Redevelopment of New Jersey’s more densely developed communities, particularly its older suburbs and cities, can help restore housing and transportation options for many older New Jerseyans, and contribute to a higher quality of life for all who cannot, or will not, drive.
Sprawl
Stranded Without Options
Tuesday, April 20th, 2004Less Housing, Higher Prices
Thursday, March 18th, 2004Housing affordability is not only an issue for New Jersey families; it is a cornerstone of the state’s economic prosperity.
Growth and the Highlands
Friday, February 13th, 2004True growth management success in the Highlands depends upon establishment of a regional planning group of state and local interests, with authority to create opportunities for new housing and economic development by steering development from environmentally sensitive areas to clearly designated areas where growth makes sense.
New Way to Pay for Schools
Friday, November 14th, 2003Without links to better planning, impact fees will simply subsidize sprawl. If impact fees are allowed only in communities with solid land use planning, they could be an incentive for smarter growth.
Big Map Bows to State Plan
Friday, October 24th, 2003For more than a decade, municipal and county planners and citizens have offered their guidance on this critical question to the State Planning Commission. The consensus about where growth should go, and land should be preserved, in the interests of the state as a whole, is reflected in the State Plan.
Saving New Jersey’s Heritage
Sunday, July 20th, 2003Transfer of Development Rights, or TDR, gives local governments a tool to stop sprawl at little or no cost by shifting development from farms and forests into desired growth areas.
Report: Few Escape Negative Impacts of Sprawl
Friday, June 20th, 2003New Jersey’s current pattern of growth creates negative consequences for all municipalities, not just our older urban areas.
The Conservation Challenge
Friday, April 18th, 2003“Smart Conservation” is the “green” side of smart growth, focused on coordinating land acquisition with planning and regulations to protect important open lands and ensure conservation purchases are cost-efficient and effective
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.
Buying Land Not Only Way to Protect It
Thursday, November 14th, 2002New Jersey’s land use law expressly empowers municipalities to zone land for agriculture, and to restrict its development in ecologically sensitive areas.
