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Forum Roundup: Making the Affordable Housing Numbers Work(able)

04/05/2017

by New Jersey Future

Freedom Village, on the site of the former Apollo Dye factory in Paterson, provides affordable housing for low-income seniors. Photo courtesy of Pennrose Properties[/caption]“It’s the best of times; it’s the worst of times” is how moderator Tony Marchetta from the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency kicked off the affordable housing session at this year’s Redevelopment Forum.It’s the best of times, he said, because courts are now starting to get specific about municipal obligations, and, at the federal level, there is a push to expand the Low Income Housing Tax Credit by 50 percent.But it’s also the worst of times, Mr. Marchetta said: Court-mandated obligations are not consistent, many towns have not yet settled, and indeed some towns are actively fighting their proposed obligations. New Jersey is still struggling to generate enough affordable housing units now that Sandy recovery money and state economic-development funds and tax credits have been exhausted.With that as a table-setter, the session moved on to talk specifically about how towns can best go about generating the affordable housing units they’re obligated to produce. Jessica Caldwell, a planner with several New Jersey municipalities, emphasized that, as the state looks increasingly to redevelopment to accommodate its growth, inclusionary zoning will become just one of many options towns will need to use to meet their obligation. She listed a suite of tools of which towns can take advantage either to adjust their obligation or to make it easier to meet it:

Vacant land adjustment requires a town to calculate how many units can reasonably be generated on available vacant land, and to consider that what Ms. Caldwell called “a start” toward meeting its obligation;
Reviewing inclusionary zoning standards for density and required percentage of affordable units can offer a way to increase production of new units;
Reviewing other options, such as trust funds, deed restrictions, etc., can also uncover opportunities to generate new units.

Jae Shin from Hector Design Service then discussed the key design qualities that any housing project, affordable or not, should have in order to enhance its community. It’s sometimes harder to deliver these in a suburban setting, she said, but it’s still critical and increasingly designers are moving beyond the idea of “suburbia in decline” and bringing good urban design principles to suburban locations. A good housing development, she said, should be:

Connected: By design, residents should be connected to their community. This is easier in walkable communities, but in less walkable places, it’s still achievable by building connections through internal public spaces, walkways, and other shared spaces.
Active: Design must address health outcomes. Small tweaks can achieve big results: Good pedestrian connections within and to/from the development will encourage more walking; and open spaces — exercise areas, for example, and gardens — should be designed to be used actively. These can be small in scale, rather than having to be neighborhood-wide.
Sustainable: Ms. Shin said we have moved beyond the time when sustainable building was optional; it’s now expected. In New Jersey there are green components in the state’s Qualified Allocation Plan for federal affordable-housing funds.

See Jae Shin’s presentation for a list of tools that can foster connected, active and sustainable design.Ms. Shin’s advice: Involve designers and engineers early so principles of good design can be baked in from the start, and integrated with other layers.In response to a question from the audience about objections to increased density, Ms. Caldwell emphasized that very few people know what “x units per acre” looks like, and that a town is much more likely to accept new units if their appearance and quality can enhance the overall community. Mr. Marchetta added that the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency has design standards incorporated into many of its projects, and into its funding requirements, and emphasized that good design can go a long way toward helping ensure greater acceptance by the community of affordable housing development.

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19th Annual Current Issues in Planning and Zoning Conference

04/29/2019

2019 Excellence in GSI Awards Ceremony

04/22/2019

Are Millennials Leaving New Jersey Because Housing Costs Too Much?

04/22/2019

WEBINAR – Geodesign: Using Data Transparency and Community Voices for Enhanced Land-Use Planning

04/19/2019

Earth Day Workshop at Kearny Point

04/17/2019

Green Infrastructure Municipal Workshop

04/17/2019

Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG) 101

04/10/2019

New Jersey Future Executive Director To Co-Chair Waterfront Alliance Coastal Resilience Task Force

04/10/2019

At Convention, Builders Take Interest in Green Infrastructure

04/10/2019

Building a Culture of Health in New Jersey

04/03/2019

Meet-and-Greet with Mayor Wilsusen, Mayor Francis, and Ron Smith

04/03/2019

USGBC NJ 2019 Awards Gala: LEEDing the Way

04/03/2019

EARTH DAY AFTER PARTY 2019 & The Sustainable Trifecta

03/29/2019

Creative Urban Design

03/29/2019

Crowdmapping

03/29/2019

Creating Community Murals

03/29/2019

Creating Public Art

03/29/2019

WEBINAR: Incorporating arts in urban and site design

03/29/2019

WEBINAR: How creative placemaking can help build more resilient communities

03/29/2019

WEBINAR: Cultural districts and cultural institutions: suns or black holes?

03/29/2019

City of Water Day 2019

03/29/2019

MEETING: NY & NJ Harbor & Tributaries Focus Area Feasibility Study

03/22/2019

Main Street New Jersey Regional Workshop – Vineland

03/22/2019

Main Street New Jersey Regional Workshop – Montclair

03/18/2019

New Jersey’s Gold Coast Summit

03/15/2019

Our Ocean and Beaches: A Record of Success and New Challenges to Face

03/15/2019

Governor’s Conference on Housing and Economic Development

03/04/2019

Sustainability Summit & 10th Anniversary Celebration

03/01/2019

Meet-and-Greet with Evesham Mayor Jaclyn Veasy

03/01/2019

Gateway Project Updates

03/01/2019

Progress 2019: New Jersey on the National Stage

03/01/2019

2019 RPA Assembly

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

02/25/2019

Lake Management Training

02/25/2019

Green Stormwater Management

02/25/2019

Restoration Ecology

02/25/2019

Fundamentals of NSR / PSD Permitting

02/25/2019

Coastal Community Resilience: An Overview of Strategies, Tools, and Science

02/25/2019

Mid-Atlantic Greenways & Trails Summit

02/18/2019

Northwest New Jersey Rivers Conference

02/18/2019

Open Meeting: Our Water, Our Parks, Our Climate: Three Local Initiatives

02/18/2019

WEBINAR: Proactive Communication and Conflict Resolution for Redevelopment

02/18/2019

eTOD Session: Community Ownership of Affordable Housing

02/06/2019

WEBINAR: Strategies to Promote Aging-Friendly Communities – The Land-Use Link

02/04/2019

New Jersey Future Submits Comments on Proposed Stormwater Rule Amendments

02/04/2019

Infrastructure Week

02/01/2019

Group of Mayors, Organizations Sends Letter Urging Gov. Murphy To Renew Focus on State Plan

02/01/2019

WEBINAR: Best Practices in Solar Planning and Zoning

01/31/2019

New Jersey Future Statement on Passage of the Clean Stormwater, Flood Reduction Act

01/30/2019

New Jersey Repositioning Summit

01/29/2019

New Jersey Economic Development Authority Announces $250,000 in Funding for Redeveloping Stranded Assets

