2015 Smart Growth Award Winners

Read about this year’s Smart Growth Award winners, representing the best in smart growth and sustainable development projects around the state.

• Champion for Smart Growth Wins Leadership Award

  2015 Smart Growth Awards: Anne Babineau Esq., a champion in the fields of redevelopment and smart growth in New Jersey, is the recipient of the 2015 Cary Edwards Leadership Award.

• Revitalizing an Essential Urban Public Space

  2015 Smart Growth Awards: Reactivation of a neglected landmark park in downtown Newark as a thriving public space.

• Expanding an Anchor Institution in Trenton

  2015 Smart Growth Awards: Multi-site initiative to expand an anchor institution’s role in revitalizing the city of Trenton.

• Making a Successful Street 'Complete'

  2015 Smart Growth Awards: Plan for re-engineering 16 blocks of Washington Street in Hoboken to improve safety and comfort for cyclists and pedestrians

• Community-Driven Plan for a Revitalizing Neighborhood

  2015 Smart Growth Awards: Comprehensive revitalization plan for a growing neighborhood at the edge of the city of Camden

• Rezoning From Industrial to Transit-Oriented

  2015 Smart Growth Awards: Plan and updated zoning to revitalize the neighborhood around a key transit asset in the city of Plainfield.

• Anchoring a New Neighborhood

  2015 Smart Growth Awards: New, mixed-use building with retail, community space, a charter school and residences will anchor a redeveloping neighborhood in Jersey City.

• Grassroots Collaboration on Green Infrastructure

  2015 Smart Growth Awards: Partnership of community organizations working to construct green and grey infrastructure to alleviate flooding in the city of Camden.