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Featured Reports
08/12/2025
Urban Centers Are Back! In Fact, So Is the Whole State of New Jersey
07/16/2025
Navigating New Jersey’s REAL Rules
07/01/2025
Putting the “ART” in SmART Growth
07/01/2025
New Jersey’s Changing Face: Planning for Intergenerational Households in a Diverse State
07/01/2025
Planning with Purpose: Beth Osborne Calls for Local Leadership and Smart Coalitions
06/30/2025
Building the Future: Actions to Achieve Great Homes and Neighborhoods in New Jersey and Beyond
06/30/2025
“A Historically High Level of Compliance:” New Jersey Towns Are Making Progress in Meeting Their Affordable Housing Targets
06/26/2025
The Road Ahead: Why Housing Trends Will Shape New Jersey’s Future
12/02/2024
Breaking Down the State Revolving Fund – Recommendations and Changes
01/29/2024
New Report Digs Deeper into Diversity in Morris and Monmouth Counties
12/05/2023
New Jersey Future’s Lame Duck Legislative Priorities for 2023-2024
10/12/2023
The NJ State Development and Redevelopment Plan is Being Updated – Where and How Should New Jersey Grow? Add Your Voice!
07/20/2023
Promoting Integration at the Local Level
07/18/2023
The Changing Faces of New Jersey Developers
07/18/2023
Hinchliffe Stadium Opens New Opportunities for Paterson while Reconnecting to its Past
07/18/2023
Launching the Next State Plan
09/22/2022
New NJF Report Explores How to Promote Racial Integration in NJ Municipalities
06/22/2022
Young People are Leaving New Jersey: Exploring Potential Explanatory Variables
06/25/2021
Municipal Approach to Racial and Economic Inclusion
06/25/2021
How to Reinvigorate Retail-Anchored Downtowns in a Post-Pandemic World
06/25/2021
The Future of New Jersey: An Economic Forecast
06/25/2021
Community Benefits Agreements: Understanding the New Requirement and How to Create a Win-Win
04/12/2021
Single-Family Zoning: An Idea Whose Time Has Passed?
04/12/2021
School District Consolidation Is More Than Just a Cost-Saving Measure
02/11/2021
Continuing Implications of Broadband Inequity
11/10/2020
Visualizing an Aging-Friendly Built Environment for Implementation in Ridgewood Village
11/09/2020
Does School District Fragmentation Support Residential Segregation?
10/14/2020
The Geography of Poverty and Race in New Jersey
05/26/2020
How to Strengthen a COVID-19 Small Business Program
01/16/2020
New Jersey Losing Population for the First Time in Four Decades
11/11/2019
Where does impervious cover have the biggest impact?
11/02/2019
Testimony on Economic Development Incentives
10/14/2019
Local Implementation Planning in Ridgewood Village Will Help Create Great Places to Age in New Jersey
06/03/2019
Population Growth in Older Centers (but not all of them) Continues To Outstrip the Rest of the State
05/06/2019
Statement on Proposals To Reform Tax Incentives
05/03/2019
Job Growth Finally Following Population to Compact Centers
04/24/2019
New County Population Estimates: More of the Same Changes
04/22/2019
Are Millennials Leaving New Jersey Because Housing Costs Too Much?
04/10/2019
New Jersey Future Executive Director To Co-Chair Waterfront Alliance Coastal Resilience Task Force
02/27/2019
New Jersey Future Sends Letter to Governor Urging Him To Sign Stormwater Utility Legislation
02/27/2019
Planning Manager David Kutner To Retire
02/04/2019
New Jersey Future Submits Comments on Proposed Stormwater Rule Amendments
01/30/2019
Testimony on CAFRA Center Extension
01/14/2019
New Jersey Future’s David Kutner To Receive Statewide Planning Award
01/09/2019
Report Gives New Jersey High Marks for Designating Opportunity Zones in Smart-Growth Locations
01/02/2019
Comments on Phase 1 Stormwater Rule Amendment
12/18/2018
Getting Sewage Off Our Streets and Out of Our Rivers
12/06/2018
DEP Moves to Require Green Infrastructure for Stormwater Management
11/02/2018
A Better Way To Plan for Traffic Effects of New Development
10/25/2018
Where Do New Jersey’s Out-Migrants Go?
