New Jersey Future in the News
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2013-05-23: 05/22/2013: Passaic County Receives Award for Transportation Initiative
(The Patch)
(The Patch)
2013-05-22: 05/22/2013: New Jersey’s Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Is a Big Handout
(Next City)
(Next City)
2013-05-01: 05/01/2013: As a new hurricane season approaches, many still struggle to rebound from superstorm
(The Independent)
(The Independent)
2013-04-30: 04/30/2013: Initial HUD Payout, Critical Milestone on Road to Recovery from Hurricane Sandy
(NJ Spotlight)
(NJ Spotlight)
2013-05-01: 04/30/2013: $1.8B in federal Sandy aid headed to N.J.
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
2013-04-30: 04/28/2012: @Issue: Is New Jersey ready for another Sandy?
(Daily Record)
(Daily Record)
2013-04-30: 04/25/2013: Storm recovery must include long-term planning
(Gannett)
(Gannett)
2013-04-23: 04/12/2013: New Jersey Advocates Urge HUD to Improve State’s Post-Sandy Disaster Action Plan
(National Low Income Housing Coalition)
(National Low Income Housing Coalition)
2013-04-11: 04/11/2013: Groups Seek Details of Plans for Federal Aid for Jersey Shore
(NJ Spotlight)
(NJ Spotlight)
2013-04-10: 04/10/2013: DEP chief says revisions likely in FEMA's V-zones on new flood maps
(Press of Atlantic City)
(Press of Atlantic City)
2013-04-12: 04/10/2013: 'Innovative' Pompton Riverwalk wins recognition
(Daily Record)
(Daily Record)
2013-04-10: 04/09/2013: Subsidy Is Set for Rutgers Campus
(Wall Street Journal)
(Wall Street Journal)
2013-04-08: 04/08/2013: How to Protect an Urban River From Pollution
(Atlantic Cities)
(Atlantic Cities)
2013-04-08: 04/07/2013: A Q & A with Diane Sterner on New Jersey's housing crisis
(Star Ledger)
(Star Ledger)
2013-04-04: 03/29/2013: New Jersey asks HUD to fast-track approval of its $1.83B relief spending plan
(Press of Atlantic City)
(Press of Atlantic City)
2013-04-04: 03/25/2013: New Jersey Future wins affordable housing award
(The Messenger-Gazette)
(The Messenger-Gazette)
2013-03-18: 03/17/2013: Regional planning effort takes unprecedented look at northern N.J., officials say
(Star Ledger)
(Star Ledger)
2013-03-14: 03/13/2013: NJ advocates criticize Christie's post-Sandy plan
(New Jersey Herald)
(New Jersey Herald)
2013-03-11: 03/11/2013: Bank of America Reaches Out to NJ's Troubled Mortageholders
(NJ Spotlight)
(NJ Spotlight)
2013-03-11: 03/08/2013: Real Estate Symposium wraps up with plea for business to seek Sandy aid
(NJBIZ)
(NJBIZ)
2013-03-08: 03/07/2013: Bill in Congress extends brownfields law, builds a path to neighborhood revitalization
(Asbury Park Press)
(Asbury Park Press)
2013-03-04: 03/04/2013: Home buildling in NJ: "Best start since 2007"
(The Record)
(The Record)
2013-03-04: 03/04/2013: Foreclosure Numbers Paint Bleak Picture of Garden State
(NJ Spotlight)
(NJ Spotlight)
2013-03-04: 03/04/2013: Blue-Ribbon Panel Reveals Shaky State of NJ's Water, Gas, Power, and Transportation Infrastructures
(NJ Spotlight)
(NJ Spotlight)
2013-03-05: 03/01/2013: New Jersey Farm Bureau weekly focus
(Hunterdon County Democrat)
(Hunterdon County Democrat)
2013-03-04: 03/01/2013: HUD Secretary gives Keynote at Redevelopment Forum
(You Tube)
(You Tube)
2013-03-05: 03/01/2013: HUD Secretary Gives Keynote Address at New Jersey Future Forum
(NJToday)
(NJToday)
2013-02-27: 02/25/2013: New homes for residential projects
(NJBIZ)
(NJBIZ)
2013-04-04: 01/13/2013: In Targeting State Incentives, Location Matters
(Star-Ledger)
(Star-Ledger)
2013-01-11: 01/10/2013: Rethinking Bergen County's suburban sprawl
(The Record)
(The Record)
2013-01-10: 01/09/2013: Upping Ante In Bid for Jobs
(The Wall Street Journal)
(The Wall Street Journal)
2012-08-21: 8/21/2012: Snapshots of New Jersey: Somerdale -- The Vision to Reinvent, the Wisdom to Work With What Is There
(NJ Spotlight)
(NJ Spotlight)
2012-12-28: 12/25/2012: Should New Jersey retreat from vulnerable land?
