News Releases
- Statement on Assemblyman Peters's Call for Local Anti-Stormwater Utilities Resolutions
TRENTON, April 4 -- New Jersey Future's statement opposing Asm. Peters' call for local resolutions against establishment of stormwater utilities.
- Statement on Enactment of Stormwater Utilities Law
TRENTON, March 18 -- New Jersey Future Managing Director of Policy and Water Chris Sturm's statement on enactment of the stormwater utilities law.
- Statement on Governor Murphy's 2019 Budget Address
TRENTON, March 5 -- New Jersey Future Executive Director Peter Kasabach's statement in response to Governor Murphy's 2019 budget address.
- Statement on Passage of A2694/S1073, the Clean Stormwater, Flood Reduction Act
TRENTON, Jan. 31 -- New Jersey Future statement on the passage of A2694/S1073, the Clean Stormwater, Flood Reduction Act.
- Statement on Release of Stormwater Utility Bill from Assembly Appropriations Committee
TRENTON, Jan. 28 -- New Jersey Future's statement on the release of the Flood Defense Act from the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
- New Jersey Becoming Less Dangerous for Pedestrians, but Still Work To Do
TRENTON, Jan. 23 -- Smart Growth America today released its 2019 Dangerous By Design report, and overall, the news is good for New Jersey. Measures of pedestrian safety have improved, but the state is still near the top in terms of the pedestrian fatality rate.
- Statement on Governor Murphy’s State of the State Address
TRENTON, Jan. 15 -- New Jersey Future released the following statements on Governor Murphy’s State of the State Address.
- New Jersey Future’s David Kutner To Receive Statewide Planning Award
TRENTON, Jan. 14 -- New Jersey Future Planning Manager David Kutner, who directed the organization's post-Hurricane Sandy recovery planning work, will receive APA NJ's award for outstanding professional planning.
- New Jersey Future Welcomes Three New Trustees
TRENTON, Jan. 10 -- At its recent annual meeting, New Jersey Future’s Board of Trustees welcomed to the board New Jersey Resources’ Amy Cradic, Newark Alliance’s Aisha Glover, and RWJBarnabas Health’s Jen Velez.
- Getting Sewage Off Our Streets and Out of Our Rivers
TRENTON, Dec. 18 -- A statewide coalition today unveiled Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers, a coordinated campaign across New Jersey communities with combined sewer systems that overflow raw sewage during heavy rainfalls.
- Opportunity Zone ‘One-Stop Shop’ Will Help Cities and Towns Attract, Maximize Redevelopment Investment
TRENTON, Nov. 14 -- The state’s recently released Opportunity Zone website is a good example of bringing relevant information into the public realm
- New Toolkit From New Jersey Future Helps Municipal Leaders Fight Pollution and Flooding
TRENTON, Nov. 5 -- New Jersey Future today released the Green Infrastructure Municipal Toolkit: a one-stop online resource useful to any community in New Jersey.
- Office of Transit-Oriented Development Will Help Meet Growing Demand for Growth Near Train Stations
TRENTON, Nov. 1 -- New Jersey Future is excited to see Governor Murphy embracing smart, compact growth around transit centers through the signing of this bill.
- New Plan for Trenton Transit Center Neighborhood Offers Roadmap for Revitalization
TRENTON, Oct. 23 -- New Jersey Future today released the Trenton Transit Center Strategic Action Plan, calling for the transformation of the neighborhood around the transit center into a vibrant and dynamic district.
- Economic Development Strategic Plan Underscores Importance of Smart Growth to State’s Economy
TRENTON, Oct. 1 -- The new Economic Development Strategic Plan unveiled today by Gov. Murphy is, at its core, a blueprint for how smart growth can drive economic growth.
- Yes, Millennials are fleeing New Jersey. The data (and recent report) say so.
TRENTON, Sept. 12 -- Contrary to some of the latest headlines, the recently released report commissioned by New Jersey Policy Perspective does in fact show that there is currently a net out-migration of Millennials from New Jersey, corroborating New Jersey Future’s 2017 report. The fact that Millennials are leaving the state is not a myth.
- New Report Highlights Green Infrastructure Financing Opportunities
TRENTON, July 19 -- New Jersey Future today released an analysis of the New Jersey Water Bank's green infrastructure financing program.
- Statement on Passage of Bill Establishing TOD Office at NJ Transit
TRENTON, June 22, 2018 -- New Jersey Future applauds the June 21 passage of a bill that establishes an office of real estate transit-oriented development within NJ Transit, which will unlock the economic potential of NJ Transit-owned properties near train stations.
- Statement on Senate Passage of Stormwater Utility Bill
TRENTON, June 21, 2018 -- New Jersey Future welcomes the state Senate's passage of a bill that will give local governments an important new tool to address the problems of stormwater flooding and polluted runoff.
