A look at how new approaches to investing are reshaping New Jersey’s cities both above and below ground.
Development and Redevelopment
Forum Plenary: Impact Investing and Systems Thinking
Friday, April 10th, 20152015 Smart Growth Award Winners Announced
Monday, March 30th, 2015New Jersey Future announces the winners of its 2015 Smart Growth Awards; Anne Babineau Esq. to receive leadership award.
Opinion: Bill To Reform Meadowlands Commission an Ill-Planned Clean-Up Attempt
Thursday, March 26th, 2015The president of the American Planning Association’s New Jersey chapter urges the Legislature to reconsider how it will address its proposed reform of the Meadowlands Commission.
Forum Keynote: Opportunities (and Challenges) for Great Change
Wednesday, March 18th, 2015Redevelopment Forum keynote speaker Lynn Richards from Congress for the New Urbanism argued that this is the moment for great change in how we grow and develop.
Release of Combined-Sewer Permits Should Trigger Generational Investments in Affected Communities
Tuesday, March 17th, 2015The new DEP permits for combined sewers should spark significant investment in revitalization in New Jersey’s urban communities.
COAH Decision Will Allow New Jersey To Move Forward With Fair Housing Process
Tuesday, March 10th, 2015The decision allows access to courts for affordable-housing challenges, re-opening the door to sound planning, production of housing for people of all incomes.
New Jersey Enters National Disaster Resilience Contest
Friday, February 27th, 2015New Jersey DEP has posted a draft of its application to the National Disaster Resilience Competition, and is inviting public comment. If successful, the state could get up to $1 billion for design and implementation of resiliency projects.
DEP Approves Permits To Restore Assunpink Creek
Thursday, February 19th, 2015The NJDEP has approved the permits necessary to daylight and restore Trenton’s Assunpink Creek. New Jersey Future has been involved with the project.
Experts Detail Challenges of Adapting to Climate Change
Tuesday, February 17th, 2015Experts at a recent roundtable discussed the challenges New Jersey faces in adapting to a changing climate.
New Jersey Future Vulnerability Assessment Process To Be Presented at National Conference
Friday, February 6th, 2015A process developed by New Jersey Future helps that municipalities quantify their financial vulnerability to flooding and sea-level rise will be featured at the American Planning Association’s national conference in April 2015.