10/23/2018
New Jersey Future Releases Action Plan for Trenton Transit Center Area
10/23/2018
DEP Gathers Input at Coastal Resilience Summit on Local Actions To Plan for Climate Change
10/12/2018
New Jersey Future Contributes Resiliency Planning Chapter to Planning Guide
10/05/2018
New Jersey Future Testimony on S1333
10/02/2018
New Jersey Future To Participate in Trenton Innovation Challenge Grant
09/25/2018
Stormwater Camp: A Summer Week To Remember
09/04/2018
New Model Ordinance Will Help Reduce Polluted Runoff in New Jersey
07/19/2018
New Report Highlights Green Infrastructure Financing Opportunities
05/31/2018
DOT Offers Help in Applying for Federal Transportation Grants
05/25/2018
The March Toward Walkable Urbanism Continues
05/16/2018
Green Infrastructure Draws Attention at Atlantic Builders Convention
05/01/2018
Exploring Green Infrastructure Options for Your Project? These Tools Can Help.
04/10/2018
Opportunity Zones Take Another Step Forward
04/04/2018
How Do We Pay for New Jersey’s Aging Stormwater Infrastructure?
04/02/2018
A Competition Over Placemaking
03/30/2018
Maximizing the Impact of Public-Private Partnerships
03/29/2018
Making New Jersey’s Communities More Aging-Friendly
03/26/2018
County Population Estimates: Return to the Urban Core Continues
03/20/2018
Millennials: What Do They Want?
03/16/2018
The New Leadership Is Local
02/06/2018
Workshop Highlights the Benefits of Green Infrastructure to Developers
01/05/2018
Remembering Brendan Byrne
12/20/2017
New Jersey Shows Small Population Growth in Latest Census Estimate
12/13/2017
New Report Outlines Coastal Resilience Strategies
12/12/2017
How the Fourth Regional Plan Could Affect New Jersey
11/30/2017
A Year One Clean Water Agenda for the New Governor
11/27/2017
Smart-Growth Policy Priorities Well Represented on Murphy Transition Team
10/25/2017
New Report Shows New Jersey Is Still on the ‘Long Road Home’ After Sandy
10/18/2017
Symposium Addresses Dangers of Inaction on Climate Change
10/08/2017
Broccoli joint committee climate change hearing testimony
10/08/2017
Testimony for NJ Joint Environment Committee
09/28/2017
Analysis: New Jersey Is Losing Its Millennials
09/19/2017
Gubernatorial Candidates on Key Issues Facing New Jersey
09/18/2017
Proposed Rule Change Would Allow Development on Piers
09/15/2017
Comments on Proposed Changes to Coastal Zone Management Rules
06/28/2017
Many States Making New Investments in Water Infrastructure
06/12/2017
Jersey Water Works Co-Sponsors New One Water Awards Program
05/26/2017
Census Numbers Confirm Renewed Growth in Urban Areas
05/23/2017
Report: Changes in Affordable Housing Tax Credit Criteria Move More People to High-Opportunity Areas
05/15/2017
Testimony on S2834 – Water Quality Accountability Act
04/12/2017
New Office Market Report: Transit Service Is Key
04/11/2017
What is the Value of Green Infrastructure? New Tools and Events Drill Down
04/10/2017
Forum Roundup: Reinforce Your Redevelopment Strategy With Good Data
04/05/2017
Forum Roundup: Making the Affordable Housing Numbers Work(able)
03/27/2017
Forum Roundup: Reimagining the Suburbs
03/23/2017
Guide Helps Unlock New Resources for Stormwater Management
03/20/2017
Forum Roundtable: Getting to a Regional Approach to Coastal Resilience
03/20/2017
Forum Roundup: The Changing Downtown Retail Paradigm
03/10/2017
Recommendations for the Next Governor
02/17/2017
Planning for Sea-Level Rise VI: Tax Districts
02/16/2017
Planning for Sea-Level Rise V: Overlay Zones
02/08/2017
Planning for Sea-Level Rise IV: Changes to Building and Site Standards
02/08/2017
Planning for Sea-Level Rise III: Restricting Development
01/26/2017
Remembering Caren Franzini
01/24/2017
Developers Convention To Address ‘Why Green Infrastructure?’
