At a recent presentation in New Jersey, Strong Towns’ Chuck Marohn talked about how people, rather than cars, create community wealth, and how we benefit from prioritizing people in our planning.
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Chuck Marohn on the Value of Roads, Streets, and People
Wednesday, May 4th, 2016Happy Birthday, New Jersey State Plan!
Monday, March 7th, 2016The New Jersey State Redevelopment and Development Plan just turned 15. It’s working, but it needs to work better.
Overcoming Developer Obstacles to Redevelopment
Tuesday, January 26th, 2016As redevelopment becomes the norm for accommodating growth in New Jersey, a new report identifies the drivers of redevelopment cost and risk, and highlights strategies to reduce them.
Smart Growth in the Somerset Hills
Wednesday, January 13th, 2016Two Somerset County municipalities are considering taking smart-growth initiatives to revitalize their local economies.
Can New Jersey’s Older Residents Afford Their Housing?
Tuesday, December 8th, 2015A new report analyzes the question of housing affordability for New Jersey’s older residents, and finds barriers in two types of communities.
Report: Fiscal Implications of Development Patterns on Road Usage
Tuesday, November 10th, 2015In this report, New Jersey Future and Smart Growth America analyzed per-capita road usage. The results show that places with the highest activity density have the lowest per-capita usage, suggesting per-capita road-maintenance costs can be reduced by even marginal increases in density.
Research Reveals Recession’s Leveling Effect on Residential Development
Tuesday, October 6th, 2015New research shows that housing growth in New Jersey’s older-built-out places weathered the recession better than their greenfield counterparts.
Surgeon General’s #StepItUp Campaign Highlights Land-Use Challenges to Regular Walking
Thursday, September 10th, 2015The surgeon general’s call for more walking, and acknowledgement that not all communities are designed to foster walking, is a welcome recognition of the importance of smart-growth design.
NJ Transit Fare Increase: An Unfair Approach to Transportation Funding
Friday, May 15th, 2015Raising NJ Transit fares without increasing the gas tax is unfair to transit riders and exempts drivers from paying their fair share of transportation system costs.
New Jersey Lags Behind in Some Key Real Estate Trends
Friday, December 12th, 2014New Jersey is well positioned to take advantage of some emerging real-estate trends outlined in a new report, but risks its competitiveness by lagging in others.
