New Jersey Future Blog
This Week in Land Use
August 27th, 2010 by Jay Corbalis
Each Friday Garden State Smart Growth will post a collection of links to news articles pertaining to land use in New Jersey. We try our best to capture all relevant stories, but we’re not perfect. Let us know in the comments if we’ve missed anything.
- Tuesday, 8/24/10- Newark council proposes selling city properties to close budget gap (Star-Ledger)
- Tuesday, 8/24/10- Wharton trying to restore its Morris Canal ‘Lock 2 East’ (Star-Ledger)
- Tuesday 8/24/10- Montville seals $3 million deal for parkland (Star-Ledger)
- Tuesday, 8/24/10- New Housing Developments Lure Young Professionals to Morristown (Morristown Patch)
- Wednesday, 8/25/10- Hanover pursuing retail development near Mennen Arena (Star-Ledger)
- Wednesday, 8/25/10- Highlands Master Plan : Town is primed for growth (Neighbor News)
- Thursday, 8/26/10- Plainsboro seminary rezoning advances (Trenton Times)
Up here in Jersey City, the council finally — after more than a year of back and forth and different plans being floated — approved a long-term transit-oriented redevelopment plan for the Journal Square area.
http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2010/08/26/city-council-approves-journal-square-2060-plan-amid-optimism-and-objections/