Two new reports from the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance at Rutgers University detail New Jersey’s vulnerability to projected sea-level rise.
Regional Planning
New Reports Assess State’s Exposure to Sea-Level Rise
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016Population Trends at the Jersey Shore, Part 2: The Sandy Effect
Tuesday, November 1st, 2016A preliminary look at how Hurricane Sandy affected population trends along the Jersey Shore, and at some of the important questions these trends raise. Part 2 of 2.
Documentary Featuring Sea Bright, New Jersey Future Is Ocean Film Festival Finalist
Thursday, October 20th, 2016A documentary about Sea Bright, N.J.’s struggle to recover from Hurricane Sandy and featuring New Jersey Future’s local recovery planning staff has been named a finalist in the international Blue Ocean Film Festival.
New Jersey Recovery Fund Shares Post-Sandy Resiliency Lessons With Chinese Delegation
Wednesday, October 12th, 2016A group of emergency managers from a Chinese province visited New Jersey to learn how the state’s philanthropic community worked to strengthen communities after Hurricane Sandy.
School District Regionalization: The Land-Use Connection
Monday, August 22nd, 2016The fragmented nature of New Jersey’s school districts, and the way they are funded, give rise to unintended negative land-use consequences. Regionalization of school districts could mitigate that.
New Jersey Future Wins National Award for Sandy Report
Thursday, June 23rd, 2016New Jersey Future’s post-Sandy recovery planning report “In Deep” wins a national floodplain management award.
Infrastructure Matters
Monday, May 16th, 2016National Infrastructure Week is May 16 thru 23, and offers a good reminder of the importance of investing in infrastructure: It benefits the community, and the economy, and the costs of not investing can be far higher.
Fifteen Years of Smart Growth Success
Friday, May 13th, 2016On their 15th anniversary, a salute to the multi-year winners and supporters of New Jersey Future’s Smart Growth Awards.
Forum Roundup: Gateway Tunnel Will Provide Much-Needed New Transit Capacity
Monday, April 4th, 2016Panelists at a Redevelopment Forum session on the proposed Gateway Tunnel project highlighted the much-needed new transit capacity across the Hudson River it will bring, allowing New Jersey residents greater access to jobs and boosting the region’s economic growth.
Forum Roundup: The Mega-Ships Are Here! Are We Ready?
Monday, March 28th, 2016Mega-ships unloading at New Jersey ports will be a boon for the state, but we must be sure our port-related infrastructure is robust enough to handle the increased volume.
