The neglect suffered by the State Planning Commission and Office of Smart Growth over the past several years is well-documented.
Posts Tagged ‘Smart Growth’
Smart Growth in Transition, Part I: State Planning
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009What Will Smart Growth Look Like in a Christie Administration?
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009Photo Source: New Jersey Department of State
Yesterday’s change in leadership in Trenton will likely have an impact on land-use policy in the state in the coming years. Though we’ll have to wait and see what exactly a Christie administration will mean for smart growth in New Jersey, Christie’s responses to a New Jersey Future questionnaire […]
New Jersey Future Supports Bond Issue
Monday, October 26th, 2009Photo Source: Dan Fatton
Growing smart also means preserving smart. New Jersey ranks as a national leader in land conservation. In round numbers, 30% of our state is publicly owned or deed-restricted parkland or farmland. And each year, hundreds of millions of dollars are raised by the state, all 21 counties and more than 200 […]
Where and How is New Jersey Growing?
Thursday, October 8th, 2009New Jersey’s eight urban centers, as designated in the State Development and Redevelopment Plan, reversed course and resumed growing in the 1990s.
State Planning: A Picture of Neglect
Monday, September 28th, 2009Of the 10 public and local government positions on the State Planning Commission, only five are filled.
Room with a View
Sunday, September 27th, 2009North Camden
The Courier Post reported on July 17 that the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) will pay to raze Waterfront State Prison, which sits in North Camden overlooking the Philadelphia Skyline. According to the article demolition of the prison, which is 26 years old, could begin this fall, at an estimated cost of $6 million, […]
