Historic preservation is a potentially powerful contributor to the economic engine of New Jersey.
Redevelopment
Protecting New Jersey’s Past, Present and Future
Friday, October 22nd, 2004Concentrating Poverty
Friday, October 8th, 2004In its Mount Laurel decisions, the New Jersey Supreme Court declared that each municipality is responsible for providing its “fair share” of regional housing needs.
Mixed Use and Smart Downtowns
Tuesday, July 20th, 2004Municipalities have a wide range of options when designating an area in need of redevelopment.
Making Redevelopment Easier
Friday, January 30th, 2004Stopping growth in the wrong places gets you only halfway to smart growth. Success requires helping growth happen in the right places, too.
Impact Fees and Sprawl
Friday, March 21st, 2003To promote smarter growth, impact fees should be used to impede growth where it is not desired, consistent with the state’s blueprint for smart growth, the State Development and Redevelopment Plan.
Finding Room for 1 Million New Residents
Friday, February 28th, 2003There is no denying redevelopment’s enormous potential for accommodating new residents and businesses without taking away open lands.
Vacant Housing Tells Sprawl Story, Too
Friday, January 17th, 2003High home vacancies, failing schools and neglected infrastructure in many older communities are all testament to the consequences of sprawling development, which pulls needed investment, jobs and residents from existing communities, speeding their decline; and making sprawling development seem the only logical choice.
No Borrowing, Just New Priorities, Could Fund Redevelopment
Friday, August 17th, 2001Billion-Dollar Priorities
The State announced August 9 that it will spend $1 billion to eliminate tolls on the Garden State Parkway in the next 10 years.
The State will spend another $1.5 billion next year in annual payments on the state debt.
Changing State priorities to “find” $1 billion to help rebuild New Jersey cities and […]
NJ Needs Stable Source of Funding for Redevelopment
Monday, April 30th, 2001Inadequate funding for public improvements to induce redevelopment is a major reason why many projects that would rejuvenate developed areas cannot go forward.
