Revitalizing New Jersey’s cities is a primary goal of the State Development and Redevelopment Plan. Yet in the two decades that have passed since the State Plan was adopted, many cities and towns have continued to exhibit signs of socioeconomic distress.
Redevelopment
Smart Growth in Transition-Part III: Urban Revitalization
Friday, December 4th, 2009Where and How is New Jersey Growing?
Thursday, October 8th, 2009New Jersey’s eight urban centers, as designated in the State Development and Redevelopment Plan, reversed course and resumed growing in the 1990s.
Statement from New Jersey Future on State Planning Act
Monday, October 5th, 2009Last week, New Jersey Future released the following statement regarding proposed updates to the State Planning Act:
Friends of New Jersey Future,
New Jersey Future is pleased that a considerable amount of attention is being paid this fall to the State Planning Act and the State Development and Redevelopment Plan. As those of you who subscribe to […]
Regional Impact, Local Decision
Sunday, September 27th, 2009Eatontown, NJ
Land-use issues, by their nature, tend to arouse conflict—especially in a state as densely developed as New Jersey. The farmer wants to sell his land to a developer, but the neighbors want it kept as open space. The town wants to zone a parcel of land for offices, but the board of education wants […]
Room with a View
Sunday, September 27th, 2009North Camden
The Courier Post reported on July 17 that the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) will pay to raze Waterfront State Prison, which sits in North Camden overlooking the Philadelphia Skyline. According to the article demolition of the prison, which is 26 years old, could begin this fall, at an estimated cost of $6 million, […]
Economic Stimulus Bill Requires Transparency, Strategic Focus
Thursday, June 18th, 2009The omnibus stimulus bill could stimulate economic activity near transit, provide tax relief for commercial development, and help finance housing and education.
Seven Innovative Projects Win Smart Growth Awards
Monday, June 1st, 2009Seven projects, ranging from a town-gown redevelopment in Gloucester County to a “green” building in Morristown, have been selected to receive 2009 Smart Growth Awards from New Jersey Future.
Redevelopment Offers Antidote to Sprawl
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009Redevelopment must become the dominant form of development in the United States over the next decade.
Agreement on Waterfront Plan Buoys Redevelopment in Trenton
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009Trenton’s waterfront project is but one of several examples of government and the private sector working together to pave the way for redevelopment.
Redevelopment Offers Towns Opportunity
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009299 of the state’s 566 municipalities have submitted or plan to submit affordable-housing plans to the Council on Affordable Housing or to the courts