01/10/2017
Planning for Sea-Level Rise II: Redirecting Development
01/10/2017
Planning for Sea-Level Rise I: Accounting for Damage
12/06/2016
Remembering Al Koeppe
11/16/2016
New Jersey Future Hosts National Gathering
11/14/2016
Art in the Capital City
11/08/2016
New Reports Assess State’s Exposure to Sea-Level Rise
10/12/2016
New Jersey Recovery Fund Shares Post-Sandy Resiliency Lessons With Chinese Delegation
09/28/2016
NJ Spotlight on Cities Looks Toward an Urban Agenda for New Jersey
08/22/2016
School District Regionalization: The Land-Use Connection
07/28/2016
Jersey Water Works Membership Meeting: Collaboration Is the Key
07/27/2016
Three Communities Step Up To Mainstream Green Infrastructure
06/24/2016
Design Professionals Walk Away With Practical Green Infrastructure Insights
06/23/2016
New Jersey Future Wins National Award for Sandy Report
06/02/2016
New Jersey Future’s Teri Jover Named Sustainability Hero
05/25/2016
Three New Jersey Cities Selected To Accelerate Water Infrastructure Innovation
05/23/2016
Smart Growth Award-Winner Wesmont Station Opens
05/20/2016
Built-Out Places Account for Majority of State’s Population Growth Since 2008
05/17/2016
Leaders From 34 Municipalities Learn About Green Infrastructure
05/16/2016
Infrastructure Matters
05/13/2016
Fifteen Years of Smart Growth Success
04/18/2016
Demand for Transit Neighborhoods on the Rise
04/04/2016
Forum Roundup: Gateway Tunnel Will Provide Much-Needed New Transit Capacity
04/04/2016
The Greatest Danger Facing New Jersey’s Water Infrastructure: The Unknown
03/28/2016
Forum Roundup: The Mega-Ships Are Here! Are We Ready?
03/24/2016
Public-Interest Organizations Urge Commitment of Disaster Competition Award Funds to Regional Planning
03/23/2016
Forum Roundup: Finding the Opportunities in Affordable Housing
03/17/2016
New Jersey’s Population Is Still Growing
03/15/2016
Design Competition Aims To Accelerate Water Infrastructure Innovation
02/18/2016
Would Buyouts Be Good for Flood-Prone Mystic Island?
02/18/2016
Green Infrastructure Taking Off in Paterson
01/27/2016
Bayside Flooding Highlights Inherent Vulnerability of Barrier Islands
01/26/2016
Overcoming Developer Obstacles to Redevelopment
01/19/2016
New Jersey Future Trustee Inducted Into Business Hall of Fame
01/13/2016
Smart Growth in the Somerset Hills
12/15/2015
Conference Pinpoints Water as Defining Issue for Next Generation
12/15/2015
Introducing Jersey Water Works!
12/15/2015
Workshop Focuses on Helping Coastal Communities Confront Climate Risks
12/08/2015
Can New Jersey’s Older Residents Afford Their Housing?
11/19/2015
New Jersey Gets a D+ on New Climate Preparedness Report Card
11/10/2015
Report: Fiscal Implications of Development Patterns on Road Usage
11/03/2015
New Jersey Future Celebrates George Pruitt
10/28/2015
Rebuild By Design Resiliency Projects: A Status Update
10/27/2015
Are Towns in a Better Position to Make Long-Term Resiliency Decisions?
10/26/2015
NJ Spotlight on Cities: Successful Development Requires a Community’s Blessing
10/19/2015
New Driver for Downtown Economic Development in Trenton
09/10/2015
Surgeon General’s #StepItUp Campaign Highlights Land-Use Challenges to Regular Walking
08/19/2015
New Jersey Future Trustee Gilbert To Receive NJPO Lifetime Achievement Award
08/14/2015
Entering a New Era of New Jersey Urban Water Quality
08/04/2015
Outreach Plan for Hoboken Rebuild By Design Project Needs Improvement
07/30/2015
Can Somerset County Attract Millennials?
