David G. Roberts: A Perspective on Redevelopment

The NJ Association of Planners and Zoning Administrators (NJAPZA) has graciously given us its permission to reprint the article entitled A Perspective on Redevelopment, by David Glynn Roberts, AICP/PP, LLA, RLA, LEED-AP NP, LEED-BD&C which appeared in the Association’s Fall 2016 Edition Newsletter. A special thanks goes out to Jackie Zelinka for her assistance in giving us this opportunity! ... Read More

Not So Spooky Holmdel Cemetery Tells a Story

Halloween conjures-up imagery of ghosts, goblins and misty graveyard fog, but the Holmdel Cemetery couldn’t be further removed from such a scary depiction. In fact, according to Gus DeBlasio, “Holmdel Cemetery has been here for over 200 years and encompasses 15 acres of some of the most beautiful natural terrain in the region!” DeBlasio, a Landscape Architect with Maser Consulting, a local engineering firm, has been assisting with the design, planning and maintenance of the grounds for three decades. ... Read More

Seminar Sparks Rethinking Curve Number Rainfall-Runoff Method

The USDA NRCS Curve Number Method (CN Method) is an application used to provide guidance to design engineers in calculating single event rainfall-runoff volumes that was originally developed in the mid-1950s for agricultural uplands and overland flow. Over time, the CN Method has become entrenched with governmental agencies and private entities dealing with hydrology and embedded in flood control, environmental impact, and sediment-erosion modeling methodologies... ... Read More

Liberty State Park Terminal Re-Opens: Continued Wharf Reconstruction Won’t Interfere with Ferry Rides!

Jersey City's day-long Freedom & Fireworks Festival at Liberty State Park celebrated on Independence Day last week was a milestone in the history of the park as it also marked the reopening of the Park’s Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal (CRRNJ) that sustained severe damage from SuperStorm Sandy’s 11 ft. storm surge in 2012. The $20 million project to restore this iconic brick building has given it a new lease on life more than 125 years after the terminal was initially finished. ... Read More

KIPP Rise Academy Opens Long Awaited Outdoor Recreational Space

Every once in a while, a project comes along that seems to have a little magic about it. Between approvals, permitting, and any number of other hold-ups—when a project finally does come to fruition, somehow you know it was worth every minute of the wait! The new recreational field at KIPP’s Rise Academy in Newark’s ... Read More

Transition Your Assets from Paper to Digital: One Step at a Time with GIS

Fresh off the press in NJWEA’s Effluents Magazine’s most recent issue (Vol. 49 Issue No. 1 2016), the article, Manage Your Assets from Paper to Digital: One Step at a Time by our resident GIS specialist Suzanne M. Zitzman, GISP, targets how Middletown Sewerage Authority (TOMSA) solved the age-old problem of asset management. TOMSA is not ... Read More