Economic Development
New Jersey would like to increase the amount of money that comes into the state in order to provide employment opportunities and an increased quality of life for its residents. Much of the state’s economic development and growth is supported by public infrastructure.
The state can play an important role in economic development by directing economic activities into places where infrastructure already exists, thereby minimizing the public subsidy necessary to support these activities and reducing the cost to businesses to build facilities, transport goods, connect with suppliers, customers and partners, and access employees.
New Jersey Future’s reaction to Gov. Christie’s State of the State address.
A new survey shows that office workers in the Garden State want many of the amenities that smart-growth locations offer, including food, access to transit, and access to downtowns.
The proposed Grow NJ bill in its current form undermines the Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit goals. We urge adoption of four amendments that will keep the incentives properly focused.
New Jersey Future is pleased to be part of the project team that will manage a $5 million HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant award, announced today by Secretary Shaun Donovan.
An analysis of properties in New Brunswick and the Morristown area finds that compact downtown developments pay significantly higher property taxes per acre than lower-density development located outside downtown areas.
New Jersey Future is pleased to be part of the project team that will manage a $5 million HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant award, announced today by Secretary Shaun Donovan.
Nov. 30, 2011 — The New Jersey Assembly will be considering passage of a bill (A4306) that, in its current form, will undermine the goals of the State’s Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit (UTHTC) program and weaken the state’s long-term economic competitiveness. The bill should be amended to avoid the erosion of the UTHTC program’s capacity to level the playing field between urban and suburban markets and ensure that the development the program boosts is truly transit-oriented.
A planned annex to New Jersey City University’s (NJCU) main campus, the 21-acre NJCU West Campus will be much more than a typical university campus – it will also be a place for city residents to work, shop, and live.
To Public Service Electric and Gas Company for its ongoing commitment to redevelopment and community building in New Jersey’s cities, its leadership in natural resource protection initiatives, and its support for smarter growth statewide.
For 100 years of community investment and redevelopment.
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Reports, Presentations and Testimony
- 11/30/2011: Coalition Statement on Grow NJ Bill
- 01/17/2012: Reaction to State of the State Address
- Route 1 Planning Through Partnerships
- A Citizen's Guide to Transit-Oriented Development
- 12-14-2010 Testimony on Historic Property Reinvestment Act
- 10-04-2010 Testimony on Transportation Trust Fund ARC Tunnel
- 09-20-2010 Testimony on ARC Tunnel
- ARC Information Sheet 9-10
- Chasing Their Tails: Municipal Ratables Chase Doesn't Necessarily Pay 07-10
- 05/07/2009 Testimony on Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Act
- Getting to Work 11-08
- Sheehan-Mans JOINT STATEMENT ON ARC TUNNEL
- Pocino statement on ARC 10 08 10
- Brownfields Redevelopment 01-08
- Affordable Housing Policy 10-04
- Realistic Opportunity? The Distribution of Affordable Housing and Jobs in New Jersey
- Case Study Hopewell Township 08-00
