The majority of New Jersey voters have consistently favored existing communities over new development as a state funding priority in polls conducted over the past few decades.
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Voters: Give Use Redevelopment
Friday, April 29th, 2005Eminent Domain and Redevelopment
Friday, April 15th, 2005Eminent domain may be the only tool available in certain cases for achieving community redevelopment.
Preservation Challenge for Highlands
Friday, February 18th, 2005The Highlands Act requires the Council to use Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) as a tool to implement the regional plan by transferring growth from conservation areas to growth areas in the planning area, or elsewhere in Highlands counties.
Family Unfriendly towns
Friday, January 28th, 2005Today’s property tax system drives communities to zone out families and to chase and compete for non-residential development, even when that development changes community character, erases open lands and adds to traffic.
The Governor’s Priorities
Friday, January 7th, 2005New Jerseyans care deeply about their land — so much so that we are national leaders in the posting and passage of open space ballots.
2004 Year in Review
Monday, December 20th, 2004Facts in 2004 that have and will continue to shape our work at New Jersey Future.
TDR Nears Home Stretch
Sunday, December 12th, 2004TDR is a tool that planners have long sought to help manage growth, particularly on the suburban fringes.
New Jersey’s Mean Streets
Friday, December 3rd, 2004Smart growth is about giving people more transportation choices, including walking.
Transit Popularity Driving Housing Demand
Friday, November 19th, 2004New Jersey, with one of the most extensive transit infrastructures in the nation, is ideally poised to capture the rising wave of demand for housing near transit and simultaneously rebuild its older communities.
Less Sprawl = Better Health
Friday, November 5th, 2004The greater prevalence of chronic health problems among residents of sprawl is presumed to be because sprawling land use patterns discourage physical activity, increasing the chances of being overweight or obese.