(Asbury Park Press)
(Asbury Park Press)
2012-12-28: 12/25/2012: Hurricane Sandy delivered a body blow to N.J. sewage plants
(Star Ledger)
(Star Ledger)
2013-05-08: 12/24/2012: How Greed and Politics Nearly Destroyed the Coast
(Asbury Park Press)
(Asbury Park Press)
2013-01-02: 12/24/2012: How greed and politics nearly destroyed the coast
(Asbury Park Press)
(Asbury Park Press)
2012-12-28: 12/19/2012: New Jersey Future Appoints Four to Board of Trustees
(Star Ledger)
(Star Ledger)
2012-12-14: 12/14/2012: Shady Sandy 'summit' organizer has no place in Shore recovery: Editorial
(The Star Ledger)
(The Star Ledger)
2012-12-13: 12/13/2012: Ex-official calls for beefing up N.J. coastal building standards
(The Record)
(The Record)
2012-12-12: 12/13/2012: Beyond Sandy: The new normal
(The Independent)
(The Independent)
2012-12-13: 12/12/2012: Sandy Cleanup Could Consume This Year's Fiscal Cliff Revenue
(Sustainable Business.com News)
(Sustainable Business.com News)
2012-12-21: 12/11/2012: Sea Change: Post-Sandy Rebuilding
(New Jersey Monthly)
(New Jersey Monthly)
2012-12-10: 12/10/2012: Ten Years to Rebuild Smarter, More Resilient Jersey Shore, Experts Say
(NJ Spotlight)
(NJ Spotlight)
2012-12-10: 12/08/2012: Officials urge some parts of LBI, Toms River to vacate instead of rebuild
(The Star Ledger)
(The Star Ledger)
2012-12-10: 12/07/2012: Climate change, post-Sandy planning discussed at rebuilding event
(NJBIZ)
(NJBIZ)
2012-12-06: 12/05/2012: Jersey Shore Resilience
(Asbury Pulp)
(Asbury Pulp)
2012-12-05: 12/05/2012: A Tale of Two Cities: University, local communities examine present, future of Connective Corridor
(The Daily Orange)
(The Daily Orange)
2012-11-30: 11/30/2012: State plan must be ready for next storm
(Asbury Park Press)
(Asbury Park Press)
2012-11-26: 11/23/2012: State plan delay will allow consideration of Sandy impact
(The Record)
(The Record)
2012-11-14: 11/14/2012: Administration Fails to Push Revised State Plan Through at Contentious Hearing
(NJ Spotlight)
(NJ Spotlight)
2012-11-13: 11/13/2012: Officials table vote on state strategic plan
(NJBIZ)
(NJBIZ)
2012-11-14: 11/13/2012: Hurricane Sandy causes N.J. to remake its master plan for land development
(Star Ledger)
(Star Ledger)
2012-11-13: 11/13/2012: Commission to weigh NJ growth plan
(The Record)
(The Record)
2012-11-06: 11/06/2012: New Jersey's Aging Infrastructure No Match for Superstorm
(NJ Spotlight)
(NJ Spotlight)
2012-11-01: 11/01/2012: Battered NJ agonizes over whether to rebuild shore
(Huffington Post)
(Huffington Post)
2012-10-11: 10/11/2012: Transit village should be built at Jersey Avenue train station
(The Times of Trenton)
(The Times of Trenton)
2012-10-08: 10/09/2012: New Database Provides All The Facts About NJ Transit Centers
(GlobeSt.com)
(GlobeSt.com)
2012-10-01: 09/28/2012: Delgado’s Transit-Oriented Blueprint Praised
(NJToday.Net)
(NJToday.Net)
2012-09-27: 09/27/2012: Christie Fends Off Right
(Wall Street Journal)
(Wall Street Journal)
2012-09-25: 09/24/2012: NJ Future Report: Strategically Target Investment in Transit-Oriented Development
(TSTC Blog)
(TSTC Blog)
2012-09-24: 09/22/2012: Transit villages in N.J. blend past with future, and spark development
(Star Ledger)
(Star Ledger)
2012-09-17: 09/17/2012: Smart growth group defends transit hub incentive in wake of critical report
(NJBIZ)
(NJBIZ)
2012-09-11: 09/11/2012: Angry Critics Call New Jersey's Blueprint for Growth too Radical
(NJ Spotlight)
(NJ Spotlight)
2012-08-31: 08/31/2012: Freeholders to consider opposing Agenda 21
(New Jersey Herald)
