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News
Jan 09 2026
RPA Statement on Kris Kolluri’s appointment to NJ Turnpike Authority
by Tom Wright
Jan 08 2026
Statement on Dan Garodnick Stepping Down as Director of City Planning
Jan 05 2026
Statement from the Congestion Pricing Now Coalition on First Anniversary of Congestion Relief Program
by Sam Bowden Akbari
Dec 22 2025
RPA Statement Regarding the Trump Administration Pausing of Five Offshore Wind Projects’ Leases
by Robert Freudenberg
Dec 20 2025
RPA Celebrates the Adoption of the New Jersey State Development and Redevelopment Plan
Dec 10 2025
RPA Applauds the Nomination of Kathryn Garcia as the Executive Director of PANYNJ
by Tom Wright & Sam Bowden Akbari
Dec 09 2025
Statement on US District Court Ruling on Federal Stop of Offshore Wind
Nov 24 2025
RPA Statement on Rick Cotton’s Retirement
Nov 21 2025
RPA Welcomes Five New Members to its Board of Directors
by Christine Hsu & Meaghan McElroy
Nov 14 2025
RPA Convenes Search Committee to Identify New Board Chair
Regional Plan Association and Desegregate CT Support the Passage of Connecticut’s New Pro-Homes Legislation HB 8002
Nov 12 2025
RPA Statement on New York City Council passing OneLIC Neighborhood Plan
by Moses Gates
Nov 06 2025
New EDF/RPA Report Urges New York City to Take Unified Approach to Housing and Climate Crisis to Protect Communities from Future Displacement
RPA Releases New Poll: Amongst Registered Voters in CT, Housing is Their Top Concern
Nov 05 2025
Congestion Pricing Now Coalition Statement Regarding the Election of Zohran Mamdani
RPA Statements Regarding the 2025 Election Results in NYC and NJ
by Tom Wright, Moses Gates & Sam Bowden Akbari
Oct 29 2025
RPA Applauds the Passage of the Jamaica Neighborhood Plan
by Marcel Negret
Oct 16 2025
Statement on the Importance of the Gateway Program
by Tom Wright & Joshua Berman
Oct 07 2025
RPA Supports YES on Affordable Housing Coalition’s Push to Pass Charter Revision Proposals 2 - 4
Oct 01 2025
RPA Statement on Funding Freeze for Critical NYC Infra Projects
Sep 26 2025
Coalition Statement from New Yorkers for Clean Air Following Gov. Hochul’s Announcement of the Sustainable Future Fund
Sep 25 2025
Regional Plan Association Debuts New Report of National Reduced Fare Programs at Climate Week NYC 2025
Sep 22 2025
RPA Statement Following Affirmative BMT Vision Plan Vote
Sep 19 2025
RPA Statement Ahead of the BMT Vote
Sep 15 2025
RPA’s New Report Details Opportunities for Transit-Oriented Development in Connecticut
Sep 11 2025
RPA Releases Planning Priorities for the Next New Jersey Governor
Aug 27 2025
RPA Statement on the Penn Station Renovation Announcement
Aug 18 2025
RPA Statement on Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 Tunneling Contract
Aug 14 2025
RPA Statement on New York City Council Passing the Midtown South Mixed-Use (MSMX) Plan
Aug 04 2025
RPA Recognizes the Davis Center at Harlem Meer, the Commissioners of the Gateway Development Commission, and Dr. Eugenie L. Birch at Annual Benefit
Jul 29 2025
RPA Statement on Proposed EPA Repeal of Endangerment Finding
Jul 23 2025
RPA Statement on the Proposed Massive Cuts to Vital HUD Programs
by Moses Gates & Sam Bowden Akbari
Jul 17 2025
RPA Statement on NYS Department of Public Service Decision to Halt Offshore Wind Transmission Planning
Jul 08 2025
RPA Releases an Extensive Review of New Jersey’s Residential Growth and Progress Since the Adoption of the 2001 State Plan
Jul 03 2025
Joint Statement from New York Renews and New Yorkers for Clean Air
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