NEWS ARTICLE
Congratulations to FAICP Recipient Philip Caton
March 28, 2008
Philip B. Caton AICP/PP, Senior Partner at Clarke Caton Hintz in Trenton, recently became a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners, one of the highest honors that the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) bestows upon a member. This honor is a recognition of the achievements of the planner as an individual, elevating the Fellow before the public and the profession as a model planner who has made significant contributions to planning and society. Phil, whose career spans over 30 years, directs Clarke Caton Hintz’s professional planning staff in providing planning, zoning, affordable housing and land development services. He has testified as a planning expert before over half of the Superior Courts in New Jersey as well as municipal Planning and Zoning Boards of Adjustment throughout the state. Phil is a highly regarded authority on affordable housing and a court appointed master in the State of New Jersey. Phil has directed land use programming, site planning and redevelopment initiatives for public agencies and as a private consultant. He has prepared Redevelopment Plans, Master Plans and zoning ordinances as a planning consultant to various municipal agencies in the state, including Trenton, Camden, Jersey City and Elizabeth. His public experience includes serving four years as Director of the Division of Housing and Urban Renewal at the NJ Department of Community Affairs, an experience that included administration of the Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Act, the Uniform Relocation Act and staffing the NJ Redevelopment Authority - a statewide housing and redevelopment agency which operates through NJDCA. Prior to his state appointment, Phil served as Director of Redevelopment for the City of Trenton and as Director of the New Trenton Corporation, a public/private partnership which was pivotal in transforming the city’s Central Business District.
For more information about the American Planning Association of NJ, go to their website:www.njapa.org.
For more information please contact: Philip Caton, PP, AICP - Senior Partner (609) 883-8383 Email: pcaton@cchnj.com
