New Jersey Future was founded
to achieve smart growth statewide: growth that protects New Jersey’s
open lands and natural resources, strengthens our communities, makes it
easier to get around, and increases our housing choices. New Jersey Future
fulfills this mission through original research, policy analysis, public
education, and advocacy.
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New Jersey appears prosperous, but our future is threatened unless state leaders follow a different agenda. View our Four Ways guide online or download the PDF.
An online resource to connect you with the information needed to implement
Smart Growth solutions in your town.
News
SMART HOUSING ZONES Thanks to the leadership of co-sponsors Assembly Majority Leader Bonnie Watson Coleman, (D-Mercer), Mila M. Jasey (D-Essex) and David W. Wolfe (R-Monmouth, Ocean) the Smart Housing Incentive Zones Act was dropped in the Assembly on December 15 as bill A3632. Full story. Read the Op-Ed in the Star Ledger on December 18 by DCA Commissioner Joseph Doria and Jane Kenny, former DCA commissioner, on Smart Housing Incentives Act.
Redevelopment Forum: The 2009 forum will be held on February 27 at the Hyatt Conference Center in New Brunswick. The 2009 Title sponsors are PSE&G and Bank of America. Click here for sponsorship information, current list of sponsors or partners.
Greenhouse Gas Plan. Read NJF's Op-Ed in the Trenton Times. Read our press release in response to the DEP's Greenhouse Gas Plan.
Call for 2009 Smart Growth Award Nominations New Jersey Future's Smart Growth Awards seek to honor plans and developments in all part of the state that exemplify sound land-use practice. Click here to download the entry form.
Letter to Governor Corzine re: Climate Change NJF's letter to Governor Corzine on the issue of climate change, especially the state's adoption of aggressive targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Read more about this topic in the latest issue of our recommendation series.
A year in review of the 2008 Future Facts. New Jersey Future's "Future Facts" highlight the latest land-use and smart-growth issues across New Jersey. A few snippets of the facts that shaped New Jersey Future’s work in 2008, and will continue to have an impact on our state’s sustainability and prosperity.
Climate Change and Land Use (October 2008) Read the latest installment in our smart growth recommendation series.
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