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🎨🎭 How can arts, culture, and community engagement help transform brownfields into vibrant destinations? ✅ Join NJIT TAB on July 23, 2026, for Making Places from Forgotten Spaces, a full-day summit exploring the intersection of Creative Placemaking and brownfield redevelopment. Creative Placemaking intentionally integrates arts-based strategies and community engagement into planning and development. When applied to brownfield redevelopment, it can help communities create places that are not only economically and environmentally sustainable, but also culturally vibrant and reflective of local identity. We are honored to welcome keynote speaker Suzanne Ishee, Director of NJIT Hub for Creative Placemaking. An award-winning producer, actor, and playwright, Suzanne co-founded NJIT’s Center for Creative Placemaking to connect artists, planners, developers, conservation professionals, downtown managers, public art practitioners, and community leaders around shared community development goals. She also developed NJIT’s Certificate in Creative Placemaking and co-developed the curriculum for NJIT’s Certificate in Location Management and Film. Drawing from her unique background in both the entertainment industry and community development, Suzanne will share how creative placemaking strategies reimagine vacant and underutilized properties as places that reflect community identity and culture. 📅 July 23, 2026 ⏰ 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM 📍 Newark, NJ Whether you're a municipal leader, nonprofit organization, state or federal agency, brownfield practitioner, developer, or community advocate, this summit offers opportunities to learn, connect, and explore innovative redevelopment approaches. 🔗 More information: https://lnkd.in/gMQNiq54 📝 Register today: https://lnkd.in/emZedJ4U Tag someone who should join the conversation! 👇 #CreativePlacemaking #Brownfields #CommunityDevelopment #Redevelopment #EconomicDevelopment #UrbanPlanning #NJITTAB #SustainableDevelopment #NewarkNJ

⏰ Deadline Approaching! DEP's Office of Climate Resilience's Resilient NJ Program has a regional planning grant opportunity open now for local governments. Municipalities have until 📅JULY 7, 2026 to self-organize into regions and apply for this technical assistance opportunity. To view the entire notice of funding availability and learn more, visit the Resilient NJ website at: https://lnkd.in/gGJ9ydV5

🌿 Join NJIT TAB on July 23, 2026, from 9 AM–2 PM at New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark for the "NJ Making Places from Forgotten Spaces" Summit! Brownfield sites often present environmental and economic challenges, but they also offer opportunities for creative placemaking, community revitalization, and sustainable redevelopment. This in-person summit will explore how brownfield redevelopment and creative placemaking can work together to advance economic growth, social equity, and environmental protection. 🎨 Attendees will hear from experts and practitioners across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, including: ❇️ Keynote Address by Suzanne Ishee, NJIT Hub for Creative Placemaking ❇️ NJIT TAB Introduction by Cailyn Bruno, PG, LSRP ❇️ Creative Placemaking and Economic Opportunity Panel featuring Christopher A. Watson, Ph.D.(abd) (Murphy Schiller & Wilkes LLP), Bilal Walker, M.A. (Eden's Farm, Al-Munir, Urban Seeds Grow), and Michael Atkins (Atlantic City Arts Foundation) ❇️ Project Planning & Environmental Assessments featuring Miriam Salerno (Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center) and Michael Poland (NJ LSRPA - Licensed Site Remediation Professionals Association) ❇️ Funding and Resources Panel featuring US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), NJ Department of Environmental Protection, and the NJ State Council on the Arts ❇️ Interactive Placemaking workshop where everyone gets hands-on experience using collaborative design boards and icons ❇️ Breaking Brownfields (Placemaking Edition) featuring real-world project challenges tackled by a panel of multi-disciplinary experts Designed for local leaders, nonprofits, government agencies, and brownfield practitioners, this summit will help build the partnerships and connections needed to move redevelopment projects forward. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with state and federal representatives, industry experts, and community changemakers. 🌟 Register today: https://lnkd.in/emZedJ4U #Brownfields #CreativePlacemaking #CommunityDevelopment #EconomicDevelopment #Sustainability #Redevelopment #NJITTAB #NewJersey

In recognition of Juneteenth, Freedom Day, New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJIT Hillier College of Architecture and Design, and the NJIT TAB offices will be closed on Friday, June 19th. We are taking this time to allow our staff and university partners time for reflection and to join in celebrations of this vital American holiday. We wish everyone a meaningful and safe Juneteenth. #Juneteenth #NJITTAB #NJITCCS #Reflection #FreedomDay

🔊RESCHEDULED🔊 We will be rescheduling tonight’s event! Stay tuned for more details!!