- Statement on New State Transportation Infrastructure Bank
TRENTON, June 8, 2018 -- New Jersey Future welcomes the establishment of the state's Transportation Infrastructure Bank, a new source for low-cost financing for local transportation projects.
- Statement on Confirmation of DEP Commissioner McCabe and DOT Commissioner Gutierrez-Scaccetti
TRENTON, June 8, 2018 --New Jersey Future applauds the confirmation of both Catherine McCabe as commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Protection and Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti as commissioner of the Department of Transportation.
- New Jersey Future Celebrates Signing of Urban Enterprise Zone Legislation
TRENTON, May 31, 2018 -- New Jersey Future applauded the sponsorship and passage of S846/A3549, reinstating Urban Enterprise Zones in five cities and requiring a comprehensive review the Urban Enterprise Zone program.
- New Jersey Future Supports A1093
TRENTON, May 17, 2018 -- New Jersey Future supports Assembly bill A1093, which would require the Department of Environmental Protection to update the New Jersey Shore Protection Master Plan.
- New Jersey Future, Association of Environmental Authorities Support S1073
TRENTON, May 10, 2018 -- New Jersey Future supports Senate Bill 1073, which would allow municipalities, counties, and certain utilities to create stormwater utilities.
- Hon. James J. Florio To Receive Leadership Award
TRENTON, April 12, 2018 -- New Jersey Future announced today that James J. Florio, the 49th governor of New Jersey, will be presented with the organization's Cary Edwards Leadership Award as part of its Smart Growth Awards celebration.
- New Jersey Future Praises Governor Murphy's Commitment to Neighborhood, Downtown Revitalization
TRENTON, April 12, 2018 -- New Jersey Future Executive Director Peter Kasabach today applauded Governor Murphy's call to reinstate Main Street New Jersey and the Neighborhood Preservation Program.
- New Jersey Future Praises Quick Selection of Opportunity Zones
TRENTON, April 10, 2018 -- New Jersey Future is pleased to see that the selection and approval, announced April 9, of 169 Census Tracts in the state as designated Opportunity Zones was finalized quickly.
- New Jersey Future Hires Missy Rebovich To Lead Government, Public Affairs
TRENTON, April 4, 2018 -- New Jersey Future is pleased to announce and welcome Missy Rebovich as its director of government and public affairs.
- New Jersey Future Announces 2018 Smart Growth Award Winners
TRENTON, April 3, 2018 -- Adaptive reuse projects, resiliency and circulation initiatives, a vertical farm, a circulation improvement plan and implementation of a smart-growth revitalization plan are honored.
- Survey: New Jersey Residents Name Clean Drinking Water as Top Environmental Priority
TRENTON, March 28, 2018 -- A survey indicates that New Jersey residents believe securing clean, safe drinking water should be the top environmental priority for the new governor and Legislature.
- Census Bureau County Population Estimates Show Return to the Urban Core Continuing
TRENTON, March 26, 2018 -- Exurban counties continue to lose residents, while Hudson County hits a milestone.
- New Jersey Future Praises Gov. Murphy's Budget Priorities
TRENTON, March 13, 2018 -- New Jersey Future released a statement on Gov. Murphy's proposed budget priorities.
- New Jersey Future Praises Gov. Murphy's Choice To Rebuild NJ Transit
TRENTON, Jan. 30 -- Executive Director Peter Kasabach applauded Governor Murphy's choice of Kevin Corbett to lead NJ Transit as part of the governor's campaign promise to remake the agency.
- New Jersey Future Praises Urban and Regional Growth Transition Report
TRENTON, Jan. 26 -- Governor Murphy's policy office today released the reports from the gubernatorial transition committees.
- New Jersey Future Praises Governor Murphy for Audit of State's Economic Incentive Programs
TRENTON, Jan. 16 -- New Jersey Future Executive Director Peter Kasabach praised Gov. Murphy for his executive order calling for an audit of the state's economic incentives.
- New Jersey Future praises Gov. Murphy speech for emphasis on smart, equitable economic growth
TRENTON, Jan. 16 -- New Jersey Future congratulates Phil Murphy on his inauguration as New Jersey's 56th governor.
- New Jersey Future Praises Legislators for Recommending Significant Investment in State's Water Infrastructure
TRENTON, Jan. 3 -- New Jersey Future today applauded the Joint Legislative Task Force on Drinking Water Infrastructure for its forthcoming report, which, according to a press statement issued today, will provide a comprehensive set of recommendations for upgrading New Jersey's deteriorating water systems, including how to generate the significant investment needed for the upgrade.
- New Jersey Future Hires Kelley Heck To Lead Government, Public Affairs
TRENTON, Jan. 3 -- New Jersey Future is pleased to welcome Kelley Heck as its director of government and public affairs.
