Municipalities have a wide range of options when designating an area in need of redevelopment.
Economic Development
Mixed Use and Smart Downtowns
Tuesday, July 20th, 2004Less Housing, Higher Prices
Thursday, March 18th, 2004Housing affordability is not only an issue for New Jersey families; it is a cornerstone of the state’s economic prosperity.
10,000 Steps and Smarter Growth
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2004Communities having the hallmarks of smart growth (mixed-use development, pedestrian-friendly, placing new growth with or near existing infrastructure), are also places that can offer a host of options for travel: car, bike, bus, train, as well as simple walking.
Making Redevelopment Easier
Friday, January 30th, 2004Stopping growth in the wrong places gets you only halfway to smart growth. Success requires helping growth happen in the right places, too.
Report: Few Escape Negative Impacts of Sprawl
Friday, June 20th, 2003New Jersey’s current pattern of growth creates negative consequences for all municipalities, not just our older urban areas.
Saving on Gas By Design
Thursday, February 13th, 2003Smart growth means growing our communities in a way that restores travel options not available in sprawling development. It means less traffic on our roads, less gas in our tanks – and a higher quality of life.
State Budgets and Spending For Development
Friday, January 31st, 2003Smart growth – and smart budgeting – means encouraging development where infrastructure already exists or can be easily extended, to maximize the investments we’ve already made in our communities and homes, and to spare our open lands.
Vacant Housing Tells Sprawl Story, Too
Friday, January 17th, 2003High home vacancies, failing schools and neglected infrastructure in many older communities are all testament to the consequences of sprawling development, which pulls needed investment, jobs and residents from existing communities, speeding their decline; and making sprawling development seem the only logical choice.
McMansions Rise, Along With Overcrowding
Friday, July 12th, 2002Adequate housing isn’t simply a social issue, it’s an economic imperative. New Jersey cannot continue to grow its business base without offering workers an affordable place to live.
NJ Needs Stable Source of Funding for Redevelopment
Monday, April 30th, 2001Inadequate funding for public improvements to induce redevelopment is a major reason why many projects that would rejuvenate developed areas cannot go forward.