News & Perspectives
Solar Arrays for Fully Developed Office Complex
PPG recently provided the planning testimony in support of a use variance application unanimously approved by the Bridgewater Zoning Board of Adjustment to locate solar arrays in an office complex parking lot. Continue Reading >
PPG Principals to Present at New Jersey Planning Conference
PPG Principals Paul A. Phillips and Paul Grygiel will be session presenters at the 2011 New Jersey Planning Conference on November 4th in New Brunswick. Continue Reading >
PPG Helps Position Bethlehem’s Eastern Gateway for Revitalization
A joint team of PPG and Project for Public Spaces recently concluded its Eastern Gateway project for the City of Bethlehem, PA. The plan recommended a number of “lighter, quicker, cheaper” streetscape improvements and provided a clear-eyed assessment of the redevelopment potential of a key entrance point to the city. Continue Reading >
NJ COAH Eliminated, More Changes to Come
The New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) was eliminated effective August 29, 2011, consistent with Governor Christie's June 29, 2011 issuance of Reorganization Plan No. 001-2011, which also transferred all functions, powers, duties and personnel of COAH to the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs (DCA). Continue Reading >
Keenan Hughes and Elizabeth Leheny Named Principals
Phillips Preiss Grygiel LLC has named Keenan Hughes, AICP, PP, LEED AP and Elizabeth Leheny, AICP, PP principals of the firm. Continue Reading >
Awards
Westchester Municipal Planning Federation Achievement Award
Comprehensive Plan and Amendments to the Zoning Code, Village of Ossining, NY
Vision Long Island Smart Growth Award
Glen Cove Master Plan, City of Glen Cove, NY
New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association Award for Smart Growth
TOD Visioning and Redevelopment Plan, Somerville, NJ
New Jersey Future Smart Growth Award
Creative Downtown Redevelopment Strategy: Epstein’s Rehabilitation Plan and Implementation, Morristown, NJ