The new HUD Sandy funding notice focuses on infrastructure and requires forward-looking risk assessments, including considerations of climate change.
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HUD Releases Notice for Second Round of Sandy Disaster Recovery Funding
Wednesday, November 13th, 2013New Jersey Future Offers Webinar Series, Grant Program for Noncontiguous Cluster Development
Tuesday, November 5th, 2013New Jersey Future is offering two new webinars and a grant to encourage municipalities to take advantage of updated non-contiguous cluster development tools.
Nominations Now Open for 2014 Smart Growth Awards
Monday, November 4th, 2013Nominations are now open for New Jersey Future’s 2014 Smart Growth Awards. Winners will be honored at our annual celebration June 5, 2014.
Complete Streets: ‘A Rational Response to Irrational Thinking’
Friday, November 1st, 2013Complete Streets is, in Charles Marohn’s opinion, a worthy effort to direct streets and roads back to their original intended uses, and to boost the value inherent in walkable downtowns.
Lessons From Sandy: Planning for What Lies Ahead
Wednesday, October 30th, 2013A day-long conference examined future risks from severe weather, and the steps New Jersey needs to take in order to be better protected.
Key Issues: Silence on the Environment
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013This is the second in a series of articles from our friends at NJ Spotlight laying out the critical policy challenges that the next governor and Legislature will face, as well as their positions on these issues.
Four Key Issues for New Jersey’s Future
Sunday, October 20th, 2013Unless we focus on difficult, long-term issues, we risk making New Jersey less competitive and hindering our future growth and prosperity.
Somerset County’s Investment Framework Gets State Planning Commission Support
Wednesday, October 16th, 2013The State Planning Commission has approved a resolution supporting Somerset County’s Strategic Investment Framework, a recognition well deserved.
New Report Recommends Regional Coordination, Variety of Coastal Strategies
Thursday, October 10th, 2013A new report from the Urban Land Institute’s Advisory Services Panel outlines a broad range of recommendations for long-term resilience strategies in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.
Crowd-Mapping New Jersey’s Growth
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013A new crowd-mapping tool from Rowan University’s GeoLab seeks updated information on new development in New Jersey.