07/10/2015
State Planning Commission Set To Extend Center Designations; Leaves Coastal Towns at Risk
07/08/2015
Making Our Coastline Both Resilient and Prosperous
07/01/2015
Survey Will Gather Input on Health Effects of Flooding in Hoboken
06/29/2015
New Jersey Moves to Final Round in National Disaster Resiliency Competition
06/22/2015
New Study Shines a Light on Mixed-Income Housing Around New Jersey’s Transit Stations
06/18/2015
New Report Highlights National Trend: Corporations Are Investing Downtown
05/15/2015
NJ Transit Fare Increase: An Unfair Approach to Transportation Funding
05/13/2015
The Public Wins a Strengthened Role in Rebuild By Design Projects
05/13/2015
Incorporating Green Infrastructure: The Time Is Now
05/04/2015
College Papers on Key New Jersey Policy Issues Win Statewide Academic Award
04/28/2015
Planning Our Coastal Future: Little Egg Harbor and Tuckerton
04/28/2015
League of Municipalities Executive Director To Retire
04/13/2015
New Meadowlands Project Under Way
04/10/2015
Forum Plenary: Impact Investing and Systems Thinking
03/30/2015
2015 Smart Growth Award Winners Announced
03/26/2015
Opinion: Bill To Reform Meadowlands Commission an Ill-Planned Clean-Up Attempt
03/18/2015
Meadowlands ‘Cleanup Bill’ Needs Cleaning Up
03/18/2015
Forum Keynote: Opportunities (and Challenges) for Great Change
03/17/2015
Release of Combined-Sewer Permits Should Trigger Generational Investments in Affected Communities
03/10/2015
COAH Decision Will Allow New Jersey To Move Forward With Fair Housing Process
02/27/2015
New Jersey Enters National Disaster Resilience Contest
02/19/2015
DEP Approves Permits To Restore Assunpink Creek
02/17/2015
Experts Detail Challenges of Adapting to Climate Change
02/06/2015
New Jersey Future Vulnerability Assessment Process To Be Presented at National Conference
02/02/2015
White House Executive Order May Make Shore Communities Less Vulnerable to Storm Damage
01/23/2015
Extending Approval for State Plan Centers Could Harm Coastal Towns
01/20/2015
Workshop Attendees Learn Innovative Approaches to Addressing Combined-Sewer Overflows
01/15/2015
Reinvesting in Urban Water Infrastructure through Combined Sewer Overflow Long Term Control Plans
12/19/2014
Plan Released for Third Round of Federal Sandy Funds
12/12/2014
New Jersey Lags Behind in Some Key Real Estate Trends
12/10/2014
Opinion: We Can’t Afford the Price We Pay for Cheap Water
12/02/2014
Testimony on Proposed Sandy Plan Still Puts Taxpayer Dollars at Risk
12/02/2014
How Can We Discuss Climate Change Constructively?
11/19/2014
Downtown Revitalization Survey Shows Need for Towns To Be More Proactive
11/10/2014
Thought Leaders To Gather at Regional Conference
10/28/2014
Preparing for the Next Sandy Requires Facing Hard Facts
10/22/2014
Water Infrastructure Funds: An Opportunity To Make Communities More Resilient
10/06/2014
Princeton Is First New Jersey Community To Earn WHO ‘Age-Friendly’ Designation
09/30/2014
New Jersey Future Partners With Lincoln Institute To Host Resiliency Symposium
09/23/2014
New Jersey Future To Honor Trustee Henry A. Coleman
09/18/2014
New Jersey Should Re-Join Greenhouse Gas Initiative
09/17/2014
Survey Will Help Identify Downtown Revitalization Needs
09/16/2014
Stormwater Utilities: A Tool for Managing Rainwater Runoff
09/11/2014
Sept. 15 Community Meeting Will Focus on Reopening of Downtown Trenton’s Assunpink Creek
09/11/2014
Delegation From Japan Visits To Compare Notes on Disaster Preparedness
08/27/2014
Documentary About Coastal Development in New Jersey To Be Shown in Rumson
08/26/2014
Survey Will Help Sandy-Affected Towns Address Future Flood Risks
08/01/2014
Proposed CAFRA Rule Amendment Increases Dangers from Flooding and Future Storms
07/29/2014
New Report Highlights Opportunities To Protect Pinelands Water Resources
07/25/2014
New Draft COAH Rules Ignore Potential of Redevelopment
07/24/2014
Bell Labs Redevelopment a Sign of the Future
07/02/2014
Hopewell Becomes First Municipality in New Jersey To Adopt Complete Streets Ordinance
06/25/2014
Placing Economic Value on Natural Systems
06/23/2014
Big Fixes for Water Infrastructure Will Mean Bigger Bills for Customers
06/05/2014
Innovation Districts: New Jersey Has the Right Ingredients
06/03/2014
Getting to Resilience in Sea Bright
05/14/2014
Investing in Transit Is an Economic Incentive
05/06/2014
New Report Highlights State’s Water Infrastructure Crisis
05/03/2014
Sandy Action Plan Amendment Planning Letter
05/03/2014
Sandy Action Plan Amendment Resiliency Letter
04/24/2014
Highlands Development Regulations Not Responsible for Exurban Slowdown
04/17/2014
Forum Plenary: A Tale of Three Cities
04/04/2014
Timing of Public Comment Period on State Hazard Plan Raises Questions
04/04/2014
New County Population Estimates: Older Places Continue Their Revival
04/01/2014
2014 Smart Growth Awards Announced
03/11/2014
Draft 2014 New Jersey Hazard Mitigation Plan Available for Comment
03/07/2014
NRDC: Risk Assessment Must Be Part of New Jersey’s Sandy Recovery Programs
03/02/2014
Statement on CDBG-DR Funds
02/20/2014
New York State Announces Major Investment in Post-Sandy Community Planning and Implementation
02/14/2014
New Jersey Must Count the True Costs of Preparing for Sea-Level Rise
02/12/2014
Proposed Sandy Plan Still Puts Taxpayer Dollars at Risk
02/06/2014
UPDATED: Three Public Hearings Scheduled on New Sandy Action Plan
02/04/2014
New CDBG Action Plan Amendment Considers Resiliency
01/28/2014
Is Redevelopment the ‘New Normal?’
