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2010 Redevelopment Forum
The Redevelopment Forum will be held on Fri., February 26 at the Hyatt Conference Center in New Brunswick.  For sponsorship information, click here. For early bird registration, click hereShelley Poticha, Senior Advisor for Sustainable Housing and Communities at HUD, will be our keynote speaker. Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno will offer remarks at lunch.

Call for Nominations - 2010 Smart Growth Awards
New Jersey Future's Smart Growth Awards seek to honor adopted plans and approved or built developments in all parts of the state. 
Click here for guidelines. For early registration, click here.

Smart Growth in Transition
New Jersey Future's new "Future Facts" series on key issues facing Governor-elect Christopher J. Christie as he prepares to take office in January. Part I: State Planning; Part II: Transportation: Part III: Urban Revitalization; Part IV: Affordable Housing; Part V: Property Taxes

Press Release
New Jersey Future applauds Senators Lesniak and Bateman for introducing Senate Bill S1 to streamline and simplify the process to comply with the Supreme Court of New Jersey's mandate that every municipality in the state provide a fair share of low- and moderate-income housing opportunities.

October 16 State Plan Symposium
Nearly 300 people filled the Woodrow Wilson School’s Dodds Auditorium and two overflow rooms for the Oct. 16 symposium, “Where Are We Growing? Planning for New Jersey’s Next 20 Years,” co-sponsored by New Jersey Future and Princeton University’s Policy Research Institute for the Region.


Smart Housing Zones
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can create homes that are affordable to our workforce and friendly to the environment
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Recent Publications

With Release of Impact Assessment, State Plan Poised for Revision, Re-adoption 
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2010 Gubernatorial Transition Brief on Affordable Housing. Re-asserts the link between land use and affordable housing, and stresses the need for a simple, predictable and fair system.

NJF Newsletter
The Fall edition of the New Jersey Future newsletter, released in early November 2009. 

Planning Ahead in New Jersey
The latest addition to New Jersey Future's Smart Growth Recommendations Series, November 2009.

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In The News

Groups wait on Christie for fate of Transportation Trust Fund
NJBIZ, January 25, 2010


Stats say Pedestrians most at Risk on Boulevard, and on Avenue C
Hudson County News, January 7, 2010


Somerset County Planning Board makes land development awards
Independent Press, January 20, 2010


The Greening of New Jersey Continues
Inside Jersey, January 2, 2010


N.J. high speed rail advocates call on Congress for funding
New Jersey Newsroom.com, December 4, 2009


Danger after the Game
The Record, November 30, 2009


Transportation Funding Gap Looms Large for Next Governor
The Star Ledger, November 12, 2009


New Jersey Residents More at Risk
The Record, November 9, 2009