Working for Smart Growth:
More Livable Places and Open Spaces

 

Redevelopment

Catalysts for Urban Change

Friday, March 17th, 2006

Wachovia Bank and Matrix Development Group this week celebrated the official opening of Wachovia’s regional headquarters in a new, five-story office building in the heart of downtown Trenton.

New Jersey’s Five-Year Plan

Monday, March 6th, 2006

Governor Jon Corzine’s economic development team is seeking input into a five-year strategic business plan, intended to improve the state’s business climate and encourage economic growth.

Sprawling Migration Patterns

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

New Jersey is growing naturally at almost exactly the same pace as its residents are moving out.

Open Space Ballots

Monday, October 31st, 2005

State leaders can help by changing the policies that make it easier and cheaper to develop our greenfields than to rebuild our older suburbs and cities.

The Gubernatorial Race

Friday, October 21st, 2005

Without new ways of managing growth and without fixing the systems that drive development, including the property tax system, New Jersey will never reach genuine prosperity.

Urban Turnaround

Friday, July 29th, 2005

The market seeking urban housing options is making itself felt in New Jersey, according to the latest Census figures.

Voters: Give Use Redevelopment

Friday, April 29th, 2005

The majority of New Jersey voters have consistently favored existing communities over new development as a state funding priority in polls conducted over the past few decades.

Eminent Domain and Redevelopment

Friday, April 15th, 2005

Eminent domain may be the only tool available in certain cases for achieving community redevelopment.

Pacesetters in Historic Preservation

Friday, March 4th, 2005

The Borough of Fanwood is pioneering an innovative approach to preserving the character of its historic district with its Victorian-era homes and huge oaks.

The Governor’s Priorities

Friday, January 7th, 2005

New Jerseyans care deeply about their land — so much so that we are national leaders in the posting and passage of open space ballots.

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