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Municipal Land Use Center at TCNJ
The Institute for Sustainability Planning & Governance
Sustainable Jersey™ wins National Strong Communities competition
Amidst fierce competition, Sustainable Jersey – a program of The College of New Jersey’s Municipal Land Use Center – won the national Ashoka/Community Matters Changemakers competition, “Strong Communities: Engaging Citizens, Strengthening Place, Inspiring Change.” Sustainable Jersey will receive $5,000 and recognition as the top social change innovation in the country.
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Sustainable Jersey™ wins National Strong Communities competition
HUD Deputy Secretary Reviews Sustainable Jersey Progress
Deputy Secretary Ron Sims heard from five sustainable Jersey communities Friday, August 27th at a panel event organized by US Representative Rush Holt on the campus of The College of New Jersey. He shared his national perspectives on how the federal government is integrating the agency “silos” and coordinate policies and funding toward its six Livability Principles.
Roundtable Presentations were made by these Sustainable Jersey communities:
Tony F. Mack, Mayor of Trenton, Pamela Mount, Councilwoman, Lawrence Township and Vice Chair, Mayor’s Committee for a Green Future, Paul Pogorzelski, Town Administrator/Engineer, Hopewell Township, David M. DelVecchio, Mayor of Lambertville, and John F Bencivengo, Mayor of Hamilton Township
A panel of respondents included Ron Sims, Deputy Secretary, US HUD, Adolfo Carrión, HUD Region II Regional Administrator, Rush Holt, U.S. Congressman, 12th District, Bill Dressel, Executive Director, NJ League of Municipalities, and Chris Daggett, President & CEO, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
Congressman Rush Holt created the Municipal Land Use Center at The College of New Jersey (MLUC@TCNJ)in 2003. The Center’s approaches to sustainability “on the ground” result in locally-supported and adopted change. MLUC’s efforts have launched actions through its Sustainable Jersey partnership in more than half of New Jersey's 566 municipalities on issues such as energy efficiency, water use, transit access, jobs, more inclusive communities, natural resource protection and waste reduction & recycling, among others.
Sustainable Jersey is regarded as the most successful statewide sustainability municipal certification program in the US.
The annual meeting of the board of the Land Use Municipal Resource Center (LUMRC) will occur on January 25, 2011 at 9:00am at McCauley House on the Campus of TCNJ.