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Convening virtually on June 5-6 and in-person on June 7. New Jersey Funding Navigator Helping localities access funding for drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater needs. Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers Learn about reducing flooding and addressing polluted waterways in your community. Climate Vulnerability Assessment NJF and Sustainable Jersey released a first of its kind guide. Explore this new resource! New Jersey Future Blog Making Women’s History Every Month – Meet the Women Board Members at New Jersey Future March 29, 2024 : 0 comments 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. NJDOT’s Safe Streets to Transit Program Is Improving Communities Across the State – Yours Can Be Next March 19, 2024 : 0 comments 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. Transit-Oriented Development Is Popular, but Won’t Happen by Itself March 15, 2024 : 0 comments 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. New Report Digs Deeper into Diversity in Morris and Monmouth Counties January 29, 2024 : 0 comments New Jersey is an expensive state, with among the highest housing costs in the country. It is also one of the most segregated states in the nation by both income and race, despite being one of the most racially diverse states overall. A new report from New Jersey Future explores the relationship between the enforcement of housing requirements, housing affordability, and racial and economic diversity, using a comparison between two demographically similar suburban counties—Morris and Monmouth—that followed different trajectories in complying with New Jersey’s affordable housing obligations. What You Read 2023 – A Message from the Editor January 12, 2024 : 0 comments 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. Sustainable Water Management: Program Rundown of Municipal Options December 18, 2023 : 0 comments 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. New Jersey Future’s Lame Duck Legislative Priorities for 2023-2024 December 5, 2023 : 0 comments 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. 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