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Regional Plan Association publications are available from most research projects in all of our core research areas. The large majority of publications are available for download in .pdf format. Most publications are also available for purchase while supplies last. If you are interested in a publication that is not listed, please contact Neysa Pranger at 212-253-2727, ext. 319.

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RPA Annual Reports
2007 Annual Report

2006 Annual Report
2005 Annual Report
2004 Annual Report
2003 Annual Report


Priorities 2006 Board Meeting Memo
1.11.06
Memo

Regional Assembly
2007
MEDIA
VIDEO (via YouTube):
Mayor's Keynote Part 1 (First 10 minutes)
Mayor's Keynote Part 2 (Second 10 minutes)
Mayor's Keynote Part 3 (Last 10 Minutes)

(Via Google Video)
Afternoon Congestion Pricing Panel (1hour, 15 minutes)

TEXT
Mayor Bloomberg's Keynote (PDF 50k)
Gary Rose's Keynote(PDF 18K)

PRESENTATIONS:
Plenary: John Llewellyn (PDF 500K)
Energy: Dr. Stephen Hammer (PDF 1.8M)
Energy: Randall Solomon (PDF 60K)
Wheels: Sonia Hamel(PDF 1.8M)
Wheels: Lee Schipper(PDF 925K)
Wheels: Steve Winkelman (PDF 1.9M)
Landscape: David J. Manning(PDF 1.4M)

PRE-ASSEMBLY:
Regional Assembly Brochure/Summary (PDF 400k)
05.05.06

2006 Eliot Spitzer's Keynote Address (PDF 1Mb)
2006
Taking A Longer View
(PDF 3Mb).
04.29.06
2005 "Beyond Red and Blue" Magazine


Connecticut
Connecticut Transportation
Whitepaper


New York City
Congestion Pricing Testimony
RPA’s testimony: Long Island, Manhattan

MTA Financing Options
Full Paper

MTA Capital Assessment
Press Release
Executive Summary
Full Paper

NYC Waterfront Parks Report
Report

Out of Balance: Housing
08.09.06
Full Report
04.15.04
Executive Summary
Full Paper
Appendices


Framing the Mayoral Debate: Issues and Proposals for the Candidates
08.22.05 Full Report


Bronx
Hunts Point Station Read the report


Brooklyn
Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway
Draft plan for Community Boards 2 & 6 (PDF, 8.2 Mb)


Manhattan
Moynihan Station
08.15.07 Full Report
11.15.06 Full Report

Hudson Yards/Far West Side:
Report One: "The Far West Side and the Region's Future Development Needs"
Report Two: "The Far West Side: Transportation Needs and Impacts"
Report Three:
"The Far West Side: An Urban Design Analysis"
Report Four:
Position Paper and Position Paper Executive Summary
Report Five
"Urban Development Alternatives for the Hudson Rail Yards Site"
Supplemental:
Citizen's Guide to the Hudson Yards EIS

Civic Alliance Lower Manhattan Rebuilding Process
Executive Summary
Report


New Jersey
Newark Vision
Full Report

Somerville Landfill Vision
Full report PDF 2/07

Healthy Communities and Netcong Transit-Friendly Community Study
Netcong Final Report
Netcong Project Summary
Building Transit-Friendly Communities (1997 RPA Report) part 1 and part 2
Building a Transit-Friendly Community [PDF, WARNING: LARGE DOWNLOAD 72.1 Mb]

Highlands
Highlands brochure
(PDF, 700K)

Fundamental Property Tax Reform Series
05.01.06
Part Two(PDF 1Mb)
10.17.05
Part One (PDF 600K)
Forum One: How Can We Afford Smart Growth?
Background paper/agenda
Summary of Proceedings
Forum Two: Welcoming Families Back to New Jersey
Background Paper/Agenda
Forum 3: Should Land and Buildings Be Taxed Differently?
Background Paper/Agenda

Rutgers Regional Report
A Transportation-Driven World-Class Economy: New Jersey at Risk (PDF, 180K)

Transportation Trust Fund
Executive Summary
Full Report
Appendices

Reform, Revenue, Results
Report
Appendices

Ground Rules for a Public-Private Partnership in New Jersey
Report

Hope Township
Report

Eatontown
Report



Long Island
Vision2Action
Regional Visioning: Land Use and Transportation for 4 Million New Residents (PPT 13 MB)

Long Island Growth Projections
Report (800K PDF)

New York State
Managing Growth in Orange County
Report


Mayors Institutes
New Jersey Mayors' Institute

September '07 Mayors’ Institute report (4.3 Mb PDF), Sustainable Development in the Highlands
June '06 Mayors’ Institute report (2.1 Mb PDF), Placemaking in Inner Ring Suburbs
October '05 Mayors’ Institute report (4 Mb PDF), Communities in Transition (West Trenton Line)
June '05 Mayors’ Institute report (2.5 Mb PDF), Design Matters
June '04 Mayors’ Institute report (2.6 Mb PDF), Growing Smart and Healthy
June '03 Mayors’ Institute report (4.9 Mb PDF), Mayors Create Healthy Communities
January '03 Mayors' Institute report (1.8 Mb PDF) on the healthy communities aspect of the Mayors’ Institute

Long Island Mayors' Institute
July '07 Long Island Mayors' Institute (8 Mb PDF) Growing Greener Communities
June '06 Long Island Mayors' Institute (8 Mb PDF) Designing Tomorrow's Communities

Connecticut Mayors' Institute
2006 Connecticut Mayors' Institute (8Mb PDF)

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Further Publications:
The Third Regional Plan
Community Design
Workforce & the Economy
Open Space & the Environment
Transportation
Housing
Spotlight on the Region: RPA's e-newsletter
The Civic Alliance to Rebuild Downtown New York