When women are involved in urban planning, they plan for all, according to Women Mobilize Women, a worldwide network of changemakers seeking to transform the mobility sector to become more diverse and to raise awareness on the topic of gender and transport amongst planners and decision-makers in the sector. The post Making Women’s History Every Month – Meet the Women Board Members at New Jersey Future first appeared on New Jersey Future ..read more

Simple, small-scale transportation features make a community a safer, healthier, and more affordable place to get around. In a community that values street safety, crosswalks are clearly marked and strategically placed to ensure easy and safe passage for pedestrians. The post NJDOT’s Safe Streets to Transit Program Is Improving Communities Across the State – Yours Can Be Next first appeared on New Jersey Future ..read more

New Jersey’s transit towns are experiencing something of a revival in the last decade and a half. This is an important positive development, since transit-oriented development (TOD) advances multiple societal goals. The post Transit-Oriented Development Is Popular, but Won’t Happen by Itself first appeared on New Jersey Future ..read more

2023 was a year full of many unpredictable environmental events ranging from major rainfall to extreme heat to a collapsed highway overpass. Our daily newsletter “What We’re Reading” brings our readers the most up-to-date articles covering our New Jersey Future issue areas and major developments in the Garden State. The post What You Read 2023 – A Message from the Editor first appeared on New Jersey Future ..read more

The future of New Jersey’s water relies on commitment to equitable decision-making to solve legacy water infrastructure issues like lead service line replacement, combined sewer overflows, coastal and riverine flooding, and upgrading water infrastructure. By working together to address the growing needs of our water systems, we can properly mitigate the stress they will face with growing and more frequent storms fueled by climate change, and ensure that natural and tap waters are free from contaminants to support healthy and resilient communities across the state. The post Sustainable Water Ma ..read more

The Legislature’s “lame-duck” session began in November and will end in early January. This is a time before newly elected legislators take office in January, and is a time of great unpredictability.  This can be an active, albeit brief, window of time when legislators may be willing to hear new policy priorities or advance existing bills in the final weeks of the session.  The post New Jersey Future’s Lame Duck Legislative Priorities for 2023-2024 first appeared on New Jersey Future ..read more

Housing shapes communities while communities shape the quality of life and access to opportunities for each of us. Local officials are on the front lines of housing development, shaping what kind of housing gets built, where it can be constructed, and the local roads and sidewalks residents use to get from their homes to everywhere else. The post The Future of Housing in New Jersey first appeared on New Jersey Future ..read more

The State Planning Commission (SPC) is hosting a series of eight webinars in October to gather input on how to update the New Jersey State Development & Redevelopment Plan. Last adopted in 2001, the State Plan provides a comprehensive framework intended to guide future development, redevelopment, conservation, preservation, and restoration efforts in the state of New Jersey. The post The NJ State Development And Redevelopment Plan is Being Updated Where and How Should New Jersey Grow? – Add Your Voice first appeared on New Jersey Future ..read more

In 2020, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) updated the Stormwater Management Rules, which now require that municipalities incorporate green infrastructure into major development projects. In many areas of the state, this relatively new policy change has meant a significant departure from the way that stormwater management was approached previously. The post Green Infrastructure in the Garden State: Stormwater Research in the Delaware River Watershed first appeared on New Jersey Future ..read more

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was signed into law by President Joe Biden on November 15, 2021, investing $1.2 trillion in America’s infrastructure. From the IIJA, New Jersey municipal, county, and state governments have the opportunity to tap into once-in-a-generation funding programs, many of which support safe and accessible transportation alternatives for walkers, bikers and rollers. The post Accessing New Federal Funding for Active Transportation Projects: Camden County Got a Bunch, How Can You? first appeared on New Jersey Future ..read more