As New Jersey’s economic-development incentives get restructured, it’s important that they preserve a location component, so that they are directed to the places most appropriate to receive them.
Redevelopment
In Targeting Incentives, Location Matters
Wednesday, January 16th, 2013The Coming Boom in White Elephants
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013A new Rutgers report highlights the coming problem of aging and abandoned suburban office parks. Those facilities that cannot be repurposed to meet the market demand for mixed-use, transit-accessible employment centers should not be the recipients of state job-creation incentives.
Rebuilding a Resilient New Jersey Shore Conference Recap
Thursday, December 13th, 2012The Rebuilding a Resilient New Jersey Shore conference brought together a diverse group including university professors, planners, engineers, attorneys, FEMA employees, architects, local and state officials and others concerned with the future of the New Jersey coastline.
Poll Shows New Jersey Residents Strongly Support Regional Approach to Rebuilding After Sandy
Monday, December 10th, 2012A new poll finds New Jersey residents strongly support regional approaches to rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy.
Johnson & Johnson To Establish Innovation Centers
Wednesday, September 19th, 2012Johnson & Johnson is establishing four life-sciences innovation centers but none in New Jersey, even though the state has many of the key assets that can make innovation districts successful. New Jersey needs ways to put an innovation district strategy to work here.
Dunellen and East Orange as Transit Villages: One Designation, Two Strategies
Wednesday, August 29th, 2012Dunellen and East Orange can each use the Transit Village designation in a way that best serves residents – to increase residential growth (and, presumably, residential values) near a station that should be starting to see higher ridership rates, or to expand employment opportunities and building its commercial tax base.
New Jersey State Plan Update Back On Track
Friday, August 3rd, 2012The process that will lead to adoption of the State Strategic Plan is moving forward once again, with a final public hearing now scheduled.
Cities (Of All Sizes) Lead the State in Population Growth
Wednesday, July 18th, 2012Not only are New Jersey’s urbanized counties leading the state in population growth trends, the cities within those counties are also leading the way. This is good news for the most developed state in the country.
New Sewer Service Maps Will Support Responsible Development, Water Protection
Tuesday, July 17th, 2012Updated Sewer Service Area maps have been filed with the DEP from all 21 New Jersey counties, representing a milestone in providing guidance for responsible development in the state.
Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit at a Crossroads
Thursday, June 28th, 2012The Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit has proven to be a popular incentive to concentrate jobs and housing around transit hubs. It is approaching its funding cap, which provides a good opportunity to take stock and perhaps adjust. But it also raises important questions about how the state wants to apportion its economic development incentives going forward.