01/28/2019

30th Annual Pinelands Short Course

01/28/2019

NJ Spotlight – Improving New Jersey’s School Water Infrastructure

01/28/2019

WEBINAR: Stormwater Utilities

01/25/2019

BCONE Northeast Sustainable Communities Workshop 2019

01/25/2019

NJ TransAction 2019

01/25/2019

AEA Spring Utility Management Conference

01/23/2019

New Jersey Becoming Less Dangerous for Pedestrians, but Still Work To Do

01/18/2019

Maintaining Green Infrastructure Practices/Projects

01/18/2019

Moving from Planning to Implementation of Green Infrastructure

01/18/2019

How to Identify Green Infrastructure Projects in Your Town

01/18/2019

Main Street Now Conference

01/16/2019

The Future of Work

01/10/2019

New Jersey Future Welcomes Three New Trustees

01/10/2019

Imagine a Day Without Water

01/10/2019

Solving US and Global Water Inequities: Sharing Solutions from Around the World

01/09/2019

Report Gives New Jersey High Marks for Designating Opportunity Zones in Smart-Growth Locations

01/07/2019

WEBINAR: Certificate in Creative Placemaking

01/04/2019

2019 Atlantic Builders Convention

01/04/2019

TNJ Institute: Green Infrastructure and Transportation

01/04/2019

Together North Jersey Forum and Task Force Meetings

01/04/2019

Creating a Great Shuttle Service

01/04/2019

WEBINAR: Utility Strengthening Through Consolidation

12/06/2018

DEP Moves to Require Green Infrastructure for Stormwater Management

12/03/2018

EPA Announces $56 Million in Brownfields Grants for 2019

11/07/2018

Where Do New Jersey’s Out-Migrating Millennials Go?

11/05/2018

From Stormwater to Clean Water: New Flood-Control, Pollution Resource for Towns

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

10/08/2018

The Transportation-Emissions Reduction Strategy No One’s Talking About

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

08/17/2018

DOT’s Municipal Aid: Look Beneath the (Re)Surface for Innovative Uses

08/17/2018

DOT’s Municipal Aid: Look Beneath the (Re)Surface for Innovative Uses

08/13/2018

Are the Suburbs Back? Depends On How You Define ‘Suburb’

07/25/2018

Combined Sewer Permit Holders Meet Report Deadline

07/24/2018

Eleven Great One Water Ideas From the Jersey Water Works Membership Meeting

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

05/03/2018

One Water Awards Nominations Open, Partnership Expands

05/01/2018

Exploring Green Infrastructure Options for Your Project? These Tools Can Help.

05/01/2018

New Jersey Future Resources Highlighted at National Planners Convention

04/26/2018

Water Infrastructure a Major Topic at Budget Hearing for DEP

04/18/2018

Bayonne Water Guardians, Kearny AWAKE and Harrison TIDE Champion Green Initiatives

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

03/27/2018

Trends in Redevelopment Finance: Complexity and Change

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

01/04/2018

Drinking Water Infrastructure Report Calls for Investment, Transparency

01/04/2018

Bill Would Cap Sewerage Authorities Ability To Raise Funds for System Repairs

12/18/2018

Getting Sewage Off Our Streets and Out of Our Rivers

09/12/2018

Yes, Millennials Really Are Fleeing the State. The Data Say So.

07/19/2018

New Report Highlights Green Infrastructure Financing Opportunities

03/28/2018

Survey: New Jersey Residents Name Clean Drinking Water as Top Environmental Priority

12/20/2017

New Jersey Shows Small Population Growth in Latest Census Estimate

12/12/2017

How the Fourth Regional Plan Could Affect New Jersey

12/06/2017

Water Conference Urges Action From New Jersey’s New Administration

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

11/22/2017

A Rain Garden Grows in Harrison

11/17/2017

What New Jersey Can Learn From Washington, D.C., About Transportation Improvements

11/03/2017

Rain Garden Partnership in Newton Brings Learning Opportunity, Better Water Quality

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

09/28/2017

Analysis: New Jersey Is Losing Its Millennials

09/27/2017

Newark Philadelphia Study Visit Focuses on Implementing Green Infrastructure at Scale

09/19/2017

Gubernatorial Candidates on Key Issues Facing New Jersey

09/18/2017

Proposed Rule Change Would Allow Development on Piers

08/31/2017

Lead in Drinking Water Results Ready for “Back to School” Season

08/31/2017

Lead in Drinking Water Results Ready for ‘Back to School’ Season

08/14/2017

Joint Environment Committee Dives in on Climate Change, Coastal Resilience

08/02/2017

Good News, Bad News in New Monmouth Poll

07/24/2017

Sound Management, Transparency Key to Ensuring Reliable, Reasonably Priced Drinking Water

07/20/2017

McKinsey’s Smart Economic Vision for New Jersey

07/14/2017

New Jersey Future Testifies at U.S. Senate Roundtable on Lead in Drinking Water

06/29/2017

Images Available for Educational Signage on Combined-Sewer Outfalls

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

05/05/2017

“Re-Forum” Will Tackle Updates to State’s Land-Use Law

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

03/27/2017

Forum Roundup: Reimagining the Suburbs

03/23/2017

Guide Helps Unlock New Resources for Stormwater Management

03/20/2017

Forum Feature: Federal Redevelopment Tools: Existential Threats, and a Few Opportunities

03/20/2017

Forum Roundtable: Getting to a Regional Approach to Coastal Resilience

03/20/2017

Forum Roundup: The Changing Downtown Retail Paradigm

03/17/2017

Forum Roundup: The Future of Parking: Less Parking, Better Management

03/10/2017

Recommendations for the Next Governor

02/21/2017

Planning for Sea-Level Rise VII: Disclosure

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?’

01/19/2017

To Speak at Planning Conference

01/19/2017

New Jersey Future Staff To Speak at Planning Conference

01/10/2017

Planning for Sea-Level Rise II: Redirecting Development

01/10/2017

Planning for Sea-Level Rise I: Accounting for Damage

12/13/2017

New Report Outlines Coastal Resilience Strategies

12/06/2016

Remembering Al Koeppe

11/18/2016

New Reports Assess State’s Exposure to Sea-Level Rise

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

11/01/2016

Population Trends at the Jersey Shore, Part 2: The Sandy Effect

10/20/2016

Documentary Featuring Sea Bright, New Jersey Future Is Ocean Film Festival Finalist

10/17/2016

Population Trends at the Jersey Shore, Part 1: Long-Term

10/12/2016

New Jersey Recovery Fund Shares Post-Sandy Resiliency Lessons With Chinese Delegation

10/05/2016

What Can 23 Cents Buy?

