The fourth annual Redevelopment Forum was held at the Hyatt Hotel and Conference Center in New Brunswick on February 27, 2009. More than 550 participants attended 22 workshops on a wide variety of topics.
 

• Click here for the Forum Agenda
• Click here for the Workshops, Panelists and Downloadable Presentations
• Click here for the Forum Overview and Select Photos

Thank You to Our Sponsors. The Redevelopment Forum is made possible through the support of our sponsors. For the full list of our 2009 sponsors, please  click here. New Jersey Future would especially like to thank our title sponsors:

Forum Overview & Select Photos
New Jersey Future Executive Director Peter Kasabach welcomed the attendees, noting in his opening remarks, "sprawl remains the path of least resistance" for many developers and municipal officials, "yet it pits environmental concerns against development concerns...in a wasteful and unnecessary tug of war between two factions that have more in common at the end of the day than differences." Community Affairs Commissioner Joseph Doria urged attendees to "work together toward sustainable smart-growth communities."

Keynote speaker Robert Liberty was explicit, "redevelopment must become the dominant form of development in the United States over the next decade." After highlighting his own experiences in Oregon, Mr. Liberty issued a challenge to developers and environmentalists: join forces to stop suburban sprawl and promote revitalization of urban areas. Mr. Liberty has been an attorney for more than 27 years, with experience in land use planning issues, serving as a staff attorney and Executive Director for 1000 Friends of Oregon, the nation's oldest statewide Smart Growth advocacy organization. Click here for Robert's full biography.
  

Ann Limberg from Bank of America, NJF Executive Director Peter Kasabach
and Ed Selover from PSE&G


Board Member Anne Babineau with attendees at breakfast


Board Member Bill Best chats with Pat Morrissey from HANDS
 during a networking break.


Using Redevelopment to Go Green panel discussion


Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Deputy Executive Director
Susan Bass Levin


Keynote Speaker Robert Liberty, Esq.


Robert Liberty, NJF Board Chair Ingrid Reed, NJF Executive Director Peter Kasabach
NJF Board Member Joe Maraziti


Smart Housing Zones panel discussion with
NJF Senior Director of State Policy Chris Sturm


Networking Reception