01/16/2014
Former New York City Economic Development Head To Deliver Redevelopment Forum Keynote
11/19/2013
New Jersey Future Offers Grants To Foster Noncontiguous Clustering
11/13/2013
HUD Releases Notice for Second Round of Sandy Disaster Recovery Funding
11/04/2013
Nominations Now Open for 2014 Smart Growth Awards
11/01/2013
Complete Streets: ‘A Rational Response to Irrational Thinking’
10/30/2013
Lessons From Sandy: Planning for What Lies Ahead
10/25/2013
Key Issues: Divergent Views on Jobs and the Economy
10/22/2013
Key Issues: Silence on the Environment
10/20/2013
Four Key Issues for New Jersey’s Future
10/16/2013
Somerset County’s Investment Framework Gets State Planning Commission Support
09/25/2013
Voters in S. Hunterdon Approve Regional School District
09/18/2013
New Legislation Changes the Smart Growth Playing Field
09/10/2013
Five Ways Social Entrepreneurship Could Disrupt Traditional Planning and Development
09/04/2013
Time for New Jersey to be Smarter than the Storm
08/19/2013
Sandy Rebuilding Task Force Issues Recommendations
08/08/2013
Governor Signs Bill Improving Municipal Tools for Cluster Development
08/05/2013
New Jersey Experience with Sandy Rebuilding Suggests Ways to Improve Federal Assistance
08/02/2013
Upward Economic Mobility Is a Land-Use Issue
07/23/2013
Post-Sandy Recovery: Balancing Regional Planning With Home Rule
07/22/2013
Somerset County Releases Study on Repurposing Under-Utilized Commercial Properties
07/19/2013
Memo to Municipalities: Get Creative and Flexible if You Want Those Office Parks Redeveloped
07/09/2013
Groups Offer Early Lessons From Post-Sandy Recovery
07/02/2013
Addressing the Growing Issue of Obsolete Office Parks
06/18/2013
Somerset County Forum Highlights Economic Competitiveness Needs
06/17/2013
Post-Sandy Resiliency Planning Assistance Grants Available
06/12/2013
Bill To Increase Aid to Sandy-Stricken Communities Introduced in Congress
05/21/2013
New Report Highlights Fiscal Benefits of Smart-Growth Development
04/30/2013
Cluster Development Bill Sails through the Assembly
04/04/2013
Concern Expressed Over Lack of Planning Funds in Sandy Recovery Action Plan
04/04/2013
Forum Roundup: The Balancing Act Between Ports and Their Hosts
04/01/2013
Incorporating Health Into All Policies
03/26/2013
Forum Roundup: Creative Housing Solutions for Changing Demographics
03/25/2013
Diane Sterner of Housing and Community Development Network To Receive Leadership Award
03/25/2013
Smart Growth Awards 2013 Winners Announced
03/20/2013
Clock Is Ticking on Public Comment Period for Sandy Recovery Spending Plan
03/19/2013
Forum Roundup: Auditing New Brunswick’s Walkability
03/13/2013
Cluster Development Bill Ready for Full Vote in Senate and Assembly
02/27/2013
Cluster Development Bill Advances
02/21/2013
So you passed a Complete Streets policy. NOW what?