- New Census Estimates Show New Jersey Continues To Grow, But Slowly
TRENTON, Dec. 20, 2017 -- New Census Bureau state population estimates released today show New Jersey's population increasing.
- New Report Outlines Coastal Resilience Strategies
TRENTON, Dec. 13, 2017 -- New Jersey Future today released a report outlining strategies coastal communities can take to respond to the impacts of rising seas and increased flooding.
- Experts Release Proposed Clean Water Agenda for Incoming Governor Murphy's First Year
TRENTON, Nov. 30 -- Representatives from 34 public-sector, private-sector and nonprofit organizations today together released a proposed Year One Clean Water Agenda for incoming Governor Phil Murphy, encouraging him to make investment in clean water a priority during the first year of his administration.
- Analysis of Population Migration Trends By Age Cohort Shows New Jersey Is Losing Millennials
Sept. 28, 2017 -- New Jersey Future released a new analysis of Census data that shows two significant shifts in the state's demographic patterns. First, Millennials are gravitating to walkable, more urbanized locations with jobs, housing, entertainment and amenities all within easy reach, as Generation X did before them. And second, unlike the rest of the country, the Millennial population is shrinking in New Jersey.
- New Jersey Future To Release Analysis of Results of Testing for Lead in School Drinking Water
Aug. 29, 2017 -- On Thursday, Aug. 31, New Jersey Future will release the first full compilation done at the statewide level of the results of school districts' tests for lead in their facilities' drinking water. The preliminary analysis shows that lead was found in drinking water in more than 300 schools in districts of all types and sizes, and in all geographic areas of the state.
- Changes in Tax-Credit Criteria Successfully Direct Affordable Housing to Higher Opportunity Areas
May 23, 2017 -- While recent news reports have highlighted the low number of affordable housing projects using federal tax credits that are built in high-opportunity areas, New Jersey Future today released an analysis showing that strategic changes in the way the state allocates those tax credits have meant a significant increase in the number of new affordable housing projects that have been directed away from high-poverty neighborhoods and toward areas that offer greater economic opportunity.
- New Jersey Future, New Jersey Builders Release New Guide to Green Stormwater Management
April 5, 2017--At the Atlantic Builders' Convention today, New Jersey Future and the New Jersey Builders Association (NJBA) jointly released a new Developers' Green Infrastructure Guide. The guide is designed to help developers answer basic questions about green infrastructure, including what it is, how it works, what are its costs and benefits, and why it makes good business sense. It includes case studies, side-by-side site plan comparisons and interactive decision-making tools.
- New Report Highlights New Jersey Cities’ Leadership on Stormwater Infrastructure Innovation
April 4, 2017--New Jersey Future and re:focus partners celebrated the conclusion of Build It Green (BIG) with the release of a report highlighting innovative approaches three New Jersey cities are taking to the problem of upgrading stormwater infrastructure. The report, Small Cities With Big-City Infrastructure Problems: Three Case Studies in Stormwater Infrastructure Innovation, describes a new approach to integrated stormwater infrastructure design, finance and implementation being piloted in Gloucester, Jersey City and Perth Amboy.
- Three New Jersey Cities Selected To Accelerate Water Infrastructure Innovation
May 25, 2016 - The BIG Competition, launched in partnership with re:focus partners and with the generous support of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s New Jersey Health Initiative, will catalyze the design and implementation of integrated, creative projects that reduce combined sewer overflows (CSOs) while generating multiple local environmental and health benefits.
- NJDEP Issues Sewer Permits That Will Launch Generational Investments
03/12/2015: The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today issued final permits to the 25 cities and utilities that operate combined-sewer systems (CSSs), a first step to updating decrepit infrastructure, minimizing flooding and keeping raw sewage from reaching public waterways.
- COAH Decision Will Result in More Effective Enforcement of Constitutional and Statutory Obligations, Say Planning, Housing Advocates
The New Jersey Supreme Court decision today in In re Adoption of N.J.A.C. 5:96 & 5:97 is a victory for balanced planning aimed at the inclusion of households of all income levels in our communities.
- ForwardNJ Coalition Lists Transportation Funding Priorities
the ForwardNJ coalition offers priorities for Transportation Trust Fund. February 2015.
- New Jersey Future Statement on Signing of A3969/S2647, the 'Meadowlands Bill'
Both the drafting and the signing of such ill-constructed, vague and contradictory legislation is regrettable, and puts progress on many fronts at risk. February 2015.
- New Jersey Groups Call for a Permanent Fix for the State’s Transportation Fund
New Jersey Future joins with other policy and advocacy organizations in calling for a permanent fix for the state's broke, and broken, Transportation Trust Fund. November 2014.
- Sept. 15 Community Meeting Will Focus Reopening of Downtown Trenton's Assunpink Creek
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the City of Trenton are preparing to present their plans to restore the Assunpink Creek at a Sept. 15 meeting.
