New Jersey's Smart Growth and Sustainable Development Advocacy Organiz...

A long-term decline in the national birth rate and a recent drop-off in immigration have joined forces with ongoing out-migration to other states to produce New Jersey’s first population loss since the late 1970s.
The Census Bureau recently released its annual national and state population estimates for 2019, and there is some notable news for New Jersey:  New Jersey has now joined the ranks of states that are losing population.  Granted, it is a very small loss...

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Development shapes our landscapes, social lives, and environmental outcomes. New Jersey Future’s Smart Growth Awards celebrate projects that lead the way toward better development. We’re looking for innovators who go beyond buildings. We want projects...

Climate change is here. It has already contributed to more severe flooding from increased precipitation and sea level rise, posing an immediate challenge to municipalities located in low-lying floodplains.
Medford, NJ is addressing the problem head-on. As part of New Jersey Future’s Community Rating System (CRS) planning assistance program, the town met with NJF’s planning team on Dec. 19 to begin the process of becoming a CRS community. The Medford Township...

The River Road Improvement District is one of Fair Lawn’s downtown areas.
Fair Lawn Borough is working with New Jersey Future to make its community more aging-friendly. At a kickoff meeting on December 11, New Jersey Future described how local land use patterns and policies can affect whether residents can continue living...