New Jersey Future, along with our partners, has spent many years working with downtown leaders to understand how to create vibrant, walkable, equitable downtowns and have provided resources, guidance, and direct services to many of these places. With this experience, we have made several recommendations to improve the impact of the small business program.
Archive for May, 2020
How to Strengthen a COVID-19 Small Business Program
Tuesday, May 26th, 2020Let’s Not Go Backward. Let’s Rebuild Better As We Recover
Tuesday, May 26th, 2020Within a matter of weeks, COVID-19 has brought to the forefront a multitude of social, environmental, and economic challenges that have persisted in New Jersey long before this pandemic struck. When the virus is gone, these very same challenges will make us even more vulnerable to the next inevitable disaster unless we take radical actions to address them now.
New Jersey Future Welcomes Four New Trustees
Wednesday, May 6th, 2020New Jersey Future’s Board of Trustees welcomed four new members.
Urban Comeback in New Jersey
Tuesday, May 5th, 2020Where are New Jerseyans living? Where are they moving to and from? And what is driving these changes? Today, we add another variable for why people may choose to move: the consequences of a global pandemic on where people live and work.
Aging-friendly housing options: A case study
Tuesday, May 5th, 2020As part of its Creating Great Places to Age program, New Jersey Future has been researching strategies that dozens of municipalities in New Jersey have implemented to provide a more diverse housing stock. These examples of successful local strategies demonstrate possible paths other towns can take to meet the needs of their residents and develop great communities.