Source: Hasse/Lathrop
A joint Rowan-Rutgers report, co-released today by New Jersey Future, shows that New Jersey is losing open space at an increasing pace. Between 2002 and 2007, 16,061 acres per year, an amount equal to 34 football fields each day, were developed in New Jersey. This is a 7% increase from the previous rate of […]
Sprawl
New Report Shows Suburbanization of NJ Has Picked Up Pace Since 2002
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010Regional 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 […]
State Plan offers Clear Path for PATCO Rail Line Extension
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009The DRPA has proposed to extend the PATCO line into Gloucester County.
Redevelopment Offers Antidote to Sprawl
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009Redevelopment must become the dominant form of development in the United States over the next decade.
Smart Housing Incentives Legislation Introduced
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008The Smart Housing Incentives Act encourages the development of environmentally sound, economically diverse and easily accessible neighborhoods.
NJ Should Get to Work Making it Easier to Get to Work
Monday, November 24th, 2008New Jersey has one of the best and most extensive rail transit systems in the country.
More than Money Needed to Meet Farmland Preservation Goals
Monday, September 22nd, 2008The Garden State Preservation Trust is nearly depleted and must be reauthorized if the state is to continue its farmland preservation efforts.
Sprawl Continues to Consume New Jersey’s Open Lands
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008Between 1995 and 2002, 106,000 acres of farmland, forests and wetlands in New Jersey were developed.
One Township Blazes a Trail but the State Must Help it Along
Monday, April 14th, 2008Woolwich Township, a 21-square-mile municipality in Gloucester County, is the fastest-growing community in New Jersey and the second fastest-growing in the Northeast; since 1990, its population has increased six-fold.
Woolwich officials have proposed a comprehensive overhaul of the township’s land-use regulations that would preserve thousands of acres of open space while channeling future growth into two […]
Leed-ND: A New Framework for Sustainable Development
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008There are currently 238 projects in 39 states and six countries participating in the LEED-ND pilot program.
