New Jerseyans shoulder the nation’s highest residential property taxes, claiming about 10 percent of annual median household income.
Planning and Governance
Property Taxes Drive Urban Distress and Sprawl
Wednesday, January 10th, 2001NJ’s Dirty Secret – Not Enough Housing Affordable To NJ’s Workers
Friday, December 8th, 2000Spillover Sprawl The newest frontier of New Jersey suburbanization is actually in northeastern Pennsylvania. The population of Monroe County, Pa. grew by 34 percent in the past decade; Pike County, Pa. grew by a whopping 48 percent. New Jersey’s fastest […]
The Minnesota Approach
Monday, October 23rd, 2000The drawbacks of new business development — from heavier traffic to lost open space — are often shared by surrounding communities. Minnesota requires its communities to also share the tax benefits. When a business moves to a new community in […]
The Oregon Approach
Thursday, October 5th, 2000Oregon has statewide zoning for farmland (16.4 million acres) and private forest land (8.7 million acres). This zoning protects about 40,000 square miles from development – an area about the size of Indiana. New Jersey has no farm or forest […]
Suburbs Slipping into Hole of Urban Decline
Friday, September 22nd, 2000Suburban Distress Urban distress is beginning to seep into the suburbs and small towns that border New Jersey’s major cities. Many of these communities have fallen behind the state pace in three important measures: change in per capita income, change […]
Lessons from a Poster Child
Friday, September 1st, 2000Merrill Lynch and Hopewell Township The first phase of a new Merrill Lynch office complex is scheduled to open in October in rural Hopewell Township. The 1-million square feet of new buildings is equivalent in size to 10 Home Depot […]