09/28/2016

NJ Spotlight on Cities Looks Toward an Urban Agenda for New Jersey

09/14/2016

Explainer: How to Think About New Jersey’s Population (and Income) Growth

08/22/2016

School District Regionalization: The Land-Use Connection

08/10/2016

Lead Found in School Drinking Water Across New Jersey

07/28/2016

Jersey Water Works Membership Meeting: Collaboration Is the Key

07/27/2016

Three Communities Step Up To Mainstream Green Infrastructure

07/13/2016

New Jersey Future Trustee Receives NJUA Distinguished Service Award

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

06/02/2016

New Jersey Future’s Teri Jover Named Sustainability Hero

05/26/2016

Jersey Water Works Delegation To Attend National Water Conference

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

05/20/2016

Built-Out Places Account for Majority of State’s Population Growth Since 2008

05/18/2016

Forum Roundup: Green Bonds: Financing our Future

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

05/04/2016

Chuck Marohn on the Value of Roads, Streets, and People

04/27/2016

Jersey Water Works Releases 2016 Workplan

04/19/2016

Forum Roundup: The Triple-Bottom-Line Beauty of Green Infrastructure

04/18/2016

Demand for Transit Neighborhoods on the Rise

04/11/2016

Case Study: How Bioswales Are Helping To Clean Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal

04/06/2016

Forum Feature: We Need To Do Transportation Planning for People, Not Cars. And We Need To Do It Fast.

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

03/22/2016

Forum Roundup: Cities, Redevelopers Join Forces To Tackle Floodproofing, Sewer Upgrades

03/17/2016

New Jersey’s Population Is Still Growing

03/17/2016

New Jersey’s Population Is Still Growing

03/15/2016

Design Competition Aims To Accelerate Water Infrastructure Innovation

03/07/2016

Happy Birthday, New Jersey State Plan!

02/23/2016

New Initiative Is Working To Mainstream Green Infrastructure

02/18/2016

Would Buyouts Be Good for Flood-Prone Mystic Island?

02/18/2016

Green Infrastructure Taking Off in Paterson

02/09/2016

New Zoning Codes: More Housing Options, More Mixed Use, Less Parking

02/05/2016

Flint’s Wake-Up Call for New Jersey — and the Nation

01/27/2016

Bayside Flooding Highlights Inherent Vulnerability of Barrier Islands

01/26/2016

Overcoming Developer Obstacles to Redevelopment

01/22/2016

Fixing Flooding in Communities Through Collaboration

01/19/2016

New Jersey Future Trustee Inducted Into Business Hall of Fame

01/13/2016

Smart Growth in the Somerset Hills

01/07/2016

Sewage Overflow Warning Signs Popping Up

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

10/06/2015

Research Reveals Recession’s Leveling Effect on Residential Development

10/05/2015

Post-Recession, Housing Growth and Value in Distressed Municipalities Keep Pace With Non-Distressed

09/24/2015

Housing and Community Development Network Honors New Jersey Future With Community Partner Award

09/10/2015

Surgeon General’s #StepItUp Campaign Highlights Land-Use Challenges to Regular Walking

09/01/2015

New Jersey Future To Honor George Pruitt, Pioneer in Higher Education, Trenton Revitalization

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

08/12/2015

Transportation, Housing Improvements Needed To Make New Jersey Towns More Aging-Friendly

08/04/2015

Outreach Plan for Hoboken Rebuild By Design Project Needs Improvement

07/30/2015

Can Somerset County Attract Millennials?

07/27/2015

New Jersey Future Board Chairman Named to Monmouth University’s First Endowed Chair in Real Estate Policy

07/10/2015

State Planning Commission Set To Extend Center Designations; Leaves Coastal Towns at Risk

07/10/2015

Two New Transit Villages Named, Including Second Bus-Centered Designation

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

06/15/2015

Millennials, ‘Alternative’ Economy Shape Downtown Redevelopment Trends

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

05/05/2015

New Jersey Future Welcomes New Trustees

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

04/22/2015

Raising Awareness of our Urban Water Infrastructure on #UndertheEarthDay

04/21/2015

New Jersey Future Joins National Infrastructure Week With Free Webinar May 14

04/13/2015

New Meadowlands Project Under Way

04/10/2015

Community Meetings To Focus on Flood Vulnerability, Potential Solutions

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

03/12/2015

State’s Application to National Disaster Resilience Competition Is Strong, Can Be Stronger

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

02/18/2015

New Jersey Future Trustee Ingrid Reed Wins AIA-NJ Award

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

02/04/2015

New Jersey Future, Other Groups Urge Veto of ‘Meadowlands Bill’

02/02/2015

White House Executive Order May Make Shore Communities Less Vulnerable to Storm Damage

01/27/2015

CNU President Is 2015 Forum Keynote Speaker

01/23/2015

Extending Approval for State Plan Centers Could Harm Coastal Towns

01/21/2015

Rebuild By Design Projects Must Ensure Equity, Resiliency, Public Involvement

01/20/2015

Workshop Attendees Learn Innovative Approaches to Addressing Combined-Sewer Overflows

01/15/2015

To Speak at APA-NJ Conference

01/15/2015

Reinvesting in Urban Water Infrastructure through Combined Sewer Overflow Long Term Control Plans

01/15/2015

New Jersey Future Staff To Speak at APA-NJ Conference

01/06/2015

Study Highlights Opportunities for Green Infrastructure in Trenton

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

12/05/2014

Economic Opportunity Act Retains Incentives Focus on Smart-Growth Locations

12/02/2014

How Can We Discuss Climate Change Constructively?

11/19/2014

Downtown Revitalization Survey Shows Need for Towns To Be More Proactive

11/17/2014

Fourth Regional Plan Conference Themes: Revitalization, Technology, Affordability and Access

11/10/2014

Thought Leaders To Gather at Regional Conference

11/06/2014

Clement A. Price

11/06/2014

Lincoln Institute Symposium: Collaboration, Regional Focus Are Keys to Successful Resilience

11/01/2014

John Heldrich, a Civic Visionary

10/22/2014

Water Infrastructure Funds: An Opportunity To Make Communities More Resilient

10/21/2014

Community Meeting Brings Assunpink Daylighting to the Light of Day

10/16/2014

Creating a Model for Statewide, Nationwide Innovation

10/09/2014

Innovative Initiatives Can Lead the Way

10/06/2014

Princeton Is First New Jersey Community To Earn WHO ‘Age-Friendly’ Designation

10/06/2014

Princeton Is First New Jersey Community To Earn WHO ‘Age-Friendly’ Designation

10/03/2014

Remembering John Sheridan

10/02/2014

Time To Make Some Noise

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

09/23/2014

ProWalk ProBike ProPlace: Making Active Transportation Happen

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

09/15/2014

Energy Resiliency Bank Proposal: Right Concept, but Needs Detail To Protect Against Flooding

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

09/09/2014

Report: Prompt Action Is Needed for Best-Practices Upgrade of New Jersey’s Urban Water Infrastructure

09/04/2014

Creating a Voice for the Voiceless in a Changing Urban Climate

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

08/25/2014

Shared Investment in Urban Water Systems Will Lead to Clean Rivers, More Vibrant Communities

08/04/2014

New Jersey’s Urban Water Systems: A Challenge, and an Opportunity for Collaboration, Engagement, Innovation, Vision

