A series of public workshops and an online feedback tool ask residents to indicate their priorities for how best to rebuild the inland Raritan Bay and Jersey Shore areas after Hurricane Sandy.
Local Planning
Workshops, Online Feedback Generate Ideas To Help Make Raritan Bay More Resilient
Friday, February 7th, 2014UPDATED: Three Public Hearings Scheduled on New Sandy Action Plan
Thursday, February 6th, 2014UPDATED WITH NEW DATE for third hearing: Three public hearings are scheduled to solicit public comment on the newly released Sandy Recovery Action Plan. An informational webinar will offer strategies for effective testimony.
Real Estate Analyst Warns Suburban Land Use Regulations Driving People, Jobs Away
Wednesday, January 29th, 2014A leading real estate analyst warns that if municipalities are going to keep up with changing market demand, they will have to make some significant changes to their land use regulations.
New Jersey Future Offers Grants To Foster Noncontiguous Clustering
Tuesday, November 19th, 2013New Jersey Future is offering a competitive grant to encourage municipalities to develop noncontiguous-clustering ordinances.
HUD Releases Notice for Second Round of Sandy Disaster Recovery Funding
Wednesday, November 13th, 2013The new HUD Sandy funding notice focuses on infrastructure and requires forward-looking risk assessments, including considerations of climate change.
New 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.
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.