New Jersey

To combat housing prices that are increasingly out of reach for low- and middle-income buyers, the state has announced plans to develop 100,000 units of affordable housing over 10 years.

August 10, 2006 - The New York Times

With the condo craze mostly played out, developers in New Jersey are starting to build new for-rent apartments to meet the increasing market demand.

July 31, 2006 - The New York Times

Morristown, New Jersey, wants to ban any new bank branches from the town's business district to protect its lively pedestrian character.

July 8, 2006 - The New York Times

Though not fully completed TODs, small pockets of development around transit have emerged with more to follow.

June 25, 2006 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Long considered second rate versions of Las Vegas, Atlantic City casinos are looking to cash in on the high rollers from New York City by developing a direct train link to the Big Apple.

June 20, 2006 - Associated Press

New research by the Brookings Institution ties New Jersey's troubling economic position to multiple forces, including rising housing costs, persistent race, class and place disparities, and unbalanced development patterns.

June 5, 2006 - NJBIZ Journal

As housing prices continue to increase in the New York City metropolitan area, residents are moving farther and farther away to find affordable housing.

May 22, 2006 - The New York Times

Cory Booker, the newly elected mayor of Newark, New Jersey, has charged himself with turning around one of America's most dangerous cities.

May 22, 2006 - The New York Times

A small town on the Jersey Shore has turned into a battleground in the eminent domain debate.

May 5, 2006 - Asbury Park Press

Will a new bill help those entering the confusing legal labyrinth of homeowner associations, including some purported to force residents to sign away their constitutional rights?

February 28, 2006 - New Jersey Star-Ledger

With the state's Transportation Trust Fund emptying out on July 1, the governor contemplates securing $6 billion in loans.

February 21, 2006 - New Jersey Star-Ledger

New Jersey's Newark Museum is world class, but middle-class fear and suburban sprawl have left it underused.

February 10, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal

New Jersey is making a billion dollar investment in hopes a new city will spring up from the marshes and industrial sites of the Meadowlands.

February 8, 2006 - The New York Times

An eminent domain story from the New Jersey coast illustrates the complexity of the controversial issue.

February 7, 2006 - The Weekly Standard

Residents of New Jersey are migrating to Atlanta, Florida, and even the Bronx in search of affordable housing choices.

January 26, 2006 - The New York Times

No, this was not the new state slogan selected after close to 12,000 votes among five finalists.

January 16, 2006 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Gov. Rendell, chair of the bi-state Delaware River Port Authority, has threatened a PATCO shutdown if the NJ delegation does not approve funds for dredging the Delaware's main shipping channel.

January 8, 2006 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Despite a history of plentify supply, water is a central issue in New Jersey's future growth as it races to become the first state to reach full build-out of its developable land.

January 2, 2006 - Courier -News

Electrified truck stops are a major tool in the battle against particulate pollution from diesel engines. In California, the Air Resources Board has just outlawed overnight idling, effective 2008.

October 30, 2005 - The New York Times

Highway engineers are recognizing that wider, straighter, and faster is not always better.

October 14, 2005 - Governing