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

06/26/2014

Hoboken’S Newest Green Infrastructure Project Takes a Step Forward

06/26/2014

Hoboken’s Newest Green Infrastructure Project Takes a Step Forward

06/25/2014

Placing Economic Value on Natural Systems

06/23/2014

Big Fixes for Water Infrastructure Will Mean Bigger Bills for Customers

06/18/2014

Experts Agree on Action Agenda To Address State’s Water Infrastructure Problems

06/18/2014

Little Egg Harbor, Tuckerton Receive $2.13-Million Resiliency Grant

06/05/2014

Innovation Districts: New Jersey Has the Right Ingredients

06/03/2014

Getting to Resilience in Sea Bright

05/20/2014

Convening Aims to Develop an Agenda for Change for New Jersey’s Urban Water Infrastructure

05/16/2014

New Report Highlights State’s Water Infrastructure Crisis

05/14/2014

Investing in Transit Is an Economic Incentive

05/06/2014

New Report Highlights State’s Water Infrastructure Crisis

04/24/2014

Highlands Development Regulations Not Responsible for Exurban Slowdown

04/17/2014

Forum Plenary: A Tale of Three Cities

04/11/2014

State Hazard Mitigation Plan Should Do More To Address Risk, Integrate With Local Planning

04/10/2014

Forum Feature: Is Demolition Always the Best Option for Vacant Properties?

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

04/03/2014

Communities Need To Understand, Plan Effectively for Climate Risks

04/03/2014

Forum Feature: Eyes Wide Open or Shut

04/01/2014

2014 Smart Growth Awards Announced

04/01/2014

A Solution to New Jersey’s Transportation Funding Problem Is on the Horizon

03/21/2014

Forum Keynote: Target Investments at Assets, not Companies

03/20/2014

Forum Feature: Giving Office Parks a New Lease on Life

03/20/2014

Forum Feature: What’s Plan B? Energy Resiliency in Redevelopment

03/20/2014

Forum Feature: Does Green Infrastructure Create Real Estate Value?

03/20/2014

Forum Feature: What’s Plan B? Energy Resiliency in Redevelopment

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

03/05/2014

Advocates Call for Valid Risk Assessment, Mitigation Planning in States Draft Post-Sandy Action Plan

02/25/2014

“Shored Up”: An Important Primer on Complex Coastal Development Issues

02/20/2014

New York State Announces Major Investment in Post-Sandy Community Planning and Implementation

02/18/2014

Report: Many Older New Jerseyans Don’t Live in Aging-Friendly Places

02/18/2014

Report: Many Older New Jerseyans Don’t Live in Aging-Friendly Places

02/14/2014

New Jersey Must Count the True Costs of Preparing for Sea-Level Rise

02/10/2014

Sprawl Isn’t Dead, It’s Just Hibernating

02/10/2014

Sprawl Isn’t Dead, It’s Just Hibernating

02/07/2014

Workshops, Online Feedback Generate Ideas To Help Make Raritan Bay More Resilient

02/06/2014

UPDATED: Three Public Hearings Scheduled on New Sandy Action Plan

02/04/2014

New CDBG Action Plan Amendment Considers Resiliency

01/29/2014

Real Estate Analyst Warns Suburban Land Use Regulations Driving People, Jobs Away

01/28/2014

Is Redevelopment the ‘New Normal?’

01/28/2014

AIA-NJ Honors New Jersey Future Executive Director

01/16/2014

Former New York City Economic Development Head To Deliver Redevelopment Forum Keynote

02/12/2014

Proposed Sandy Plan Still Puts Taxpayer Dollars at Risk

11/19/2013

New Jersey Future Offers Grants To Foster Noncontiguous Clustering

11/14/2013

Five New Jersey Projects Included in Next Round of HUD’s Rebuild by Design Competition

11/13/2013

HUD Releases Notice for Second Round of Sandy Disaster Recovery Funding

11/05/2013

New Jersey Future Offers Webinar Series, Grant Program for Noncontiguous Cluster Development

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

10/21/2013

Key Issues: A Hefty Pricetag for Rail Tunnel, Transportation Projects

10/20/2013

Four Key Issues for New Jersey’s Future

10/20/2013

Four Key Issues for New Jersey’s Future

10/16/2013

Somerset County’s Investment Framework Gets State Planning Commission Support

10/16/2013

Somerset County’s Investment Framework Gets State Planning Commission Support

10/10/2013

New Report Recommends Regional Coordination, Variety of Coastal Strategies

10/02/2013

Crowd-Mapping New Jersey’s Growth

09/26/2013

State Supreme Court Ruling a Victory for Sound Planning, Housing Affordability

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

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

07/24/2013

New Jersey Future Supports Economic Incentives that Don’t Subsidize Sprawl

07/24/2013

New Jersey’s Inner Suburbs: Leading Indicator of Opportunity and Challenge

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

07/22/2013

In Rush To Rebuild, Are We Failing To Plan for the Next Superstorm?

07/22/2013

Rethinking the Shore Forum Zeroes in on Better Planning, Leadership

07/19/2013

Memo to Municipalities: Get Creative and Flexible if You Want Those Office Parks Redeveloped

07/18/2013

Economic Opportunity Act’s “Log Cabin Loophole” Invites Sprawl Subsidies

07/18/2013

Economic Opportunity Act’s “Log Cabin Loophole” Invites Sprawl Subsidies

07/09/2013

Groups Offer Early Lessons From Post-Sandy Recovery

07/02/2013

Addressing the Growing Issue of Obsolete Office Parks

06/25/2013

New Jersey’s Water Infrastructure: The Biggest Risk Is Doing Nothing

06/18/2013

Somerset County Forum Highlights Economic Competitiveness Needs

06/17/2013

Post-Sandy Resiliency Planning Assistance Grants Available

06/13/2013

Slow Growth, Old Infrastructure Mean a Need for Innovation and Reinvestment

06/12/2013

Reform Task Force Calls for Large Cut in Property Taxes

06/12/2013

New Jersey Residents Want More Resiliency Post-Sandy, but at No Cost

06/12/2013

Bill To Increase Aid to Sandy-Stricken Communities Introduced in Congress

06/03/2013

Frank Lautenberg, Champion of Smart Growth

05/21/2013

New Report Highlights Fiscal Benefits of Smart-Growth Development

05/16/2013

Redevelopment Forum Approved for Continuing Education Credits

05/16/2013

Avoid Penny-wise, Pound-foolish Approach to Resiliency

05/07/2013

New Jersey Future Receives Housing Award

04/30/2013

Cluster Development Bill Sails through the Assembly

04/29/2013

Sandy Recovery Action Plan Doesn’t Commit to Resiliency Planning, Sustainability

04/29/2013

Sandy Recovery Action Plan Doesn’t Commit to Resiliency Planning, Sustainability

04/11/2013

Regional Planning in the Pinelands: Well-Directed Growth, but What Effect on Natural Resources?

