New Jersey Future Blog
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Hoboken’s Focus on Vision Zero Makes Streets Safe for Everyone
May 6, 2021 : 0 comments
Hoboken’s laudable achievement is the result of a deliberate and sustained effort, the centerpiece of which is the redesign of a 16-block stretch of Washington Street, the city’s main commercial thoroughfare.
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A New Housing Model for New Jersey
May 4, 2021 : 0 comments
Guest author AIA NJ President Joshua Zinder shares the importance of providing “missing middle” housing options to fill a gap in housing and revitalize communities.
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New Jersey Future Urges Congressional Delegation to Secure Funding for Lead Service Line Replacement
April 30, 2021 : 0 comments
New Jersey Future sent the following letter on April 27, 2021 to New Jersey’s Congressional Delegation recommending a federal funding allocation to support lead service line replacement programs.
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NJDEP Releases Guidance on Stormwater Utilities, a Tool for Equitable Stormwater Management
April 12, 2021 : 0 comments
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) recently released guidance on the creation of stormwater utilities, a tool newly available to New Jersey communities to help mitigate flooding and pollution problems.
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Single-Family Zoning: An Idea Whose Time Has Passed?
April 12, 2021 : 0 comments
New Jersey should follow Oregon’s and California’s lead and take advantage of the growing national momentum toward zoning reform, to at least begin a discussion about how such reforms might work in New Jersey.
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School District Consolidation Is More Than Just a Cost-Saving Measure
April 12, 2021 : 0 comments
Regionalizing school districts could also help increase housing options and make New Jersey a less segregated state.
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Can the Reduction in Travel Prompted by COVID-19 Be Sustained?
March 15, 2021 : 0 comments
When people drive less, greenhouse gas emissions go down. There are many ways to help people drive less—working from home is one of them, but we can also reduce the need to travel by car by building things closer together, reducing the distances between people’s desired destinations.
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