(New Jersey Herald)
2012-08-27: 08/27/2012: Snapshots of New Jersey: Hammonton -- Transparency and Community Engagement
(NJ Spotlight)
(NJ Spotlight)
2012-08-27: 08/27/2012: Dunellen development plan gets transit village designation
(NJBIZ)
(NJBIZ)
2012-08-15: 08/14/2012: Expanded sewer system to generate growth in southern Camden County
(NewsWorks Tonight)
(NewsWorks Tonight)
2012-08-27: 08/09/2012: Down Home in Newark
(The Wall Street Journal)
(The Wall Street Journal)
2012-08-06: 08/03/2012: New Brunswick’s Gateway Transit Village Wins Smart Growth Award
(Multi-Housing News)
(Multi-Housing News)
2012-08-03: 08/03/2012: Mapping Future Growth
(New York Times)
(New York Times)
2012-07-30: 07/22/2012: Post-Housing Bubble New Jersey: Cities Lead in Population Growth
(Planetizen)
(Planetizen)
07/19/2012: New Jersey's Urban Centers are Bouncing Back
(DC.StreeetsBlog.org)
(DC.StreeetsBlog.org)
07/18/2012: Sewer Maps Will Shape Development
(The Record)
(The Record)
07/08/2012: The future of Hoboken’s public housing
(The Hudson Reporter)
(The Hudson Reporter)
06/08/2012: Panasonic CEO Joseph M. Taylor Receives Cary Edwards Leadership Award From New Jersey Future
(Daily Markets)
(Daily Markets)
06/05/2012: Hammonton Honored with Smart Growth Award
(Daily Journal)
(Daily Journal)
05/31/2012: Up on a Rooftop: Aligning Solar Subsidies with Good Public Policy
(Asbury Park Press)
(Asbury Park Press)
05/16/2012: Silent ride tonight through Egg Harbor Township, Northfield to raise awareness about bicycle safety
(The Press of Atlantic City)
(The Press of Atlantic City)
05/07/2012: In New Brunswick, one development tackles multiple community needs
(Smart Growth America)
(Smart Growth America)
05/04/2012: Revitalized shopping plaza in Somerdale honored with Smart Growth Award
(Gloucester County Times)
(Gloucester County Times)
05/04/2012: Cooper Towne Center wins Smart Growth Award
(Courier Post)
(Courier Post)
04/23/2012: Our Growing 'City of North Jersey'
(The Record)
(The Record)
04/19/2012: New Jersey Mass Transit Moves More Passengers
(NJ Spotlight)
(NJ Spotlight)
04/16/2012: State Expected to Unveil Revises to Strategic Investment Plan in Coming Week
(NJ Spotlight)
(NJ Spotlight)
04/13/2012: NJ Spotlight Roundtable on State Strategic Plan
(NJ Spotlight, Two-part video)
(NJ Spotlight, Two-part video)
04/11/2012: Walkable Cities, Towns, Villages are in Vogue in New Jersey
(Hunterdon County Democrat)
(Hunterdon County Democrat)
03/22/2012: High Marks for Transit Hubs
(New York Times)
(New York Times)
03/18/2012: Even solar power has its detractors -- especially when fields of glass replace fields of green
(The Times of Trenton)
(The Times of Trenton)
03/12/2012: Walkable urbanism, the new trend
(The Record)
(The Record)
02/23/2012: Building Projects in Limbo
(NY Times)
(NY Times)
02/2012: Why New Jersey Needs a Walkable, Urban Future
(NJ League of Municipalities Magazine)
(NJ League of Municipalities Magazine)
02/09/2012: Consolidating county’s school districts would yield benefits beyond cost savings
(Hunterdon Democrat)
(Hunterdon Democrat)
01/27/2012: New Jersey Attempting to Get a Handle on Development
(Wall Street Journal)
(Wall Street Journal)
01/25/2012: Letter to the Editor: Next Steps on Smart Growth
Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Inquirer
01/18/2012: Google+ users adapt to platform
(Asbury Park Press)
(Asbury Park Press)
01/01/2012: Shore Growth, Flooding Expected to Increase
(Asbury Park Press)
(Asbury Park Press)
12/27/2011: How Will the Garden State Grow?
