Seven projects, ranging from a town-gown redevelopment in Gloucester County to a “green” building in Morristown, have been selected to receive 2009 Smart Growth Awards from New Jersey Future.
Smart Growth
Seven Innovative Projects Win Smart Growth Awards
Monday, June 1st, 2009Complete Streets Accommodate All Users
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009New Jersey trails only New York in the percentage of residents commuting to work by transit, and NJ TRANSIT saw record ridership levels in 2008.
Redevelopment: A Blueprint for Sustainability
Thursday, March 6th, 2008New Jersey is the most developed state in the nation—and not by a little bit. According to the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Garden State leads its nearest competitor in this category, Rhode Island, by about 25 percent.
Through the 1990s and into the early 2000s, New Jersey successfully preserved about […]
Washington Township and Smart Growth
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007The estimated average property tax bill in Washington Township increased by 84 percent between 1998 and 2004. This was the 14th-largest increase among all 566 municipalities in the state, and the biggest increase in Mercer County. (East Windsor Township is second in the county, and 36th statewide, with a 71.6 […]
2006 Year in Review
Thursday, December 28th, 2006Here are just a few of the facts that shaped our work in 2006 and will continue to have an impact on New Jersey’s future. Future Facts, and all of New Jersey Future’s research, policy, and advocacy work, are made possible with the generous support of our members. We would like to thank everyone who […]
Fewer Kids Living in Transit Villages and Town Homes
Sunday, November 26th, 2006A new analysis of 2000 U.S. Census data from Rutgers University finds that higher-density, multiunit development near train stations does not bring in nearly the number of schoolchildren as previously believed—and often actually produces fewer children than larger, single-family homes.
Previous studies, based on 25-year-old demographics, and upon which currently held […]
The Leaders in Economic Development
Wednesday, May 31st, 2006Seven role models for smarter growth to be recognized June 6 in Newark by New Jersey Future.
Gas Prices and Smart Growth
Tuesday, May 16th, 2006With gasoline prices breaking $3 a gallon this month, many New Jerseyans have renewed reason to mourn the steady disappearance of jobs from transit-accessible communities.
A study of New Jersey’s competitiveness released May 2 by the Brookings Institution shows that New Jersey counties boasting some of the nation’s most extensive […]
Catalysts for Urban Change
Friday, March 17th, 2006Wachovia Bank and Matrix Development Group this week celebrated the official opening of Wachovia’s regional headquarters in a new, five-story office building in the heart of downtown Trenton.
The $15.7 million project marks the first significant private investment in commercial office development in the city in more than a decade.
Wachovia cited its desire to follow its […]
2005 Year in Review
Thursday, December 29th, 2005A look back at some of the facts that shaped our policy work in 2005 and continue to impact New Jersey’s future and its prosperity.
