Smart Growth Awards
The Smart Growth Awards celebration is considered one of the state’s premier networking events and an occasion that draws wide media attention and an attendance of more than 300 development industry professionals, as well as local, regional, and state leaders.
Since 2002, New Jersey Future has honored smart planning and development in New Jersey through this annual event. The awards help promote our mission to secure economic opportunity, community vitality and quality of life for all New Jerseyans.
The 2012 Smart Growth Awards will be held on June 7, 2012 at the Newark Club, in Newark.
Call for Nominations: Do you know of an innovative project, plan or initiative that deserves to be honored for bringing smart growth ideals to light? Consider nominating it for a 2012 Smart Growth Award! Download the guidelines and nomination form (pdf) (word). Questions: contact Teri Jover at (609) 393-0008, ext. 113.
For sponsorship information, contact Dan Fatton at (609) 393-0008, ext. 105.
2011 Smart Growth Awards
This year’s awards were held on June 9 at the Newark Club celebrating ten years of the best in development and redevelopment projects around the state.
Seven projects and 17 honorees received Smart Growth Awards for initiatives ranging from a new village center in Byram Township (Sussex County) to a creative inter-municipal affordable housing project in Pilesgrove Township and Woodstown Borough (Salem County) to an innovative recycling complex in Woodbridge.
Complete list of the 2011 winners and honorees along with profiles
As part of its 10th Anniversary Smart Growth Awards ceremony, New Jersey Future also honored longtime smart growth advocate James G. Gilbert, Managing Director – Investments and Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch,with the Cary Edwards Leadership Award. As the first chair of the State Planning Commission, Mr. Gilbert was a driving force behind the initial adoption of the State Development and Redevelopment Plan in 1992 and a founding member of New Jersey Future’s board of trustees. He has worked to implement sound planning at the local level through his involvement as Past President and current member of New Jersey Planning Officials board as well as a member of the Highlands Coalition board and former chairman and member of the Englewood planning board.
New Jersey Future Announces 10th Anniversary Smart Growth Award-Winners.
News release, April 20, 2011.
Previous Smart Growth Award Honorees
Read the profiles and stories of previous Smart Growth Award recipients.
