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2020: 11/17 Why is Quality of Life Falling in the US?

11/17 Why is Quality of Life Falling in the US? (recording not available) The Social Progress Index offers a rich framework for measuring the multiple dimensions of social progress, benchmarking success, and catalyzing greater human well-being. Creating a society with...

Nominate a Great Place in New Jersey!

The New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association "Great Places in New Jersey" celebrates downtowns, public spaces, streets, and neighborhoods of exemplary character, quality, and planning.  These places represent the gold standard in terms of having a true...

Overcoming ‘the appalling silence of the good people’

Rep. Jim Clyburn's (D-S.C.) endorsement of Joe Biden, and the ensuing high Black voter turnout across the South, foreshadowed the potential influence gender and race would play in the 2020 general election. Last Tuesday’s exit polls indicate that 8 out of 10 Black...

What Will Regulatory Policy Look Like Under President Biden?

The Biden administration’s “first six months to a year will be taking up the issues [such as] figuring out which Trump administration initiatives are going to require significant effort to reverse and putting the effort into those,” said Stuart Shapiro, associate dean...