as collaborative knowledge production about local history\, stakeholder mapping\, and historical resource auditing for community history projects. The panelists will provide case study examples from New Brunswick\, Asbury Park\, and Newark. \nPanelists and Moderator \n\nDr. Kristin O’Brassill-Kulfan (moderator)\, Assistant Professor\, Rutgers – AIR Collaborative\nJennifer Souder\, Founder\, Asbury Park African-American Music Project (AP-AMP)\nDiane Shelton\, MSW\, Community Outreach Specialist\, Interfaith Neighbors\nTamara Remedios\, Director\, Neighborhood Activations for Global Center for Urban Innovation at Audible \n\n11:00 to 11:15: Break \n11:15 to 12:15: Placemaking Presentations – Honoring the Present \nTwo presenters will share their expertise in placemaking with a focus on everyday users of the space. Dr. Anette Freytag will discuss the concept of Strollology – the science of walking – to experience and identify the typical planning errors of a car-based society. She will present on a trans-Atlantic project centering the importance of planners and public administrators to take walks at project sites. \nDan Swern\, producing director for coLAB Arts\, will share how the organization uses creative interventions\, including public art and performance\, to forward community dialogue and information sharing around justice and community-based issues.   \nPresenters \n\nDr. Anette Freytag\, Professor\, Rutgers – AIR Collaborative\nDan Swern\, Co-founder and Producing Director\, coLAB Arts\n\n(end of main program) \n12:15 to 12:45: LUNCH \nBreak for lunch on your own. A list of local lunch options will be provided. \n12:30 to 1:30: OPTIONAL Workshop \nAttendees with placemaking projects in their own communities are invited to stay for a collaborative discussion with experts from the Vibrant Places Program and the AIR Collaborative. This session provides an opportunity to ask questions about local initiatives or share ideas with other placemakers looking to implement projects.
URL:https://togethernorthjersey.com/event/placemaking-in-context-honoring-the-culture-and-history-of-communities/
LOCATION:Edward J. Bloustein School\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, New Jersey\, 08901
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