New Jersey is poised to hand out $137 million in tax credits to two companies — Panasonic Corp. and Bayer HealthCare — that recently announced plans to relocate their headquarters in the Garden State.
Smart Growth
Why NJ Should Tie Business Incentives to Smart Growth
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011The Impact of Transit Villages: One Reader’s Story
Monday, April 25th, 2011One of the state’s main selling points has always been its collection of vibrant, walkable communities, something that the Transit Village program has helped foster.
New Jersey Future Announces 10th Anniversary Smart Growth Award-Winners
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011A diverse group of innovative development and redevelopment projects located in cities, towns and townships across New Jersey will be honored with Smart Growth Awards from New Jersey Future as part of the 10th Anniversary awards celebration and retrospective.
Smart Growth Photo Contest
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011We are inviting artists, students and anyone interested to submit original artwork representing smart growth themes such as walkable communities, vibrant civic spaces, alternative transportation (walking, biking, public transit), preserved farms and natural spaces.
Controversial Wastewater Deadline Passes
Friday, April 8th, 2011Where sewers are located largely dictates where development goes, especially smaller lot development. Similarly, where and how septic systems are regulated governs how larger lot subdivisions are designed.
A Bleak Recent Past, a Brighter Future Ahead
Thursday, March 31st, 2011Experts paint a picture of the Garden State in transition — from a manufacturing and construction-based economy to a services-based economy, from a state in deep recession to a state in slow recovery, from a Baby Boomer-induced growth pattern of suburban sprawl to a Generation Y-inspired comeback for compact, walkable communities.
State Launches “Strategic State Planning Process”
Thursday, March 10th, 2011On March 4, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Wayne Hasenbalg outlined the Christie administration’s State Strategic Planning Process Project.”
Sweeney: Glassboro to Camden line “will be included” in the Transportation Trust Fund
Monday, February 28th, 2011Gloucester County Freeholder Stephen Sweeney insisted that funding for the proposed Camden to Glassboro light rail line (GCL) will be included “in any Transportation Trust Fund that is developed by the Christie administration.”
NJ’s Gold Coast Ranks First in “Smart Transportation”
Friday, February 25th, 2011Fresh on the heels of Streetsfilms’ video lauding Jersey City as a leader in transit-oriented development, New Jersey’s second city is again making headlines as a leader in smart growth.
Transit-Accessible Towns In New Jersey Are More Recession-Resistant
Thursday, February 24th, 2011image source: world.nycsubway.org
There are 140 New Jersey municipalities that host at least one rail transit station, including commuter rail (NJ Transit or SEPTA), light rail (Hudson-Bergen, River Line and Newark City Subway) and the PATH and PATCO systems.
These rail-transit municipalities accounted for 23.9 percent of all building permits issued statewide in the 1990s […]