(NJ Spotlight)
(NJ Spotlight)
12/23/2011: Byram Growth Plan Honored Again
(NJ Herald)
(NJ Herald)
12/2011: Smart Government Means More Regional Planning and Shared Services
(New Jersey Municipalities, Volume 88, Number 9)
(New Jersey Municipalities, Volume 88, Number 9)
11/28/2011: NJ Towns Should Play Strong Role in Determining Where Solar Fields are Built
(The Times)
(The Times)
11/15/2011: Agency Approves Strategic Growth Plan Without Specifying Where the Growth Will Be
(NJ Spotlight)
(NJ Spotlight)
11/14/2011: Fill in the Gaps on Growth Plan
(Asbury Park Press)
(Asbury Park Press)
11/03/2011: Advocate: NJ Job Growth Plan Lacks Standards
(Asbury Park Press)
(Asbury Park Press)
11/02/2011: Merging Smart Growth and Economic Development in NJ
(Smart Growth America Blog)
(Smart Growth America Blog)
10/20/2011: Gov. Christie introduces 'State Strategic Plan' to generate economic growth
(Star-Ledger)
(Star-Ledger)
10/20/2011: Administraton Wants to Shelve Smart Growth Maps
(NJ Spotlight)
(NJ Spotlight)
10/14/2011: Opinion: Sprawl Comes With a Cost
Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Inquirer
10/12/2011: Smart Growth will Lead to Economic Growth, New Jersey Residents Say
(New Urban Network)
(New Urban Network)
10/11/2011: Most New Jerseyans support protection of farmland, open space and drinking water, poll shows
(Star-Ledger)
(Star-Ledger)
09/28/2011: Smart Growth Policies Face Overhaul
(NJ Spotlight)
(NJ Spotlight)
09/19/2011: At 12 Years Old, Transit Village Initiative Still Serves as Model
(NJBIZ subscription required)
(NJBIZ subscription required)
09/16/2011: NJ Town Praised for Renewal Gets Rating Downgrade
(The New York Times)
(The New York Times)
08/17/2011: Editorial: Gov. Christie's Jersey Shore tour serves as 'green cover' for his environmental policies
(The Times of Trenton)
(The Times of Trenton)
08/09/2011: Affordable-Housing Advocates Back Princeton Junction Transit Village
(The Times of Trenton)
(The Times of Trenton)
07/14/2011: Dodge Foundation Awards 16 Grants in Mercer County
(The Times of Trenton)
(The Times of Trenton)
06/14/2011: Byram Honored for Smart Growth Planning
(New Jersey Herald)
(New Jersey Herald)
06/13/2011: In NJ, Tax Credit Sparks Development
"New Jersey's [development of open spaces] problem is getting worse," says Tim Evans, research director for New Jersey Future. (The Wall Street Journal; subscription required)
"New Jersey's [development of open spaces] problem is getting worse," says Tim Evans, research director for New Jersey Future. (The Wall Street Journal; subscription required)
