Future Facts
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Job Growth Finally Following Population to Compact Centers
May 3, 2019 : 1 comment
Even as population growth has moved back to compact, walkable places since 2008, job growth initially continued to occur in low-density suburban locations. The latest numbers from the state Department of Labor show that, starting in 2014, that trend has reversed.
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Community Solar Pilot Program Now Accepting Applications
May 3, 2019 : 0 comments
New Jersey’s first community solar pilot program is now accepting applications. The program allows those who might not be able to install solar panels on their own roofs to participate in the benefits of solar energy.
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New County Population Estimates: More of the Same Changes
April 24, 2019 : 1 comment
New census county population estimates show older urban areas are continuing to revitalize. Some growth is even returning to New Jersey’s exurban areas.
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Are Millennials Leaving New Jersey Because Housing Costs Too Much?
April 22, 2019 : 0 comments
A look at the places with the characteristics that typically attract Millennials, but that aren’t attracting New Jersey Millennial out-migrants, suggests that housing costs could be a key factor in where these out-migrants decide to live.
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New Jersey Future Executive Director To Co-Chair Waterfront Alliance Coastal Resilience Task Force
April 10, 2019 : 0 comments
New Jersey Future Executive Director Peter Kasabach has been named a co-chair of the Waterfront Alliance’s new Coastal Resiliency Task Force. The task force will work to build consensus around needed resiliency measures, and issue a recommendations report.
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At Convention, Builders Take Interest in Green Infrastructure
April 10, 2019 : 0 comments
Builders at the Atlantic Builders Convention took a good deal of interest in best practices and benefits of green stormwater management techniques. Proposed new rules will require its use.
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New Jersey’s Approval Rate Sinking With Young Adults
March 13, 2019 : 0 comments
The latest Monmouth Poll Garden State Quality of Life Index shows continuing and growing dissatisfaction among young adults. Census data offer some insights into why.
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