02/20/2013
Market Demand Drives Increase in Multifamily Building Permits in New Jersey
02/05/2013
HUD Secretary Donovan To Speak at Redevelopment Forum
01/31/2013
Somerset County Pioneers Local Application of State Strategic Plan Investment Criteria
01/30/2013
Position Available: Recovery Planning Manager
01/03/2013
Blaming the Victim in South Jersey Pedestrian Fatalities
01/02/2013
The Coming Boom in White Elephants
12/13/2012
Rebuilding a Resilient New Jersey Shore Conference Recap
12/10/2012
Poll Shows New Jersey Residents Strongly Support Regional Approach to Rebuilding After Sandy
11/20/2012
Resilience Demonstration Project Assists Four New Jersey Municipalities
11/19/2012
State Planning Commission Postpones Vote on State Strategic Plan
11/12/2012
State Planning Commission To Vote on State Strategic Plan
11/02/2012
The Jersey Shore: How To Protect a Treasured Asset?
11/01/2012
Planning to Build on Light Rail Success
09/24/2012
Comprehensive Transit Inventory Allows for More Strategic Investment Decisions
09/19/2012
Johnson & Johnson To Establish Innovation Centers
09/12/2012
State Strategic Plan Recognizes Importance of Ports to NJ’s Economy
09/12/2012
Targeting Industry and Geography Together to Foster Job Growth
08/03/2012
New Jersey State Plan Update Back On Track
06/28/2012
Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit at a Crossroads
06/12/2012
New Jersey Counties Show Dramatic Reversal in Population Growth Patterns
05/31/2012
Tangible Progress on Long-Awaited Sewer Service Area Updates
05/21/2012
New Report: Review of Legal Framework for County Planning in New Jersey
05/01/2012
Preserving Land through Market Real Estate Transactions: Nine Approaches and Four Success Stories
04/30/2012
State Planning Commission Announces Additional Public Hearing for State Strategic Plan
04/20/2012
Newark Is Apparently Not a City Either
04/18/2012
359 Municipalities Working Toward Sustainable Jersey Certification
04/18/2012
2012 Smart Growth Award Winners Announced
04/03/2012
More New Jersey Commuters Relying on Transit to Get to Work
04/02/2012
New Jersey Future Hails Promise of State Strategic Plan
03/28/2012
State Officials: Redevelopment at the Heart of State Strategic Plan
03/21/2012
State Planning Commission targets April 25 for State Strategic Plan adoption
03/05/2012
New Jersey Isn’t Capitalizing on Demand for Walkable Places
02/13/2012
Lieutenant Governor To Speak at Redevelopment Forum
02/09/2012
Liveblogging the State Strategic Plan Public Hearing
01/27/2012
Why Hunterdon County Should Regionalize Its School Districts
01/17/2012
Our Take on the State of the State Address
01/09/2012
Public Hearings on State Strategic Plan Begin in February
01/04/2012
Demand Grows for Smart-Growth Work Environments
12/09/2011
Byram Township Wins National Smart-Growth Grant
12/08/2011
Details on State Strategic Plan Begin to Emerge
12/01/2011
Census Data Show Population Growth Has Slowed Across New Jersey
12/01/2011
Planning Advocates Call For Amendments to Economic Development Bill
11/21/2011
North Jersey Receives $5 Million Federal Grant To Boost Growth Around Transit
11/17/2011
Compact Downtown Development Offers Property Tax Benefits
11/14/2011
State Planning Commission Releases Draft Final State Plan for Public Hearings
11/14/2011
New Book Offers Regional Planning Solutions That Work
11/02/2011
Planning Association Conference Includes Sessions on Current Smart-Growth Issues
11/01/2011
New: Information Page on the State Strategic Plan
10/23/2011
Addressing Obesity Through Smart Planning
10/19/2011
Christie Releases New State Strategic Plan
10/14/2011
New Jersey Activists Work to Reverse RGGI Pull-out; New York State Supports ‘Climate-Smart Communities’
10/11/2011
New Jersey Residents Are Concerned About How the State Has Developed
09/29/2011
Menendez Focuses on TOD Funding in Updated Livable Communities Act
09/13/2011
Join us in Supporting the Federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities
08/11/2011
Accommodating Growth in Mercer County
08/11/2011
Blackouts and a Bright Spot in the Energy Master Plan
08/05/2011
Memo to HR: Want to Attract Top Young Talent in New Jersey? Move to the Cities
08/01/2011
Highlands Council Can Support Local Growth Plans
07/28/2011
City-Loving Millennials: Are They Born That Way?
