Spring Edition, 2010


Six Projects Win Smart Growth Awards;
W. Cary Edwards to Receive Leadership Award on June 2
Exemplary projects and plans in Trenton, Jersey City, Hoboken, Robbinsville, Neptune and Woolwich have been announced as winners of New Jersey Future Smart 2010 Growth Awards. They will be honored at a June 2 ceremony in Newark, where longtime New Jersey Future trustee W. Cary Edwards, who served as chief counsel and attorney general in the Kean administration and was a key player in passage of the State Planning Act in 1985, will receive the Individual Leadership Award.

Letter from the Executive Director:
New Day Dawning for Affordable Housing in New Jersey
The last six months have brought affordable housing and the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH), the state agency responsible for administering one aspect of affordable housing, into the political cross hairs. Clearly, reform is necessary, but it is important to understand the principles that should drive the development of a new system.

By the Numbers: County Population Estimates Defy Earlier Trends
Is the sudden, recent population growth in older, more urbanized counties in the Northeast a short-term phenomenon? Or has the exodus from New York City and northern New Jersey to the Pocono counties of northeastern Pennsylvania run its course?

Transportation at a Crossroads in New Jersey
In spite of its critical role in New Jersey’s economy, the future of the state’s transportation system is increasingly in doubt. The recent fare hikes and service cuts at NJ TRANSIT are just one part of a larger transportation funding crisis brewing in New Jersey.

Rescheduled Redevelopment Forum a Big Hit
New Jersey Future’s fifth-annual Redevelopment Forum, postponed by a late February snowstorm, draws nearly 500 enthusiastic participants to the Hyatt Hotel and Conference Center in New Brunswick. A provocative keynote speech by real estate expert Jeffrey Otteau highlights the event.  To view the video of the event, click here.

PSEG’s Hoskins Joins New Jersey Future Board
New Jersey Future welcomes Anne Hoskins, senior vice president-Public Affairs & Sustainability of PSEG Services Corporation, to its board of trustees.

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