State and local organizations (including New Jersey Future) are working to improve the ways we plan and build towns, cities and metro areas.
New Jersey Future Blog
Smart Growth Produces Economic Benefits Across the Country
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010Questions Loom as NJ Transit Considers Privatizing Parking
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010Any agreement with a private operator should clearly preserve NJ Transit’s right to pursue future mixed-use, higher density development opportunities.
Regional Planning Efforts Deliver Results
Thursday, October 14th, 2010Regional land use planning has been used successfully in New Jersey to manage resources that transcend municipal boundaries.
Correcting the Record on ARC
Thursday, September 30th, 2010A legitimate issue that deserves attention, but a number of misleading and inaccurate statements by critics of the project have clouded the recent debate.
Traffic Isn’t The Only Type of Gridlock Along Route 1
Thursday, September 16th, 2010New Jersey Department of Transportation released a draft of its long-awaited Regional Growth Strategy for the Route 1 region in Central Jersey.
Sustainable Communities: The Light at the End of the Tunnel
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010In New Jersey, a group of cities, counties and state government, regional agencies, educational institutions and non-governmental organizations (including New Jersey Future)from throughout the 13-county North Jersey region have formed the “North Jersey Sustainable Communities Consortium.”
Municipal “Ratables Chase” Doesn’t Necessarily Pay
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010Do municipalities with the highest concentrations of commercial properties also tend to have the lowest tax rates?
Sprawl Not Yet a Thing of the Past
Thursday, July 29th, 2010New Jersey has long been the nation’s most developed state, but new data show it is now more developed than anything else.
New Tunnel Could Transform NJ’s Landscape … And Brighten its Economic Prospects
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010The ARC tunnel, and the resulting service expansions and improvements, has the potential to fundamentally alter New Jersey’s landscape in the coming decades.
If New Jersey Were a Country …
Thursday, June 17th, 2010Only four countries in the world are more urbanized than New Jersey, where the population density is 10 times that of the United States as a whole.
