Project (1) Understanding DEIA and zoning impact on the Pinelands
PPA contracted Hopeworks to provide an analysis of population distribution in and immediately around the Pinelands by race/ethnicity, and then to identify causes for the patterns that emerge. They want to better understand how land use controls, which are a key tool of Pinelands protection, have also been used to further housing segregation. While they know that NJ is generally a very segregated place, they would like to know what that means in the Pinelands and to what extent it correlates with particular zoning and land use policies. In addition, they were interested in knowing where there are neighborhoods with larger numbers of Black and Latinx families in the Pinelands.
Project (2) Analyzing land use, farming, and forested areas
PPA contracted Hopeworks to provide an analysis of farming in and around the Pinelands. PPA wanted more reliable data in GIS form on the farms, and farm types, in New Jersey. They wanted to identify the portions of parcels being farmed (verses forested) and the type of farming in each case.
Project (3) Helping to make the Pinelands more accessible
Hopeworks will work with PPA to develop, publish, and maintain an online website and interactive map that will serve to improve the knowledge and access of natural places in the Pinelands for people with a range of disabilities.