07/21/2011
Regional Planning Efforts Have Friends in High Places
07/19/2011
New Jersey Cities Breathe Sigh of Relief
07/07/2011
Revision to Land Use Law Advances Smart Growth
06/29/2011
The Mall as Private City
06/26/2011
Smart Growth Photo Contest
06/20/2011
NJ Homebuilders Create Affiliate to Lobby for Multifamily Development
06/17/2011
Bill That Undermines Tax Sharing Passes Committee
06/11/2011
Mutiny in the Meadowlands
06/07/2011
Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Spurs Development Interest in Newark
05/23/2011
National Experts Advise the Christie Administration on State Strategic Planning
05/13/2011
Light Rail Extension to Support TOD in Jersey City
05/04/2011
Fear of School Kids Trumps Land-Use Planning in Robbinsville
04/26/2011
Why NJ Should Tie Business Incentives to Smart Growth
04/08/2011
Controversial Wastewater Deadline Passes
04/01/2011
NJ Towns to Compete in New Reality Show: “Ratable Wars”
03/31/2011
State Reaffirms Commitment to Transit Village Program; Eliminates Funding
03/16/2011
Pittsburgh Offers Bold Model for Redevelopment
03/03/2011
Is Jersey City a Suburb? Joel Kotkin Thinks So.
02/25/2011
NJ’s Gold Coast Ranks First in “Smart Transportation”
02/24/2011
Forum Puts Focus on Redevelopment
02/24/2011
Transit-Accessible Towns In New Jersey Are More Recession-Resistant
02/21/2011
New Jersey Leads in Farmland Loss
02/18/2011
Governor Vetoes Historic Property Reinvestment Act
02/16/2011
State Planning Commission Meets for the First Time Since 2009
02/15/2011
Fort Monmouth Redevelopment Taking Shape
02/14/2011
Another Nail in the McMansion Coffin?
02/10/2011
State Planning Commission to Meet on February 16th After Long Hiatus
02/08/2011
Downtown Revitalization Taking Hold in New Jersey’s Deep South
01/31/2011
College Students as a Leading Indicator of Diversity
01/31/2011
DEP Decision Sets Positive Precedent for Compact Growth
01/20/2011
Ensuring Roads Fit for All Users
01/18/2011
BREAKING NEWS: Young People Don’t Want to Live Where Their Parents Did
01/14/2011
Historic Preservation Tax Credit Awaits Governor’s Signature
01/06/2011
“Smart Growth” vs. “Growth Management”
01/05/2011
Insights from Review of “The Ethics of Metropolitan Growth”
12/17/2010
Planning Groups call for a Full Slate of Committed Nominees to the Highlands Council
12/14/2010
NJ Future Testimony on Affordable Housing Bill
12/02/2010
Smart Growth Produces Economic Benefits Across the Country
11/16/2010
Questions Loom as NJ Transit Considers Privatizing Parking
11/15/2010
Governance by Watershed: What Would It Look Like in NJ?
11/10/2010
What Role Should Stadiums Play in Urban Revitalization?
10/14/2010
Regional Planning Efforts Deliver Results
08/24/2010
Sustainable Communities: The Light at the End of the Tunnel
08/03/2010
NJ Future on WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Show
07/29/2010
Sprawl Not Yet a Thing of the Past
07/28/2010
New Report Shows Suburbanization of NJ Has Picked Up Pace Since 2002
07/23/2010
Lieutenant Governor Announces New State Office of Planning Advocacy
07/08/2010
Urban Centers Weathering Economic Storm Better Than Other Places?
06/18/2010
DEP Announces New Initiative to Combat Transportation Emissions
06/02/2010
Trenton and Jersey City Receive HOPE VI grants from HUD
05/13/2010
State and Federal Initiatives Raise Difficult Questions about Solar Siting
05/03/2010
Christie’s Red Tape panel deserves praise for recommending a shakeup of N.J. planning process
04/28/2010
By the Numbers: County Population Estimates Defy Earlier Trends
04/27/2010
Non-English-Speakers More Common in NJ than Nationally
04/22/2010
Metro Areas Are the Key to America’s – and New Jersey’s – Future Economic Prosperity
04/19/2010
“Unpredictability” Tops List of Impediments to Redevelopment According to Forum Attendees
04/09/2010
Urban Centers on Rebound
02/17/2010
Stimulus Investment in Transit Creates Twice as Many Jobs as Roads
01/28/2010
2010 Redevelopment Forum Sponsorships
12/23/2009
New Jersey Embraces Smart Growth to Combat Climate Change
11/04/2009
What Will Smart Growth Look Like in a Christie Administration?
