Smart 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.
Development and Redevelopment
Saving on Gas By Design
Thursday, February 13th, 2003State 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.
New Jersey’s Labor Force
Friday, August 30th, 2002Highly paid, highly educated knowledge-based workers value quality of life when deciding where to work, and where to live. Their preference for urban amenities, from public transit and entertainment to vital downtowns, are fueling the resurgence of New Jersey’s older cities and smaller towns, from Hoboken and South Orange to portions of Newark and New Brunswick.
Affordable Housing and Sprawl
Friday, August 2nd, 2002Towns can indeed protect themselves from builders remedy suits. But it will take municipal, Administrative and Legislative leadership to stop sprawl and build affordable housing.
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.
Urbanization Continues to Overrun Borders
Saturday, June 22nd, 2002The origins of our current system are from a time when municipalities could have sovereignty over their own territory; urbanization had not overrun borders.
NJ Housing Even Less Affordable
Friday, May 17th, 2002Finding housing that’s priced within your means is tough for all New Jerseyans. For low- and moderate-income workers in New Jersey, it can be impossible.
The Housing Hunt
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2002New Jersey Future urges the adoption of the growth share approach. Growth share alone will not supply all of the affordable housing New Jersey so desperately needs. But it is a step in the right direction that will help communities better manage sprawling development as they provide much needed housing for New Jersey workers and families.
Building Stronger Communities by Tax Sharing
Thursday, September 20th, 2001TAXES AND SHARING New Jersey’s property tax rates vary widely by community, but with a common pattern: Communities with the largest needs and least ability to pay consistently bear the highest tax rates, while communities boasting the lowest tax rates […]