Resources developed as part of New Jersey Future’s work with several municipalities on Creating Great Places To Age were featured at the American Planning Association’s annual National Planning Conference in April.
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New Jersey Future Resources Highlighted at National Planners’ Convention
Tuesday, May 1st, 2018Making New Jersey’s Communities More Aging-Friendly
Thursday, March 29th, 2018Speakers at a New Jersey Future Redevelopment Forum session on making the state’s communities more aging-friendly highlighted the need for a greater range of housing options, and more places where all the amenities older residents need are within easy, walkable reach.
New Report Outlines Coastal Resilience Strategies
Wednesday, December 13th, 2017A new report, prepared by New Jersey Future as part of the state Department of Environmental Protection’s Sustainable and Resilient Coastal Communities project, details strategies and tools coastal municipalities that want to reduce their vulnerability to future sea-level rise can use, and it outlines steps the state can take to support and coordinate local efforts.
New Report Shows New Jersey Is Still on the ‘Long Road Home’ After Sandy
Wednesday, October 25th, 2017A new report details results of a survey of the long-term effects of Hurricane Sandy, and highlights steps to mitigate the effects of future such disasters.
Proposed Rule Change Would Allow Development on Piers
Monday, September 18th, 2017New Jersey Future’s comments urge the DEP not to amend existing rules restricting development in high flood-risk areas.
Forum Roundtable: Getting to a Regional Approach to Coastal Resilience
Monday, March 20th, 2017A roundtable at the Redevelopment Forum discussed the need for a regional approach to making the New Jersey coast more resilient to the effects of climate change, and what the possible obstacles would be.
Forum Roundup: The Future of Parking: Less Parking, Better Management
Friday, March 17th, 2017New technologies, better pricing and better adaptation to changing market forces will mean demand for parking will be reduced in the future.
New Reports Assess State’s Exposure to Sea-Level Rise
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016Two new reports from the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance at Rutgers University detail New Jersey’s vulnerability to projected sea-level rise.
Documentary Featuring Sea Bright, New Jersey Future Is Ocean Film Festival Finalist
Thursday, October 20th, 2016A documentary about Sea Bright, N.J.’s struggle to recover from Hurricane Sandy and featuring New Jersey Future’s local recovery planning staff has been named a finalist in the international Blue Ocean Film Festival.
Would Buyouts Be Good for Flood-Prone Mystic Island?
Thursday, February 18th, 2016A public information session will review findings and recommendations from a study of the health impacts of a buyout program on Mystic Island’s residents, and on the community overall.
