The city of Summit’s planning board voted unanimously in favor of seeking Transit Village status with the NJ Department of Transportation, but the initiative could fall short should the DOT fail to commit to the Transit Village program this year.
Development and Redevelopment
Summit Moves Toward Transit Village Designation, Future of Program Remains Uncertain
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011On Balance, New Legislative Effort Keeps Urban Transit Hub Incentives Intact
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011Should a new bill that uses funds originally allocated to the Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit program raise a red flag for smart growth and transit advocates?
Join us in Supporting the Federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011New Jersey Future contacted U.S. Sens. Robert Menendez and Frank Lautenberg today, seeking their support to maintain funding for the federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities.
Incomplete Report Card for Complete Streets
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011In an attempt to enhance safety and make roads more accommodating to bicyclists and pedestrians, the state Department of Transportation adopted a Complete Streets policy in 2009. This policy directs the department to design new roads and retrofit old ones to accommodate all users, not just drivers.
Zero-Vehicle Households and Transit
Thursday, September 1st, 2011The metropolitan areas with the greatest numbers of zero-vehicle households are also among those doing the best job of serving the car-less population, the majority of which is lower-income households. However, the high rate of co-location of zero-vehicle households with public transportation illustrates the painful irony of encouraging lower-income car-less households to live near transit while jobs are migrating away from transit on the other end.
Why Not Tier Solar Incentives to Encourage Advantageous Locations?
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011New Jersey Future’s testimony at the Energy Master Plan hearing highlighted ways to encourage solar on rooftops, landfills and brownfields.
Density and Sprawl Are Not Mutually Exclusive
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011Low density is certainly one of the dysfunctions of the dominant development pattern since 1950, but it is not the only one. Two other factors — segregation of destination types and a lack of connectivity in the local street network — also contrive to force people into their cars for most daily activities, even in neighborhoods with high housing density.
What makes a great place to live?
Friday, August 19th, 2011CNNMoney’s list of great places to live is a good start, but how about some more smart-growth indicators included in the criteria they used?
Accommodating Growth in Mercer County
Thursday, August 11th, 2011Development pressures in Mercer County are likely to increase in the next 25 years, exacerbating traffic and loss of open space. Redevelopment is one way to address this problem, by accommodating new growth in areas with existing development and infrastructure. However, redevelopment efforts can face strong public resistance. New Jersey Future convened several groups of thought leaders in Mercer County to examine some of the reasons for this resistance, and to highlight steps that can be taken in the future to minimize it.
Blackouts and a Bright Spot in the Energy Master Plan
Thursday, August 11th, 2011New Jersey Future released its comments on the Draft 2011 Energy Master Plan, with a mixed review on transportation, commitment to the green economy and solar siting.
