The Redevelopment Handbook: A Guide to Rebuilding New Jersey's Communities Paperback – October 2, 2024

The Redevelopment Handbook: A Guide to Rebuilding New Jersey's Communities is the recognized reference on redevelopment in New Jersey and has been used widely by planners, attorneys, public officials, educators, and the public to understand how redevelopment can be used to revitalize communities and advance local and regional planning objectives. The Redevelopment Handbook is a practical “how-to” guide to redevelopment. It provides a step-by-step overview of the redevelopment process in New Jersey, from the designation of an area as being in need of redevelopment or rehabilitation, to the formulation of a redevelopment plan, selection of a redeveloper, and the implementation of the plan. In addition, the handbook provides information about New Jersey’s tax abatement and exemption statutes, as well as other financing mechanisms for local redevelopment.The Redevelopment Handbook includes case studies that highlight successful and innovative approaches to the planning, financing, and implementation of redevelopment plans and projects and how public officials and planning professionals can work together to create public-private planning partnerships that successfully achieve community planning objectives through the effective use of redevelopment. In addition to highlighting successful redevelopment projects, the handbook identifies key issues or concerns to be addressed in crafting an effective redevelopment strategy and the problems and obstacles to be overcome to ensure that the redevelopment process results in implementable redevelopment plans that achieve the revitalization goals and objectives of the community.The Redevelopment Handbook was prepared with the support of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA-NJ). Read more