Redevelopment is not a cookie-cutter exercise; it can take many different shapes and comes in many different sizes.
Cities and Towns
Forum Puts Focus on Redevelopment
Thursday, February 24th, 2011Transit-Accessible Towns In New Jersey Are More Recession-Resistant
Thursday, February 24th, 2011There are 140 New Jersey municipalities that host at least one rail transit station, including commuter rail (NJ Transit or SEPTA), light rail (Hudson-Bergen, River Line and Newark City Subway) and the PATH and PATCO systems. These rail-transit municipalities accounted […]
Governor Vetoes Historic Property Reinvestment Act
Friday, February 18th, 2011Despite enjoying bi-partisan support, the Historic Property Reinvestment Act was vetoed today by Governor Christie.
When it Comes to State Subsidies, Not All Transit Hubs are Equal
Thursday, February 17th, 2011Does it make sense to subsidize a company to move offices from the vicinity of one New Jersey train station to another? All other things being equal, no, it doesn’t.
Fort Monmouth Redevelopment Taking Shape
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011In August 2010, the Legislature dissolved the planning authority and created the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority to implement the plan.
Downtown Revitalization Taking Hold in New Jersey’s Deep South
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011As the chief of New Jersey Future’s tongue-in-cheek South Jersey Bureau (as well as a bona-fide South Jerseyan myself), I feel duty bound to pass along this story from The Press of Atlantic City about the renaissance going on in the downtowns […]
Insights from Review of “The Ethics of Metropolitan Growth”
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011A review by Daniel Nairn of a new book, Ethics of Metropolitan Growth: The Future of our Built Environment, by Robert Kirkland. The review is insightful and worth reading in full, but it contains a few points that are particularly relevant to New Jersey Future and its mission.
Smart Growth Produces Economic Benefits Across the Country
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010State and local organizations (including New Jersey Future) are working to improve the ways we plan and build towns, cities and metro areas.
What Role Should Stadiums Play in Urban Revitalization?
Wednesday, November 10th, 2010In a recent Star-Ledger op-ed article, Jeff Vanderbeek and Michael Gilfillan (Chairman and Vice Chairman of Devils Arena Entertainment, respectively) tout the success of the Prudential Center in helping to breathe new life into downtown Newark. By all accounts, the […]
Best Town Name in New Jersey?
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010New Jersey is legally comprised of 566 municipalities, but culturally it is made up of untold hundreds of localities with which residents often more closely identify. The names of many of these places are rooted in New Jersey’s rich Lenni-Lenape Native […]