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Update from Washington

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

With so much going on around land-use policy in New Jersey, not to mention the looming gubenatorial election, its easy to lose track of national level developments. Thankfully, our friends at the Tri-State Transportation Campaign have provided an excellent summary […]

What People Think About State Planning in New Jersey

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

On October 16, 2009 more than 300 people — lawyers, planners, policy makers, environmentalists, developers and citizens — attended a day-long conference at Princeton University co-hosted by New Jersey Future and the Policy Research Institute for the Region titled Where […]

This Week in Land Use

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Each Friday Garden State Smart Growth will post a collection of links to news articles pertaining to land use in New Jersey. We’ll capture many relevant stories, but please let us know if we’ve missed anything.

Star-Ledger on Complete Streets

Monday, October 19th, 2009

This Saturday the Star-Ledger wrote an editorial highlighting the rise in pedestrian fatalities in New Jersey in 2009. The editorial quoted New Jersey Future Executive Director Peter Kasabach on the need for a Complete Streets policy in the state. The […]

This Week in Land Use

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Each Friday Garden State Smart Growth will post a collection of links to news articles pertaining to land use in New Jersey. We’ll capture many relevant stories, but please let us know if we’ve missed anything.

Groups: New Jersey Needs a Complete Streets Policy

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

This article was co-written with Tri-State’s Steven Higashide and is cross-posted at Mobilizing the Region 2009 has been a grim year for New Jersey’s pedestrians: Through the end of September, 121 pedestrians have been killed in traffic collisions, according to […]

This Week in Land Use

Friday, October 9th, 2009

Each Friday Garden State Smart Growth will post a collection of links to news articles pertaining to land use in New Jersey. We’ll capture many relevant stories, but please let us know if we’ve missed anything.

New Jersey Future on WNYC

Friday, October 9th, 2009

New Jersey Future Executive Director Peter Kasabach was a guest on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show yesterday, discussing the issue of affordable housing in New Jersey. The full program can be heard here.

Statement from New Jersey Future on State Planning Act

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Last week, New Jersey Future released the following statement regarding proposed updates to the State Planning Act: Friends of New Jersey Future, New Jersey Future is pleased that a considerable amount of attention is being paid this fall to the […]

This Week in Land Use

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Each Friday Garden State Smart Growth will post a collection of links to news articles pertaining to land use in New Jersey. We’ll capture many relevant stories, but please let us know if we’ve missed anything.

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