- Survey To Help Little Egg Harbor and Tuckerton Plan for Flood-Related Risks
A survey will help Sandy-damaged towns- Little Egg Harbor and Tuckerton- determine their residents’ readiness to address flood risks.
- New Jersey's Urban Water Systems: A Challenge, and an Opportunity for Collaboration, Engagement, Innovation, Vision
How can New Jersey turn this urban water infrastructure crisis into an opportunity for long-term prosperity. August 2014.
- Experts Agree on Action Agenda To Address State’s Water Infrastructure Problems
This report and related case studies summarize the state of urban water infrastructure in New Jersey and how it affects residents and businesses. May 2014.
- New Report Highlights New Jersey's Water Infrastructure Crisis
This report and related case studies summarize the state of urban water infrastructure in New Jersey and how it affects residents and businesses. May 2014.
- 2014 Cary Edwards Leadership Award Announced
April 29, 2014 - Respected environmental lawyer Joe Marazati receives 2014 Cary Edwards Leadership Award at the Smart Growth Awards with New Jersey Future.
- 2014 Smart Growth Award-Winners Announced
April 1, 2014 -- Three different types of housing developments; two plans to revitalize fading downtowns; a plan that transformed an industrial riverfront into a premier urban asset; a project that will serve as an anchor of hope to its surrounding community; and a region-wide plan for smart economic growth are all winners of New Jersey Future’s 2014 Smart Growth Awards
- Annual Redevelopment Forum Will Focus on Innovative Approaches to Revitalization, Resilience
March 11, 2014 – New Jersey Future’s ninth annual Redevelopment Forum, Friday, March 14, 2014, in New Brunswick, will focus on innovative ways that the state’s already-built areas can become more vibrant and more resilient.
- Draft 2014 New Jersey Hazard Mitigation Plan Available for Comment
March 11, 2014 -- New Jerseyans concerned about the state's ability to withstand future storms now have the opportunity to weigh in on a document that could lay the groundwork for a more resilient future. Comments will be accepted for a one-month period ending April 11.
- Advocates Call for Valid Risk Assessment, Mitigation Planning in State’s Draft Post-Sandy Action Plan
March 5, 2014 -- New Jersey Future submits two sets of comments in response to New Jersey’s Draft Sandy Recovery Action Plan, calling for more attention to planning, transparency and risk assessment.
- CDBG Action Plan Amendment Considers Resiliency
Feb. 3, 2014 -- The newly released Substantial Amendment for the Second Allocation of CDBG-DR funds, intended to guide the disbursement of $1.46 billion in Sandy recovery assistance, represents a step forward in both resiliency language and public involvement, but misses key steps needed to ensure taxpayer dollars are wisely spent to make New Jersey “Stronger than the Storm”.
- New HUD Sandy Funding Notice Focuses on Infrastructure and Requires Forward-Looking Risk Assessments, Including Considerations of Climate Change
Nov. 13, 2013 -- The U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released its notice for states affected by Superstorm Sandy to apply for the next round of Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds.
- Supreme Court COAH decision a victory for planning, housing affordability
Sept. 26, 2013 -- The New Jersey Supreme Court decision invalidating “growth share” rules adopted by the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) in 2008 is a major victory for people who need affordable homes.
- New Jersey Future Announces Smart Growth Award-Winners
May 8, 2013 -- Four innovative projects, two visionary plans and a statewide transportation policy are winners of New Jersey Future’s 2013 Smart Growth Awards. Leadership Award will honor founding executive director of the Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey.
- Advocates Seek Public Comment Period on New Jersey Plans for $400 Million Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
April 8, 2013--A group of advocacy organizations from the planning, philanthropic, environmental and community development fields sent a letter today to Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin and Director of the Governor's Office of Recovery and Rebuilding Mark Ferzan, requesting the opportunity for public review of the governor's plan for disbursement of approximately $400 million in anticipated FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding.
- Trenton Garners National Recognition for Policy to Create Streets That Work for Everyone
April 8, 2013--The city of Trenton’s Complete Streets policy was named one of the top 10 such policies in the country by the National Complete Streets Coalition, a Washington-based organization dedicated to Complete Streets advocacy.
- Sandy Recovery Must Be Sustainable and Equitable, says Advocates
April 4, 2013--A wide array of community stakeholders is urging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make improvements to the Disaster Recovery Action Plan submitted by the NJ Department of Community Affair (DCA).
- HUD Secretary Donovan To Deliver Remarks at New Jersey Future Redevelopment Forum
Feb. 20, 2013--The March 1 Redevelopment Forum, now in its eighth year, is an annual gathering of more than 500 local officials and professionals involved in redevelopment and revitalization of New Jersey’s already built areas. This year's event will focus on rebuilding after Superstorm Sandy, including investing in New Jersey’s infrastructure
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