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

03/22/2013

Forum Roundup: Redeveloping Post-Sandy: Do it Quickly, and Do it Right

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

Economic Opportunity Act Will Dilute State Incentives and Subsidize Sprawl Unless Amended

03/13/2013

Cluster Development Bill Ready for Full Vote in Senate and Assembly

03/11/2013

Getting New Jersey Ready To Welcome Green Infrastructure

03/07/2013

Brownfields Bill BUILDs a Path to Neighborhood Revitalization

03/04/2013

Forum Roundup: New Jersey’s Bleak Foreclosure Numbers

03/04/2013

Forum Roundup: The Shaky State of Our Infrastructure

03/04/2013

Forum Roundup: New Jersey’s Bleak Foreclosure Numbers

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

01/24/2013

Rescheduled Conference Brings Together New Jersey’s Planning Leaders

01/16/2013

In Targeting Incentives, Location Matters

01/03/2013

Blaming the Victim in South Jersey Pedestrian Fatalities

01/02/2013

The Coming Boom in White Elephants

12/10/2012

Poll Shows New Jersey Residents Strongly Support Regional Approach to Rebuilding After Sandy

11/30/2012

Rebuilding a Resilient Shore Weekly News Roundup Nov. 30, 2012

11/21/2012

Resilient Shore Daily News Roundup Nov. 21, 2012

11/20/2012

Resilience Demonstration Project Assists Four New Jersey Municipalities

11/20/2012

Resilient Shore Daily News Roundup, Nov. 20, 2012

11/19/2012

State Planning Commission Postpones Vote on State Strategic Plan

11/19/2012

Resilient Shore Daily News Roundup, Nov. 19, 2012

11/15/2012

Resilient Shore Daily Roundup, Nov. 15, 2012

11/15/2012

Resilient Shore Daily Roundup, Nov. 16, 2012

11/14/2012

Resilient Shore Daily Roundup, Nov. 14, 2012

11/13/2012

Resilient Shore Daily Roundup, Nov, 13, 2012

11/12/2012

Resilient Shore Daily Roundup, Nov. 12, 2012

11/12/2012

State Planning Commission To Vote on State Strategic Plan

11/08/2012

25 Years of Smart Growth in New Jersey

11/02/2012

The Jersey Shore: How To Protect a Treasured Asset?

11/01/2012

Planning to Build on Light Rail Success

10/17/2012

TOD Line Newsletter Launched to Highlight TOD Advances and Experiences

10/11/2012

Safe Routes to School: Small Steps for Healthy Kids

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

08/29/2012

Dunellen and East Orange as Transit Villages: One Designation, Two Strategies

08/03/2012

New Jersey State Plan Update Back On Track

07/18/2012

Cities (Of All Sizes) Lead the State in Population Growth

07/17/2012

New Sewer Service Maps Will Support Responsible Development, Water Protection

06/28/2012

Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit at a Crossroads

06/19/2012

What We Wanted to Say: New Revenue Sources, Not More Borrowing, Needed to Fund Transportation

06/12/2012

New Jersey Counties Show Dramatic Reversal in Population Growth Patterns

06/01/2012

Does Traffic Congestion Make You More Productive?

05/31/2012

Seven Exemplary Projects, Plans Earn Smart Growth Awards for 2012

05/31/2012

Tangible Progress on Long-Awaited Sewer Service Area Updates

05/24/2012

Milestone No. 2: Ocean County’s Proposed Wastewater Service Areas Published for Review

05/21/2012

New Report: Review of Legal Framework for County Planning in New Jersey

05/18/2012

Sustainable Sites Can Accommodate New Jersey’s Solar Needs

05/14/2012

Walk or Cycle to Work? You Have Company

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

04/13/2012

One-Seat Ride Not Contingent on the (Now-Canceled) ARC Tunnel

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

03/30/2012

NJDOT Proposes to Restore Transit Village Program Funding

03/28/2012

State Officials: Redevelopment at the Heart of State Strategic Plan

03/22/2012

A Better Transportation Bill

03/22/2012

Redevelopment Forum Keynote: Walkable Urbanism Is Key to New Jersey’s Future

03/21/2012

What’s Next in the New Jersey Highlands?

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

02/13/2012

Investment Area Criteria Released for the State Strategic Plan

02/09/2012

Liveblogging the State Strategic Plan Public Hearing

02/09/2012

House Transportation Bill Falls Short

01/27/2012

Why Hunterdon County Should Regionalize Its School Districts

01/26/2012

Does New Jersey Have Room to Grow?

01/19/2012

Christie Administration Must Commit to Updating Wastewater Plans

01/17/2012

Our Take on the State of the State Address

01/11/2012

Is Route 1 a Street or a Road?

01/09/2012

Public Hearings on State Strategic Plan Begin in February

01/04/2012

Demand Grows for Smart-Growth Work Environments

12/13/2012

Rebuilding a Resilient New Jersey Shore Conference Recap

09/12/2012

Targeting Industry and Geography Together to Foster Job Growth

12/14/2011

Permit Extension Bill Threatens Open Space

12/09/2011

New Jersey Future Seeks Nominations for 2012 Smart Growth Awards

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

11/17/2011

Towns Balanced Approach to Transportation Wins Leadership Award

11/16/2011

Talking About Transportation

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

11/03/2011

New Jersey Future to Honor Brendan Byrne

11/02/2011

Planning Association Conference Includes Sessions on Current Smart-Growth Issues

11/01/2011

New: Information Page on the State Strategic Plan

10/27/2011

DEP Launches Environmental Management Initiative

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’

10/12/2011

Proposal Would Reverse Policy of Targeting Energy-Efficiency Incentives to Smart-Growth Areas

10/11/2011

New Jersey Residents Are Concerned About How the State Has Developed

10/05/2011

County Growth Plans Poised for Adoption

10/04/2011

The Shadow Northeast Corridor Draws Warehouses and People

09/29/2011

Menendez Focuses on TOD Funding in Updated Livable Communities Act

09/28/2011

Summit Moves Toward Transit Village Designation, Future of Program Remains Uncertain

09/22/2011

We Work Close to Home But We Drive There

09/22/2011

On Balance, New Legislative Effort Keeps Urban Transit Hub Incentives Intact

09/13/2011

Join us in Supporting the Federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities

09/07/2011

Incomplete Report Card for Complete Streets

09/01/2011

Zero-Vehicle Households and Transit

08/25/2011

State Officials Tout Transit Villages

08/24/2011

Why Not Tier Solar Incentives to Encourage Advantageous Locations?

08/24/2011

Density and Sprawl Are Not Mutually Exclusive

08/19/2011

What makes a great place to live?

08/12/2011

How about an E-ZPass for transit?