11/03/2009
Study Confirms Need to Put Teeth Behind State Smart Growth Plans
10/27/2009
What People Think About State Planning in New Jersey
10/15/2009
Letter to Gubernatorial Candidates
10/08/2009
Where and How is New Jersey Growing?
10/05/2009
Statement from New Jersey Future on State Planning Act
10/01/2009
New Jersey Future in the Star-Ledger
09/28/2009
State Planning: A Picture of Neglect
09/27/2009
Room with a View
09/27/2009
Menendez Co-Sponsors TOD Bill
07/01/2009
Statewide Smart Growth Policies Make a Difference
06/01/2009
Seven Innovative Projects Win Smart Growth Awards
05/04/2009
Suburbs Still Growing … But So Are The Cities
02/18/2009
Agreement on Waterfront Plan Buoys Redevelopment in Trenton
01/15/2009
NJ Can Brighten its Future by Stretching Stimulus Dollars
12/17/2008
Smart Housing Incentives Legislation Introduced
11/03/2008
Light Rail Spurs Smart Growth and Property Values Skyrocket
09/05/2008
Schools Should be Prime Target for Realignment
08/06/2008
Sprawl Continues to Consume New Jersey’s Open Lands
05/15/2008
Report Outlines Agenda for Urban Transformation
04/14/2008
One Township Blazes a Trail but the State Must Help it Along
04/04/2008
Fighting Climate Change Starts at Home
12/07/2007
Brownfields: Urban Blight or Redevelopment Opportunity?
09/18/2007
Updated Census Numbers Deliver Mixed Message to NJ
04/17/2007
Washington Township and Smart Growth
04/07/2007
South Jersey: A New Smart Growth Frontier?
02/20/2007
Redevelopment on the Rise
01/12/2007
Tax Relief without Reform?
12/18/2006
Can Property Tax Relief Help Slow Sprawl?
11/28/2006
Cashing in on History
09/29/2006
Nowhere to Live
09/14/2006
Seeking a Prosperous Garden State
08/31/2006
Growing Smart and Water Wise
05/16/2006
Gas Prices and Smart Growth
04/21/2006
Prosperity at Risk
03/31/2006
Greener Pastures Outside Garden State?
03/06/2006
New Jersey’s Five-Year Plan
01/31/2006
Sprawling Migration Patterns
09/30/2005
State Plan Update Still Stalled
04/15/2005
Eminent Domain and Redevelopment
03/04/2005
Pacesetters in Historic Preservation
02/18/2005
Preservation Challenge for Highlands
10/08/2004
Concentrating Poverty
09/20/2004
Uncovering the Real Need for Affordable Housing
08/10/2004
Smart Conservation and Density
07/20/2004
Mixed Use and Smart Downtowns
06/11/2004
Gardens Leaving Garden State
04/30/2004
Census Confirms Highlands Growth Pressures
02/13/2004
Growth and the Highlands
01/30/2004
Making Redevelopment Easier
01/19/2004
Seeking Smart Growth Momentum
11/14/2003
New Way to Pay for Schools
10/24/2003
Big Map Bows to State Plan
07/20/2003
Saving New Jersey’s Heritage
06/20/2003
Report: Few Escape Negative Impacts of Sprawl
03/21/2003
Impact Fees and Sprawl
02/13/2003
Saving on Gas By Design
01/31/2003
State Budgets and Spending For Development
12/13/2002
Cyanamid Site and Tax-Sharing
11/14/2002
Protecting the Highlands
10/11/2002
Governor Sets Summit for October 22
08/02/2002
Affordable Housing and Sprawl
04/19/2002
Council Kicks Off April 23
02/18/2002
Leaders of the Pack
08/01/2001
Saving Land Without The Tax Bite Takes TDRs
07/12/2001
State Needs New Water Rules Tied To Growth
06/19/2001
Municipalities Need a “Smart Growth Shield”
04/30/2001
NJ Needs Stable Source of Funding for Redevelopment
03/14/2001
New Jersey’s “Principal Cities” Now Include Suburbs
02/13/2001
Development Style Can Reduce Road Costs
10/23/2000
The Minnesota Approach
09/22/2000
Suburbs Slipping into Hole of Urban Decline
