Only $1.7B? NJ's lead water pipe cost a barrier, even at low end
A plan to borrow $400M for water infrastructure, including $100M to replace water service pipes, hasn't gotten a hearing 18 months after being introduced.
New Jersey Future
Rain can pollute waterways — but NJ towns can do something
New Jersey Future is offering a "toolkit" to enable towns and cities in the state to reduce pollution from storm water runoff with what they call "green infrastructure."
NJ measure creates commission tasked with protecting the Jersey Shore
Adequately protecting the Jersey Shore from future storms and rising sea levels would be best achieved through a regional approach, and not a town-by-town basis, according to legislation that proponents hope can finally see some movement.
The NJ counties people are fleeing and moving to in droves
New Jersey's population grew by 0.3 percent from 2016 to 2017, according to new U.S. Census Bureau estimates.
NJ encouraged to borrow $400M for water infrastructure
The $400 million would have to be approved by voters. It represents less than 1 percent of what's believed to be needed for water, sewer and wastewater.
Are NJ rent and house prices so high because we have too many school districts?
One land-use expert says New Jersey towns would be more welcoming of needed new homes if school systems were regionalized.
Moving out: Millennials becoming Generation ex-New Jerseyans
Young adults prefer walkable communities, which are in short supply in much of New Jersey. And they're being driven out by the high cost of housing.