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

New Jersey Dominates List of Top Public Transportation 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

Exclusionary Zoning, Sprawl on the Rise

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

07/06/2011

New Jersey’s Solar Ambitions Raise Difficult Land-Use Issues

07/05/2011

Governor Removes Funding for Transit Villages

06/29/2011

The Mall as Private City

06/27/2011

Democrats’ Proposed Budget Includes Funding for Transit Village Program

06/26/2011

Smart Growth Photo Contest

06/23/2011

Poll Finds Majority Support for Land-Use Policies to Combat Climate Change

06/20/2011

NJ Homebuilders Create Affiliate to Lobby for Multifamily Development

06/17/2011

Bill That Undermines Tax Sharing Passes Committee

06/15/2011

Jersey City and Ridgewood Adopt Complete Streets Policies, Bringing Statewide Total to 13

06/13/2011

Metropark, and the Limits of Brookings’ Transit Accessibility Study

06/11/2011

Mutiny in the Meadowlands

06/07/2011

Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Spurs Development Interest in Newark

06/03/2011

New Jersey Future Announces 10th Anniversary Smart Growth Award-Winners

06/01/2011

Seven Trend-Setting Projects, Plans Earn Smart Growth Awards for 2011

05/26/2011

Responding to Governor Christie’s Decision to Pull Out of Regional Climate Pact

05/24/2011

Many Roads in New Jersey are “Dangerous by Design” for Pedestrians

05/23/2011

National Experts Advise the Christie Administration on State Strategic Planning

05/17/2011

NJDOT Commissioner: $1 Million for Transit Villages Not Enough, So We Made It Zero

05/17/2011

Make the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice

05/13/2011

Light Rail Extension to Support TOD in Jersey City

05/12/2011

Deadline Friday – Join Us!

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

04/25/2011

The Impact of Transit Villages: One Reader’s Story

04/21/2011

Local Agriculture Growing in Popularity and Importance

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

03/31/2011

A Bleak Recent Past, a Brighter Future Ahead

03/28/2011

NJ’s Transportation Capital Plan: Focus on Fix-It-First, Transit, Pedestrian Safety; Transit Villages Slashed

03/21/2011

NJ Transit Delays Parking Privatization

03/16/2011

2011 Redevelopment Forum SUCCESS!

03/16/2011

Pittsburgh Offers Bold Model for Redevelopment

03/10/2011

State Launches Strategic State Planning Process

03/08/2011

Bloomfield Adopts Complete Streets Policy

03/03/2011

Is Jersey City a Suburb? Joel Kotkin Thinks So.

02/28/2011

Sweeney: Glassboro to Camden line “will be included” in the Transportation Trust Fund

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

02/22/2011

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02/21/2011

New Jersey Leads in Farmland Loss

02/18/2011

Governor Vetoes Historic Property Reinvestment Act

02/17/2011

When it Comes to State Subsidies, Not All Transit Hubs are Equal

02/16/2011

State Planning Commission Meets for the First Time Since 2009

02/16/2011

Pete Kasabach Discussing Transit-Oriented Development in Jersey City

02/15/2011

Fort Monmouth Redevelopment Taking Shape

02/15/2011

Jay Corbalis discussing transportation funding on MY9 News

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

02/07/2011

Amtrak, NJ Senators Announce Plans for “New” Tunnel

01/31/2011

College Students as a Leading Indicator of Diversity

01/31/2011

Nominate Your Favorite New Jersey Project for a Smart Growth Award

01/31/2011

DEP Decision Sets Positive Precedent for Compact Growth

01/20/2011

Ensuring Roads Fit for All Users

01/19/2011

Planning Advocacy Head Offers Public Comments, but Few Hints About Future of State Planning

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

01/13/2011

A Look Back at Governor Christie’s First Year

01/11/2011

Christie’s TTF Plan Panned in Print

01/07/2011

New Jersey Future’s Statement on Governor’s TTF Plan

01/06/2011

“Smart Growth” vs. “Growth Management”

01/05/2011

Developers Worry Parking Privatization Will Impede TOD…In Boston

01/05/2011

Insights from Review of “The Ethics of Metropolitan Growth”

03/02/2011

More than 500 registered – join us Friday!

12/28/2010

A Selection of Snippets from 2010 Future Facts

12/21/2010

2011 Redevelopment Forum

12/21/2010

Population Growth Slows in NJ, Nationally

12/21/2010

Cliff Lee Swayed by Philly’s Public Transit?

12/17/2010

National Pundits Weigh in Against NJ Transit Parking Privatization

12/17/2010

Planning Groups call for a Full Slate of Committed Nominees to the Highlands Council

12/15/2010

Governor’s Barnegat Bay Action Plan is a Promising First Step

12/14/2010

Plenty of Room for Growth in Built-Out Communities

12/14/2010

NJ Future Testimony on Affordable Housing Bill

12/09/2010

Extending the No. 7 Train: More Pipe Dream than Panacea

12/09/2010

Report Finds Robust Growth in “Built-Out” Towns

12/02/2010

Smart Growth Produces Economic Benefits Across the Country

11/19/2010

Newark to Build New Jersey’s First Protected Bike Lane

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?

10/27/2010

The End of the ARC Tunnel

10/26/2010

Smaller Houses: Symptom of the Recession, or Long-Term Trend?

10/15/2010

Who Supports ARC?

10/14/2010

Regional Planning Efforts Deliver Results

10/12/2010

Support for ARC Tunnel From Unlikely Sources

10/08/2010

UPDATE: ARC Tunnel Upgraded from Dead to Critical Condition

10/07/2010

ARC Tunnel is Dead

10/05/2010

Help Support the ARC Tunnel!

10/01/2010

This Week in Land Use

09/30/2010

Correcting the Record on ARC

09/24/2010

This Week in the ARC Tunnel (again)

09/20/2010

New Jersey Future Statement on ARC/TTF Funding

09/18/2010

This Week in the ARC Tunnel

09/15/2010

30 Day Review an Ominous Sign for ARC Tunnel Project

09/01/2010

Best Town Name in New Jersey?

08/25/2010

Two More Communities Adopt Complete Streets Policies, More Likely

08/24/2010

Sustainable Communities: The Light at the End of the Tunnel

08/04/2010

Municipal Ratables Chase Doesn’t Necessarily Pay

08/03/2010

NJ Future on WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Show

07/30/2010

RPA Report Finds ARC To Raise Home Values By $18 Billion

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

07/26/2010

Monmouth County, West Windsor Twp Adopt Complete Streets Policies

07/23/2010

Walkable, Transit-Rich Neighborhoods Poised for Comeback

07/23/2010

Lieutenant Governor Announces New State Office of Planning Advocacy

07/08/2010

Urban Centers Weathering Economic Storm Better Than Other Places?

07/06/2010

New Tunnel Could Transform NJs Landscape And Brighten its Economic Prospects

06/18/2010

DEP Announces New Initiative to Combat Transportation Emissions

06/17/2010

If New Jersey Were a Country

06/17/2010

This Week in Transportation

06/10/2010

New Jersey Future Statement on S1

06/09/2010

Could NJ’s Depleted Trust Fund Jeopardize Federal Funding for ARC?

06/02/2010

Trenton and Jersey City Receive HOPE VI grants from HUD

05/26/2010

Smart Growth Award-Winners Show Innovation, Creativity

05/25/2010

NJ Sens. Menendez and Lautenberg Introduce Emergency Transit Funding Bill

05/24/2010

NJ Ranked as 8th Friendliest State for Bicyclists

05/14/2010

State Affirms Supportâ€”But No Moneyâ€”for PATCO Extension

05/13/2010

State and Federal Initiatives Raise Difficult Questions about Solar Siting

05/12/2010

Parking at NJ Transit Stations Can Generate More than Revenue

05/11/2010

Tell NJ’s Senators to Stand up for Transit Riders in New Jersey!

