On October 16, 2009 more than 300 people — lawyers, planners, policy makers, environmentalists, developers and citizens — attended a day-long conference at Princeton University co-hosted by New Jersey Future and the Policy Research Institute for the Region titled Where […]
Planning and Governance
What People Think About State Planning in New Jersey
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009New Jersey Future Supports Bond Issue
Monday, October 26th, 2009Growing smart also means preserving smart. New Jersey ranks as a national leader in land conservation. In round numbers, 30% of our state is publicly owned or deed-restricted parkland or farmland. And each year, hundreds of millions of dollars are […]
Gubernatorial Candidates Weigh In on Smart Growth
Thursday, October 15th, 2009Candidates Corzine, Christie and Daggett offer many similarities and some nuanced differences in their approaches to promoting smart growth.
Letter to Gubernatorial Candidates
Thursday, October 15th, 2009Sixteen environmental, planning and housing organizations have come together to endorse a policy agenda for creating a prosperous New Jersey through better land and water policies.
Groups: New Jersey Needs a Complete Streets Policy
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009This article was co-written with Tri-State’s Steven Higashide and is cross-posted at Mobilizing the Region 2009 has been a grim year for New Jersey’s pedestrians: Through the end of September, 121 pedestrians have been killed in traffic collisions, according to […]
Where and How is New Jersey Growing?
Thursday, October 8th, 2009New Jersey’s eight urban centers, as designated in the State Development and Redevelopment Plan, reversed course and resumed growing in the 1990s.
Statement from New Jersey Future on State Planning Act
Monday, October 5th, 2009Last week, New Jersey Future released the following statement regarding proposed updates to the State Planning Act: Friends of New Jersey Future, New Jersey Future is pleased that a considerable amount of attention is being paid this fall to the […]
New Jersey Future in the Star-Ledger
Thursday, October 1st, 2009The following Letter to the Editor from New Jersey Future was published in Monday’s Star-Ledger. Here is the link. Transportation fund The Star-Ledger is right on in its call to replenish the state’s Transportation Trust Fund (“Rough riding,” […]
State Planning: A Picture of Neglect
Monday, September 28th, 2009Of the 10 public and local government positions on the State Planning Commission, only five are filled.
Regional Impact, Local Decision
Sunday, September 27th, 2009Land-use issues, by their nature, tend to arouse conflict—especially in a state as densely developed as New Jersey. The farmer wants to sell his land to a developer, but the neighbors want it kept as open space. The town wants […]