Gov. Chris Christie today released a new State Strategic Plan, a blueprint for state investment in sustainable economic growth. The governor also announced Executive Order No. 78, authorizing a cabinet-level steering committee to drive implementation. The State Strategic Plan is intended to meet both the spirit and the statutory requirements of the State Planning Act.
Economic Development
Christie Releases New State Strategic Plan
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011New Jersey Residents Are Concerned About How the State Has Developed
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011New Jersey residents are unhappy about recent growth patterns, saying they have made the state expensive and difficult to travel. They support coordinated planning to protect natural resources, foster walkable communities and enhance transportation options.
On Balance, New Legislative Effort Keeps Urban Transit Hub Incentives Intact
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011Should a new bill that uses funds originally allocated to the Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit program raise a red flag for smart growth and transit advocates?
Join us in Supporting the Federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011New Jersey Future contacted U.S. Sens. Robert Menendez and Frank Lautenberg today, seeking their support to maintain funding for the federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities.
Accommodating Growth in Mercer County
Thursday, August 11th, 2011Development pressures in Mercer County are likely to increase in the next 25 years, exacerbating traffic and loss of open space. Redevelopment is one way to address this problem, by accommodating new growth in areas with existing development and infrastructure. However, redevelopment efforts can face strong public resistance. New Jersey Future convened several groups of thought leaders in Mercer County to examine some of the reasons for this resistance, and to highlight steps that can be taken in the future to minimize it.
Blackouts and a Bright Spot in the Energy Master Plan
Thursday, August 11th, 2011New Jersey Future released its comments on the Draft 2011 Energy Master Plan, with a mixed review on transportation, commitment to the green economy and solar siting.
Memo to HR: Want to Attract Top Young Talent in New Jersey? Move to the Cities
Friday, August 5th, 2011Some employers in New Jersey are realizing that its hard to attract top young talent in the suburbs.
Exclusionary Zoning, Sprawl on the Rise
Thursday, July 21st, 2011A new study by Rowan University’s Geospatial Research Laboratory finds that municipal zoning in New Jersey has resulted in a land-use pattern that has grown substantially more exclusionary and more sprawling over the last two decades.
The Mall as Private City
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011Illuminated by two more decades of hindsight into the evolution of the retail sector, the mall does share some previously under-appreciated similarities with the old downtown that it nearly killed off.
NJ Homebuilders Create Affiliate to Lobby for Multifamily Development
Monday, June 20th, 2011In yet another sign that the real estate market is moving away from the typical suburban, single-family housing toward more compact, walkable development, the New Jersey Builders Association recently announced the formation of an affiliate organization to advocate specifically for multifamily housing issues.