Mega-ships unloading at New Jersey ports will be a boon for the state, but we must be sure our port-related infrastructure is robust enough to handle the increased volume.
Archive for March, 2016
Forum Roundup: The Mega-Ships Are Here! Are We Ready?
Monday, March 28th, 2016Public-Interest Organizations Urge Commitment of Disaster Competition Award Funds to Regional Planning
Thursday, March 24th, 2016A group of public-interest organizations sent a joint letter to Gov. Christie urging him to commit National Disaster Resilience Competition award funds to regional resiliency planning initiatives.
Forum Roundup: Finding the Opportunities in Affordable Housing
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016Speakers at the Redevelopment Forum session on affordable housing all stressed the opportunities inherent in creating more affordable housing, and that towns should be proactive so they get the kind of housing that helps them meet other objectives.
Forum Roundup: Cities, Redevelopers Join Forces To Tackle Floodproofing, Sewer Upgrades
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016At the Redevelopment Forum, representatives from three cities detailed how they are engaging redevelopers in a number of ways to meet the challenge of flooding, aging infrastructure and climate change.
New Jersey’s Population Is Still Growing
Thursday, March 17th, 2016Despite what you may have heard, New Jersey is still growing. A New Jersey Future analysis of growth since 2000 takes a look at the different sectors that are contributing to New Jersey’s continuing population growth.
Design Competition Aims To Accelerate Water Infrastructure Innovation
Tuesday, March 15th, 2016The Build it Green (BIG) Competition will provide technical assistance and engineering support services to selected New Jersey cities and utilities to design innovative, financeable projects that reduce combined sewer outflows (CSOs) while also making neighborhoods and downtowns better places to live, work and invest.
Happy Birthday, New Jersey State Plan!
Monday, March 7th, 2016The New Jersey State Redevelopment and Development Plan just turned 15. It’s working, but it needs to work better.