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Posts Tagged ‘Smart Growth’

State Affirms Support—But No Money—for PATCO Extension

Friday, May 14th, 2010

Last year, then-Governor Corzine went to Woodbury to proclaim his support for the extension of PATCO rail service to Gloucester County. More important, he committed $500 million from the state’s Transportation Trust Fund (yes, that Transportation Trust Fund) toward the estimated $1.6 billion project. New Jersey Future has long supported the project, not only for the […]

2010 Smart Growth Awards

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Join us on Wednesday, June 2!
The Smart Growth Awards celebration is considered one of the state’s premier networking events and an occasion that draws wide media attention. We expect another well-attended ceremony with more than 300 development industry professionals, as well as local, regional, and state leaders. Since 2002, New Jersey Future has honored smart […]

Menendez Introduces Bill to Provide Tax Credit for Transit Oriented Development, But Will the Zoning Be There?

Monday, April 26th, 2010

In New Jersey, oftentimes it is municipal opposition, not developer disinterest, that can stymie transit-oriented development and other types of smart growth.

“Unpredictability” Tops List of Impediments to Redevelopment According to Forum Attendees

Monday, April 19th, 2010

New Jersey Future’s fifth-annual Redevelopment Forum, rescheduled and held on March 19, attracted close to 500 people who attended 22 workshops on a wide variety of topics. 
2010 Redevelopment Forum. Source: NJ Future
The conference attendee surveys from the Redevelopment Forum offered some revealing insights to what conference-goers feel are the primary obstacles to redevelopment in New […]

Market Forces Portend Shift From Sprawl to Redevelopment

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

The percent of New Jersey households containing children under age 18 has been falling steadily, to the point that two-thirds of New Jersey households are now child-free.

With Release of Impact Assessment, State Plan Poised for Revision, Re-adoption

Friday, January 29th, 2010

The State Planning Act requires the State Planning Commission to revise and re-adopt the State Development and Redevelopment Plan every three years.

2010 Redevelopment Forum Sponsorships

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxUNHKuvTZc]There are several great sponsorship opportunities left for the 2010 Redevelopment Forum next month. Registrations have been flowing in and we are in the process of finalizing our program book. If you would like to be included, please let us know your commitment by the close of business this Friday, January 29.

NJ Cities Dominate the Car-Free List – But for the Right Reasons?

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Light Rail in Newark. Source: FTA
Streetsblog Capitol Hill takes a look at how to encourage less car ownership — and links to a Wikipedia page listing the cities with the greatest percentages of zero-car households.  All of New Jersey’s cities of more than 100,000 population make the list:  Newark and Jersey City appear in the […]

Challenges Abound, Opportunity Knocks as Christie Prepares to Take Office

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Charting New Jersey on a path toward sustained economic growth will require many things, not the least of which is a resurrected state planning process.

Smart Growth in Transition – Part IV: Affordable Housing

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

How much affordable housing is enough? Where should affordable housing be built? Who should pay for affordable housing?

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