05/06/2010

2010 Smart Growth Awards

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

04/26/2010

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

04/22/2010

Uncertain Future for Trust Fund, PATCO Extension at Transportation Hearing

04/22/2010

Celebrate Earth Day on Two Wheels or Two Feet

04/22/2010

Metro Areas Are the Key to America’s – and New Jersey’s – Future Economic Prosperity

04/20/2010

Red Tape Review Calls for Moving, Strengthening State Planning Commission and Office of Smart Growth

04/19/2010

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

04/16/2010

New Jersey Future Announces Smart Growth Award Winners for 2010

04/09/2010

Urban Centers on Rebound

04/05/2010

NJDOT Commissioner Calls for Dedicated Funding For NJ Transit from Turnpike Tolls

04/01/2010

NJ Transit Introduces “Outdoor Seating” As New, Affordable Option for Riders

03/31/2010

T4 America Study Finds Americans Support Increased Funding for Public Transportation, Safe Walking and Bicycling

03/30/2010

EPA Study Finds Redevelopment Taking Hold Nationwide, What About NJ?

03/25/2010

Demographic Changes May Mean Big Redevelopment Opportunities

03/11/2010

Transportation Trust Fund on the Road to Bankruptcy

03/10/2010

Support for Gas Tax from a Surprising Source

03/05/2010

Fare Hikes and Service Cuts Announced for NJ Transit

03/01/2010

Poll Shows New Jersey Residents Concerned About Transportation Funding

02/18/2010

Market Forces Portend Shift From Sprawl to Redevelopment

02/17/2010

Stimulus Investment in Transit Creates Twice as Many Jobs as Roads

02/16/2010

Budget Ax Falls on Transit, Spares Roads

02/11/2010

Groups to Governor Christie: No Cuts to Transit!

02/11/2010

Governor’s Housing Opportunity Task Force to Assess State Planning Act

02/05/2010

Are Transit Cuts in Salem a Sign of Things to Come for NJ?

01/29/2010

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

01/28/2010

2010 Redevelopment Forum Sponsorships

01/21/2010

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

01/14/2010

Challenges Abound, Opportunity Knocks as Christie Prepares to Take Office

01/11/2010

Should we be happy or sad about fewer people on the road?

02/10/2010

Taxes Chasing People Out of New Jersey – But Which Tax? And Which People?

12/23/2009

New Jersey Embraces Smart Growth to Combat Climate Change

12/22/2009

Smart Growth in Transition Part V: Property Taxes

12/17/2009

Smart Growth in Transition Part IV: AffordableÂ Housing

12/04/2009

Smart Growth in Transition-Part III: Urban Revitalization

11/25/2009

Smart Growth in Transition, Part II: Transportation

11/17/2009

Smart Growth in Transition, Part I: State Planning

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

10/29/2009

Update from Washington

10/27/2009

What People Think About State Planning in New Jersey

10/26/2009

New Jersey Future Supports Bond Issue

10/19/2009

Star-Ledger on Complete Streets

10/15/2009

Gubernatorial Candidates Weigh In on Smart Growth

10/15/2009

Letter to Gubernatorial Candidates

10/13/2009

Groups: New Jersey Needs a Complete Streets Policy

10/09/2009

New Jersey Future on WNYC

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

09/30/2009

Congressman Holt Joins Daily Commute For ‘Take Your Legislator To Work Day

09/28/2009

State Planning: A Picture of Neglect

09/27/2009

Regional Impact, Local Decision

09/27/2009

Room with a View

09/27/2009

Menendez Co-Sponsors TOD Bill

09/27/2009

From the South Jersey Desk

08/19/2009

Agriculture Means Business in New Jersey

07/15/2009

Cities Show Signs of Reversing Trend, Gaining Population

07/01/2009

Statewide Smart Growth Policies Make a Difference

06/24/2009

Federal Transportation Spending Bill Has Great Potential

06/18/2009

Economic Stimulus Bill Requires Transparency, Strategic Focus

06/01/2009

Seven Innovative Projects Win Smart Growth Awards

05/20/2009

Complete Streets Accommodate All Users

05/04/2009

Suburbs Still Growing … But So Are The Cities

04/20/2009

On Earth Day, Taking Stock of New Jersey’s Environmental Record

04/03/2009

Where Jobs Have Gone, Affordable Housing Hasn’t

03/18/2009

State Plan offers Clear Path for PATCO Rail Line Extension

03/04/2009

Redevelopment Offers Antidote to Sprawl

02/18/2009

Agreement on Waterfront Plan Buoys Redevelopment in Trenton

02/04/2009

Redevelopment Offers Towns Opportunity

01/15/2009

NJ Can Brighten its Future by Stretching Stimulus Dollars

12/31/2008

A Collection of Snippets from 2008 Future Facts

12/17/2008

Smart Housing Incentives Legislation Introduced

12/05/2008

Where and How We Develop is Key to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

11/24/2008

NJ Should Get to Work Making it Easier to Get to Work

11/03/2008

Light Rail Spurs Smart Growth and Property Values Skyrocket

10/21/2008

First-Time Homebuyers, Renters May Be Priced Out Of NJ

10/06/2008

Tolls and Transit: Perfect Together?

09/22/2008

More than Money Needed to Meet Farmland Preservation Goals

09/05/2008

Schools Should be Prime Target for Realignment

08/06/2008

Sprawl Continues to Consume New Jersey’s Open Lands

07/17/2008

NJ is Well-Equipped for – But Not Always Open to – TOD

07/02/2008

In Large Metro Areas, It’s Easy Being Green

06/13/2008

Permit Extension – A Balancing Act

06/02/2008

NJ Embraces Smart Growth, and Honors those Who Practice It

05/15/2008

Report Outlines Agenda for Urban Transformation

05/07/2008

Housing Costs, Property Taxes Shift Along with Population

04/14/2008

One Township Blazes a Trail but the State Must Help it Along

04/04/2008

Fighting Climate Change Starts at Home

03/19/2008

Higher Gas Prices are on the Horizon but NJ is Well-Positioned to Weather Storm

03/06/2008

Redevelopment: A Blueprint for Sustainability

02/26/2008

New Jersey’s Hidden Economic Strengths

02/20/2008

Leed-ND: A New Framework for Sustainable Development

01/17/2008

Financial Restructuring: Cash Today, Tolls Tomorrow

12/28/2007

2007 Year in Review

12/19/2007

A Fresh Look at Affordable Housing

12/07/2007

Brownfields: Urban Blight or Redevelopment Opportunity?

11/20/2007

NJ Still Has Room to Grow. But Where…and How?

10/31/2007

Preserving NJ’s Landscape is a Daunting Challenge

10/16/2007

Trash and Landfills-A Smart Land Use?

10/03/2007

Taxes, Infrastructure Repair, and Lane Use

09/18/2007

Updated Census Numbers Deliver Mixed Message to NJ

08/24/2007

Transit, Past and Future?

