Forum panelists discuss how green infrastructure offers social and economic benefits as well as the benefits of managing stormwater before it enters a community’s drainage system.
Cities and Towns
Forum Roundup: The Triple-Bottom-Line Beauty of Green Infrastructure
Tuesday, April 19th, 2016Demand for Transit Neighborhoods on the Rise
Monday, April 18th, 2016Since the Great Recession, the growth rate in New Jersey’s transit-oriented areas has outstripped the growth rate in exurban areas and in the state overall, according to an analysis of new Census data.
Forum Feature: We Need To Do Transportation Planning for People, Not Cars. And We Need To Do It Fast.
Wednesday, April 6th, 2016Urban innovator, author and transportation expert Gabe Klein urged attendees at the Redevelopment Forum to re-think how they plan for people to move — and to stay in one place.
The Greatest Danger Facing New Jersey’s Water Infrastructure: The Unknown
Monday, April 4th, 2016At a recent NJ Spotlight roundtable, water experts acknowledged we have only a vague idea of the state of our aging water systems, and of true cost of upgrading them.
Forum Roundup: Finding the Opportunities in Affordable Housing
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016Speakers at the Redevelopment Forum session on affordable housing all stressed the opportunities inherent in creating more affordable housing, and that towns should be proactive so they get the kind of housing that helps them meet other objectives.
Forum Roundup: Cities, Redevelopers Join Forces To Tackle Floodproofing, Sewer Upgrades
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016At the Redevelopment Forum, representatives from three cities detailed how they are engaging redevelopers in a number of ways to meet the challenge of flooding, aging infrastructure and climate change.
Design Competition Aims To Accelerate Water Infrastructure Innovation
Tuesday, March 15th, 2016The Build it Green (BIG) Competition will provide technical assistance and engineering support services to selected New Jersey cities and utilities to design innovative, financeable projects that reduce combined sewer outflows (CSOs) while also making neighborhoods and downtowns better places to live, work and invest.
Happy Birthday, New Jersey State Plan!
Monday, March 7th, 2016The New Jersey State Redevelopment and Development Plan just turned 15. It’s working, but it needs to work better.
New Initiative Is Working To Mainstream Green Infrastructure
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016New Jersey Future is undertaking a new initiative to help make green stormwater infrastructure the first choice for stormwater management in the state.
Green Infrastructure Taking Off in Paterson
Thursday, February 18th, 2016Through the coordinating efforts of the Paterson SMART collaborative, its member organizations are spearheading multiple green-infrastructure projects in the Silk City.
