NJ Senator Robert Menendez at the Miller Homes site in Trenton. Source: Author
Of the six cities that were awarded a total of $113.6 million in the latest round of grants for the HOPE VI program administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), two were in New Jersey. Trenton and Jersey City […]
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Trenton and Jersey City Receive HOPE VI grants from HUD
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010Parking at NJ Transit Stations Can Generate More than Revenue
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010NJ Transit’s rail system has a network of 66,000 public, private and municipally owned parking spaces at its stations, of which approximately 79 percent are occupied on the average weekday.
The three stations with the largest amount of parking are Metropark, Princeton Junction and Trenton, all on the Northeast Corridor line. The three stations with the […]
“Unpredictability” Tops List of Impediments to Redevelopment According to Forum Attendees
Monday, April 19th, 2010New Jersey Future’s fifth-annual Redevelopment Forum, rescheduled and held on March 19, attracted close to 500 people who attended 22 workshops on a wide variety of topics.
2010 Redevelopment Forum. Source: NJ Future
The conference attendee surveys from the Redevelopment Forum offered some revealing insights to what conference-goers feel are the primary obstacles to redevelopment in New […]
New Jersey Future Announces Smart Growth Award Winners for 2010
Friday, April 16th, 2010Special Leadership Award will honor W. Cary Edwards
A diverse group of innovative development and redevelopment projects located in cities, towns and townships across New Jersey will be honored with 2010 Smart Growth Awards from New Jersey Future.
Maxwell Place, Hoboken, NJ
Six projects and 20 honorees will receive Smart Growth Awards for initiatives ranging from an […]
Urban Centers on Rebound
Friday, April 9th, 2010This marked shift toward redevelopment sheds further light on the phenomenon of stabilizing—or even increasing—city populations
EPA Study Finds Redevelopment Taking Hold Nationwide, What About NJ?
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010Newark Broad St. Station and Light Rail. Source: Transit Friendly Development Newsletter Vol. 4 Num. 2
A recent study by the Environmental Protection Agency finds that redevelopment is becoming the dominant paradigm for residential growth in urban areas. The study, titled Residential Construction Trends in America’s Metropolitan Regions, looks at 19 years of building permit data, […]
Demographic Changes May Mean Big Redevelopment Opportunities
Thursday, March 25th, 2010Smaller families and single homebuyers will seek smaller, less expensive homes near jobs and transportation.
Market Forces Portend Shift From Sprawl to Redevelopment
Thursday, February 18th, 2010The percent of New Jersey households containing children under age 18 has been falling steadily, to the point that two-thirds of New Jersey households are now child-free.
2010 Redevelopment Forum Sponsorships
Thursday, January 28th, 2010[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxUNHKuvTZc]There are several great sponsorship opportunities left for the 2010 Redevelopment Forum next month. Registrations have been flowing in and we are in the process of finalizing our program book. If you would like to be included, please let us know your commitment by the close of business this Friday, January 29.
Challenges Abound, Opportunity Knocks as Christie Prepares to Take Office
Thursday, January 14th, 2010Charting New Jersey on a path toward sustained economic growth will require many things, not the least of which is a resurrected state planning process.