07/27/2007

In Search of a Balance between Property Rights and Redevelopment

06/19/2007

The Link Between Energy Use and Land Use

06/01/2007

TDR Implementation – Keen Interest, Slow Progress

05/16/2007

Old Cities, New Potential?

05/02/2007

New Sewer Rules, New Hope for Smart Growth?

04/17/2007

Washington Township and Smart Growth

04/07/2007

South Jersey: A New Smart Growth Frontier?

03/15/2007

COAH Ruling Ignores today’s Affordable Housing Needs

02/20/2007

Redevelopment on the Rise

01/31/2007

RCA’s: More Harm Than Good?

01/12/2007

Tax Relief without Reform?

12/28/2006

2006 Year in Review

12/18/2006

Can Property Tax Relief Help Slow Sprawl?

11/28/2006

Cashing in on History

11/26/2006

Fewer Kids Living in Transit Villages and Town Homes

11/03/2006

Voting for Property Tax Relief or Reform?

10/20/2006

Voting for Parks

09/29/2006

Nowhere to Live

09/14/2006

Seeking a Prosperous Garden State

08/31/2006

Growing Smart and Water Wise

06/21/2006

Thinking “Outside of the Curbs”

05/31/2006

The Leaders in Economic Development

05/16/2006

Gas Prices and Smart Growth

04/21/2006

Prosperity at Risk

03/31/2006

Greener Pastures Outside Garden State?

03/17/2006

Catalysts for Urban Change

03/06/2006

New Jersey’s Five-Year Plan

02/16/2006

The Real Gripe about Gas Tax

01/31/2006

Sprawling Migration Patterns

07/28/2006

The Property Tax Problem

12/29/2005

2005 Year in Review

12/19/2005

Baby Boomers Turn 60

11/30/2005

Daytime Population Booms

11/18/2005

Global Warming and New Jersey Development

10/31/2005

Open Space Ballots

10/21/2005

The Gubernatorial Race

09/30/2005

State Plan Update Still Stalled

09/19/2005

Marooned Without Options

08/31/2005

Going the Distance

06/30/2005

Saving Money by Choice

05/31/2005

Land Use and Equity

05/13/2005

Supporting Tax Relief, But Not Reform?

04/29/2005

Voters: Give Use Redevelopment

04/15/2005

Eminent Domain and Redevelopment

03/04/2005

Pacesetters in Historic Preservation

02/18/2005

Preservation Challenge for Highlands

01/28/2005

Family Unfriendly towns

01/07/2005

The Governor’s Priorities

07/29/2005

Urban Turnaround

12/20/2004

2004 Year in Review

12/12/2004

TDR Nears Home Stretch

12/03/2004

New Jersey’s Mean Streets

11/19/2004

11/05/2004

Less Sprawl = Better Health

10/22/2004

Protecting New Jersey’s Past, Present and Future

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

06/30/2004

Transit: A Real Home Advance

06/11/2004

Gardens Leaving Garden State

06/01/2004

Sprawl Continues Apace

05/21/2004

Rethinking Oil Consumption

04/30/2004

Census Confirms Highlands Growth Pressures

04/20/2004

Stranded Without Options

03/18/2004

Less Housing, Higher Prices

03/02/2004

10,000 Steps and Smarter Growth

02/13/2004

Growth and the Highlands

01/30/2004

Making Redevelopment Easier

01/19/2004

Seeking Smart Growth Momentum

12/31/2003

2003 Year in Review

11/26/2003

Gas Tax Too Expensive

11/14/2003

New Way to Pay for Schools

10/24/2003

Big Map Bows to State Plan

10/11/2003

Making New Jersey “Clean and Green”

09/23/2003

Open Space Action Needed

07/31/2003

State Misses Lead in Affordable Housing

07/20/2003

Saving New Jersey’s Heritage

06/20/2003

Report: Few Escape Negative Impacts of Sprawl

06/05/2003

A Housing Dilemma

05/16/2003

Market Needs Vs. Housing Choice

04/18/2003

The Conservation Challenge

03/31/2003

Development and Transit Towns

03/21/2003

Impact Fees and Sprawl

02/28/2003

Finding Room for 1 Million New Residents

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

Buying Land Not Only Way to Protect It

11/14/2002

Protecting the Highlands

10/31/2002

Summit Touches Key Causes of Sprawl

10/11/2002

Governor Sets Summit for October 22

09/25/2002

Sprawl and Drought

08/30/2002

New Jersey’s Labor Force

08/16/2002

NJ Out of Line in School Spending, Funding

08/02/2002

Affordable Housing and Sprawl

07/12/2002

McMansions Rise, Along With Overcrowding

06/22/2002

Urbanization Continues to Overrun Borders

05/17/2002

NJ Housing Even Less Affordable

04/30/2002

Lake Tahoe Ripples Reach New Jersey

04/19/2002

Council Kicks Off April 23

03/26/2002

Property Tax System Broken, Too

03/08/2002

Transit Towns Good Places To Grow

02/18/2002

Leaders of the Pack

01/23/2002

The Housing Hunt

01/10/2002

A Step Away from Cleaner Water

12/11/2001

Real Winter Warmth?

11/30/2001

New Taxes or No, Tax System Needs Repair

10/31/2001

New Priorities Call For Better Coordination, Oversight of Planning

10/10/2001

Farmland Tax Policies Work Against Preservation

09/20/2001

Building Stronger Communities by Tax Sharing

08/31/2001

Grade-A Idea Gets A Pass From New Jersey

08/17/2001

No Borrowing, Just New Priorities, Could Fund Redevelopment

08/01/2001

Saving Land Without The Tax Bite Takes TDRs

07/12/2001

State Needs New Water Rules Tied To Growth

06/28/2001

Healthiest Gains Come From Walkable Communities

05/31/2001

Planning Trumps Size When It Comes To Traffic

05/11/2001

Increasing Mom’s Choice of Where To Live

04/30/2001

NJ Needs Stable Source of Funding for Redevelopment

03/30/2001

Sprawl Gets NJ Coming and Going via Property Tax

03/14/2001

New Jersey’s “Principal Cities” Now Include Suburbs

02/13/2001

Development Style Can Reduce Road Costs

01/25/2001

If You Zone For It, They Will Come

01/10/2001

Property Taxes Drive Urban Distress and Sprawl

06/19/2001

Municipalities Need a “Smart Growth Shield”

12/22/2000

Where Do We Go From Here?

12/08/2000

NJ’s Dirty Secret – Not Enough Housing Affordable To NJ’s Workers

11/27/2000

New Housing

11/08/2000

The Maryland Approach

10/23/2000

The Minnesota Approach

10/05/2000

The Oregon Approach

09/22/2000

Suburbs Slipping into Hole of Urban Decline

09/01/2000

Lessons from a Poster Child

08/18/2000

Population Swells Demand for Redevelopment

07/10/2000

Zoned for Development

06/19/2000

Wastewater Rules to Change Development

06/02/2000

Voters Taking Different Track

05/15/2000

Tougher Shore Development Rules Face Setback

05/03/2000

Senate Bill On Track Toward Smart Growth

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