🏎️ Is your community's redevelopment project stuck in neutral? Let’s get it into gear together!   The NJIT TAB, NJ Department of Environmental Protection and US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 Brownfields teams are officially seeking New Jersey municipalities and non-profits to share their stalled brownfield projects for our next NJ Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG) meeting. If you are facing regulatory hurdles, funding gaps, or environmental liabilities, this is your chance to pitch your project to a "think tank" of state and federal experts. Get real, actionable solutions on: 🏛️ Permit navigation & regulatory red tape 💰 State & federal funding sources 🛠️ Technical assistance programs Don't let your project sit on the sidelines. Participation is completely FREE! 📅 Submission Deadline: Monday, July 13, 2026 👉 Get started and submit your project here: https://lnkd.in/eiHGyupD! #SeekingaProject #BrownfieldRedevelopment #ProblemSolving #USEPA #NewJersey #NJDEP #NJIT #NJEDA #NJTransit #USDA #DOT #HUD #CommunityDevelopment #EnvironmentalResilience #PublicFunding

**Rescheduled for July 30th** Are you attending this exciting event in Mobile? Register today for a fun filled evening of networking with brownfields professionals! https://lnkd.in/eVcmTVg6

🌿Join NJIT TAB on July 23, 2026, from 9AM–2PM at New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark for the "NJ Making Places from Forgotten Spaces" Summit. Brownfield sites often present environmental and economic challenges, but they also offer opportunities for creative placemaking, community revitalization, and sustainable redevelopment. This in-person summit will explore how brownfield redevelopment and creative placemaking can work together to advance economic growth, social equity, and environmental protection. 🎨 Attendees will hear from experts and practitioners across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, including: ❇️ Keynote Address by Suzanne Ishee, NJIT Hub for Creative Placemaking ❇️ NJIT TAB Introduction by Cailyn Bruno, PG, LSRP ❇️ Creative Placemaking and Economic Opportunity ❇️ Project Planning & Environmental Assessments ❇️ Funding and Resources Panel ❇️ Breaking Brownfields (Placemaking Edition), featuring real-world project challenges and expert problem-solving A midday lunch break will also give attendees the opportunity to enjoy Newark's local restaurants and explore the area around campus. Designed for local leaders, nonprofits, government agencies, and brownfield practitioners, this summit will help build the partnerships and connections needed to move redevelopment projects forward. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with state and federal representatives, industry experts, and community changemakers. 🌟Register today: https://lnkd.in/emZedJ4U #Brownfields #CreativePlacemaking #CommunityDevelopment #EconomicDevelopment #Sustainability #Redevelopment #NJITTAB #NewJersey

Reminder: The deadline for the 2027 National Brownfields Training Conference Call for Ideas is almost here! Submit your ideas by Friday, June 12, 2026. If you've been considering a submission, there's still time to refine your concept and share your ideas. We encourage you to take advantage of the extended deadline and submit your proposal through our Submission Portal: https://lnkd.in/e6HSn6y8 We're looking forward to reviewing your innovative ideas! #Brownfields2027 ⛰️ US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ICMA - International City/County Management Association https://gobrownfields.org/

Remediating brownfields doesn't just improve the physical well-being of your community, but can have incredibly positive economic impacts that includes career growth! Learn more on Monday, June 29 at 2PM ET about how the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Worker Training Program (WTP) and US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Job Training (BFJT) Program support workforce development across the country: https://lnkd.in/gfYkqjrs!