Justin Auciello



Urban Planner. Journalist. New Media Consultant.

I am the founder of Jersey Shore Hurricane News, a Facebook-based media outlet. A bottom-up, two-way news outlet, JSHN is news for the people, by the people. JSHN covers weather emergencies, major breaking news, traffic incidents, and Silver/Amber Alerts. JSHN is also a community resource (events, missing dogs, etc). Created on August 23, 2011, the outlet, which provided Hurricane Irene information before, during, and after the storm, garnered over 26,000 followers and 28,000,000 page views by August 28, 2011.

I have been employed by the Cofone Consulting Group, LLC since January 2011, where I am an Associate and serve as the Director of Technology. I am reponsible for the following planning tasks: master planning, redevelopment investigations/plans, zoning analysis, urban design, affordable housing plans, impact analysis, and expert testimony delivery. I undertake due diligence and provide analysis and public testimony on projects ranging from simple homeowner variance requests to complicated, high profile plans.

I write about land use planning issues and emerging technologies that are changing how we use our urban spaces at The New Wave Planner.

I am the Vice President of Public Relations for The New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association. Among other responsibilities, I maintain the Chapter's Twitter and Facebook feeds.

I also maintain a personal micro-blog, dubbed The Scratchpad, where I curate intriguing content and share a wide variety of self-produced multimedia content.

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Justin is a New Jersey licensed professional planner. As a lifelong surfer and coastal conservation advocate, Justin’s passion is the preservation of the fragile marine ecosystem through innovative planning and common sense approaches as well as community engagement. He has worked both personally and professionally toward that goal at the Jersey Shore and in western Puerto Rico, where he has a home and volunteers with various coastal conservation groups, including Fundacion Surfrider Rincón. (He is currently seeking to collaborate with planners in Puerto Rico.)Justin has extensive experience in master planning, redevelopment, zoning analysis, urban design, affordable housing, farmland preservation, impact analysis, and expert testimony delivery. He has provided analysis and public testimony on projects ranging from simple homeowner variance requests to complicated, high profile plans. In addition, Justin is a new media consultant, political campaign strategist, freelancer writer. He assists individuals and small businesses with copy production, message delivery, and social media platforms. Justin is currently the APA-NJ Vice President of Public Relations, allowing him to apply his skills in service to his profession. His writing has been featured in newspapers, trade publications, and blogs, and he has been quoted as a planning expert in newspapers. He has also taught Expository Writing at Rutgers College and tutored members of the Rutgers University football team. Justin is conversational in Spanish. Justin has a Masters in City and Regional Planning from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. Please see my LinkedIn profile.

Justin is a New Jersey licensed professional planner. 

As a lifelong surfer and coastal conservation advocate, Justin’s passion is the preservation of the fragile marine ecosystem through innovative planning and common sense approaches as well as community engagement. He has worked both personally and professionally toward that goal at the Jersey Shore and in western Puerto Rico, where he has a home and volunteers with various coastal conservation groups, including Fundacion Surfrider Rincón. (He is currently seeking to collaborate with planners in Puerto Rico.)

Justin has extensive experience in master planning, redevelopment, zoning analysis, urban design, affordable housing, farmland preservation, impact analysis, and expert testimony delivery. He has provided analysis and public testimony on projects ranging from simple homeowner variance requests to complicated, high profile plans. 

In addition, Justin is a new media consultant, political campaign strategist, freelancer writer. He assists individuals and small businesses with copy production, message delivery, and social media platforms. Justin is currently the APA-NJ Vice President of Public Relations, allowing him to apply his skills in service to his profession. His writing has been featured in newspapers, trade publications, and blogs, and he has been quoted as a planning expert in newspapers. He has also taught Expository Writing at Rutgers College and tutored members of the Rutgers University football team. Justin is conversational in Spanish. 

Justin has a Masters in City and Regional Planning from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University.

Please see my LinkedIn profile.

This was posted on Monday the 13th, April, 2009