Three housing developments; two downtown plans; a transformative open-space plan; an anchor of hope for its surrounding community; and a region-wide plan for smart economic growth are all winners of New Jersey Future’s 2014 Smart Growth Awards. Former State Planning Commission Chairman Joe Maraziti will receive the Cary Edwards Leadership Award.
Community Design
2014 Smart Growth Awards Announced
Tuesday, April 1st, 2014Draft 2014 New Jersey Hazard Mitigation Plan Available for Comment
Tuesday, March 11th, 2014For the first time, the state will accept public comment on its newly released draft Hazard Mitigation Plan. All interested parties are encouraged to submit comments.
‘Shored Up’: An Important Primer on Complex Coastal Development Issues
Tuesday, February 25th, 2014A new documentary explores the complex issues surrounding development along our increasingly vulnerable coastlines.
New York State Announces Major Investment in Post-Sandy Community Planning and Implementation
Thursday, February 20th, 2014New York’s plan allocates significantly more funding than New Jersey’s to local planning in order to foster comprehensive risk analysis for recovery investments.
Report: Many Older New Jerseyans Don’t Live in Aging-Friendly Places
Tuesday, February 18th, 2014A new report identifies a significant mismatch in New Jersey between where large numbers of older residents live and which municipalities are most prepared, from a land-use perspective, to accommodate them.
New Jersey Must Count the True Costs of Preparing for Sea-Level Rise
Friday, February 14th, 2014Fort Lauderdale’s efforts offer an early look at the true costs to coastal municipalities of trying to stay ahead of sea-level rise.
Workshops, Online Feedback Generate Ideas To Help Make Raritan Bay More Resilient
Friday, February 7th, 2014A series of public workshops and an online feedback tool ask residents to indicate their priorities for how best to rebuild the inland Raritan Bay and Jersey Shore areas after Hurricane Sandy.
Real Estate Analyst Warns Suburban Land Use Regulations Driving People, Jobs Away
Wednesday, January 29th, 2014A leading real estate analyst warns that if municipalities are going to keep up with changing market demand, they will have to make some significant changes to their land use regulations.
AIA-NJ Honors New Jersey Future Executive Director
Tuesday, January 28th, 2014New Jersey Future Executive Director Peter Kasabach received the Resident of the Year Award at AIA-NJ’s annual awards gala.
New Jersey Future Offers Grants To Foster Noncontiguous Clustering
Tuesday, November 19th, 2013New Jersey Future is offering a competitive grant to encourage municipalities to develop noncontiguous-clustering ordinances.