New Jersey Future has set up an information page that includes a range of resources about the new State Strategic Plan.
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New: Information Page on the State Strategic Plan
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011DEP Launches ‘Environmental Management’ Initiative
Thursday, October 27th, 2011How the NJDEP goes about implementing its own new vision will say much about how the Christie administration intends to fulfill the mission of the new State Strategic Plan.
Christie Releases New State Strategic Plan
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011Gov. Chris Christie today released a new State Strategic Plan, a blueprint for state investment in sustainable economic growth. The governor also announced Executive Order No. 78, authorizing a cabinet-level steering committee to drive implementation. The State Strategic Plan is intended to meet both the spirit and the statutory requirements of the State Planning Act.
New Jersey Activists Work to Reverse RGGI Pull-out; New York State Supports ‘Climate-Smart Communities’
Friday, October 14th, 2011Activists are encouraging Gov. Christie to keep New Jersey in the multi-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, and New York is taking the initiative a step further with its Climate-Smart Communities program.
State Officials Tout Transit Villages
Thursday, August 25th, 2011Two of New Jersey’s top transportation officials stress the importance of transit-oriented development and the state’s Transit Villages program.
Regional Planning Efforts Have Friends in High Places
Thursday, July 21st, 2011Recently, some have questioned whether New Jersey’s regional planning bodies in the Pinelands, Meadowlands and Highlands really matter, or whether they just add an unnecessary layer of government or red tape. In their latest Star-Ledger column, Govs. Brendan Byrne and Tom Kean made it clear where they stand on regional planning.
New Jersey Cities Breathe Sigh of Relief
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011Gov. Christie has put transitional aid to cities, accompanied by oversight mechanisms, back in the budget, but has said he wants to wean cities off this aid. Given a half-century of disinvestment in urban areas, that may not be possible as soon as he would like. Until cities’ property tax bases reverse their decline, state aid will still be needed to deliver critical services.
Governor Removes Funding for Transit Villages
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011After being restored to the budget that was passed by the Legislature last week, funding for the Department of Transportation’s Transit Village program was removed from the FY 2012 spending plan signed by Gov. Chris Christie on June 30.
Responding to Governor Christie’s Decision to Pull Out of Regional Climate Pact
Thursday, May 26th, 2011The governor intends to pull the plug on a worthy effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on imported oil. While most of our neighbors would receive millions of dollars from RGGI to promote energy efficiency, renewable energy and state-of-the-art electric generation facilities, New Jersey would not.
National Experts Advise the Christie Administration on State Strategic Planning
Monday, May 23rd, 2011The Christie administration hosted a Governor’s Institute on Community Design workshop to explore advancing a state strategic plan that focuses on economic development and the importance of location.
