Together North Jersey (TNJ) was created in 2011 to develop the first comprehensive plan for sustainable development in North Jersey. Funded by a $5 million federal Sustainable Communities Grant and nearly $5 million in leveraged funds from members, the TNJ planning effort brought together a coalition of nearly 100 diverse partners — counties, municipalities, educational institutions, nonprofits, businesses and other stakeholders — to develop the TNJ Regional Plan.
Together North Jersey Regional Plan
A region-wide plan for sustainable material management strategies and practices that engage municipalities, counties, authori-
ties, businesses, institutions and the general public in shifting a mindset from wasteful practices to sustainable material management by
embracing waste reduction strategies, expanding opportunities for material reuse, better managing food donation and composting
programs, improving existing recycling programs and revisiting and launching essential public education and outreach programs.
Region-wide Studies
- Air Quality Baseline Topic Report (April 2013)
- Arts & Culture Baseline Topic Report (June 2013)
- Education Baseline Topic Report (June 2013)
- Energy and Climate Baseline Topic Report (June 2013)
- Fair Housing & Equity Assessment Report (2015)
- Health and Safety Baseline Topic Report (April 2013)
- Housing Baseline Topic Report (March 2013)
- Land Use & Design Baseline Topic Report (June 2013)
- Natural Lands Baseline Topic Report (June 2013)
- North Jersey Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Vol. 1 (June 2015)
- North Jersey Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Vol. 2 (June 2015)
- North Jersey Marketing Research: Key Takeaways from Case Studies and Informant Interviews (June 2020)
- North Jersey Partners: A Regional Workforce Collaboration (Winter 2015)
- North Jersey Partners Regional Workforce Collaboration (Winter 2015)
- Planning for Greenways: A Guidebook for New Jersey Communities (November 2019)
- Review of Current Tourism and Economic Development
- Sustainable Jersey: From Plan to Implementation at the Local Level
- Together 202: Reimagining Complete Communities Along a Connecting Corridor
- TNJ Guidebook for Assessing Access to Food Resources (June 2019)
- TNJ Guidebook for Transit Hub Planning (June 2019)
- Water Resources Baseline Topic Report (May 2013)
Studies By County
Bergen County
- McGinley Square – Montgomery Corridor Mobility Project (September 2014)
Essex County
- Essex County Complete Streets Implementation Action Plan (September 2014)
- Irvington Avenue: Creating a Complete Corridor (August 2014)
- Bloomfield Avenue Complete Corridor Plan (April 2015)
- Newark Greenstreets Initiative: Planning & Implementing Green Stormwater Infrastructure (March 2015)
- Newark Access to Opportunity: Connecting Neighborhoods to Local Economic Development (Spring 2014)
- Training Community Based Organizations in Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (March 2015)
- Urban Essex Coalition for Smart Growth (June 2013)
- Valley We Design: Art From the Heart of Community (October 2014)
Hudson County
- Exploration of a Public Bike Share Program in Hudson County (2015)
- Hoboken Green Infrastructure Strategic Plan (October 2013)
- Visualizations of Adaptation Scenarios and Next Steps White Paper (February 2015)
Hunterdon County
- Hunterdon County Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (December 2014)
- Kingwood: A Plan for Preserving Rural Character Through Controlled Development of Route 12 (Winter 2015)
Middlesex County
- Middlesex Greenway Access Plan and Health Impact Assessment (Summer 2014)
- The New Brunswick Ciclovia Evaluation Report (2013)
- Perth Amboy Bay City Transit District Strategy (December 2013)
- Smith Street Central Business District Study (October 2014)
Monmouth County
Morris County
Ocean County
Passaic County
- Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (April 2015)
- Passaic Eastside Transit-Oriented Development Strategy (May 2014)
- Paterson Northside Community Action Plan (February 2015)
- Pompton Lakes Transit Access Study (March 2015)
Somerset County
- Supporting Priority Investment in Somerset County (April 2015)
Sussex County
Union County
- Morris Avenue Complete Streets Concept Plan
- Morris Avenue Vision and Mobility Plan (December 2014)
- Elizabethport Safe Routes to School Travel Plan (April 2015)
- Woodbridge-Rahway Regional Access to the Arts (August 2014)
- Sustainable Development in Union County: A Livability Guide (March 2015)