Polling released today by the Transportation for America Campaign, of which NJ Future is a partner, finds that more than 4 in 5 (83%) voters agree the country “would benefit from an expanded and improved transportation system, such as rail […]
Archive for March, 2010
T4 America Study Finds Americans Support Increased Funding for Public Transportation, Safe Walking and Bicycling
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010EPA Study Finds Redevelopment Taking Hold Nationwide, What About NJ?
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010A recent study by the Environmental Protection Agency finds that redevelopment is becoming the dominant paradigm for residential growth in urban areas. The study, titled Residential Construction Trends in America’s Metropolitan Regions, looks at 19 years of building permit data, […]
Demographic Changes May Mean Big Redevelopment Opportunities
Thursday, March 25th, 2010Smaller families and single homebuyers will seek smaller, less expensive homes near jobs and transportation.
Transportation Trust Fund on the Road to Bankruptcy
Thursday, March 11th, 2010New Jersey’s Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) contributes $1.6 billion to the state’s $3.5 billion annual transportation capital program (the rest comes from federal matching funds). The money is used to maintain and upgrade the state’s 40,000 miles of highways, roads […]
Support for Gas Tax from a Surprising Source
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010Only 35 percent of the 628 responses said they thought hiking the gas tax amounted to a death wish for the state’s politicians.
This Week in Land Use
Friday, March 5th, 2010Each Friday Garden State Smart Growth will post a collection of links to news articles pertaining to land use in New Jersey. We try our best to capture all relevant stories, but we’re not perfect. Let us know in the […]
Fare Hikes and Service Cuts Announced for NJ Transit
Friday, March 5th, 2010“New Jersey Future understands the gravity of the state’s current budget crisis, and we recognize that hard choices are necessary to address the situation. We believe, however, that placing this burden solely on transit riders, and not on the transportation […]
This Week in Land Use
Monday, March 1st, 2010Each Friday Monday Garden State Smart Growth will post a collection of links to news articles pertaining to land use in New Jersey. We try our best to capture all relevant stories, but we’re not perfect. Let us know in […]
Poll Shows New Jersey Residents Concerned About Transportation Funding
Monday, March 1st, 2010A new Monmouth University poll commissioned by New Jersey Future and the Tri-State Transportation Campaign finds that 95 percent of New Jersey residents think it is important that we pay to maintain and improve our transportation system.