The Borough recently installed a demonstration project — which is also referred to as tactical urbanism — to show the public what a reimagined intersection could look like before implementing any permanent changes. The intersection was painted bright green and yellow to draw attention to it and slow traffic. The project also includes an additional […]
The Green Seam project was one of six in Somerset County to be named a recipient of the 36th Annual Land Development and Planning Awards. “Each year, the Board of Freeholders presents awards for projects that exemplify superior site design, address contemporary planning issues, or exert a positive influence on the character of the county,” […]
Byron Auguste, the CEO of Opportunity@Work, calls tech jobs “the new manufacturing jobs” because they offer an opportunity for economic security. Nonprofit organizations play important roles here, both in teaching needed skills and in connecting schools, students, and employers. Successful programs are showing a way forward, but they also highlight the challenges to be overcome […]
NJ Advance Media conducted the analysis using the state property tax rolls from 1989 to 2017, using a preliminary database compiled by the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. The analysis uses residential properties in 42 towns along the coast with little to no inland population. NJ.com, May 28, 2019
….some advocates for low-income households and the environment complain that user fees for driving are regressive, i.e. they take a higher percent of the incomes of poor households. The problem with this argument is that, if driving continues to be subsidized, there won’t be a sufficient market for transit alternatives. The resulting deficiency of transit […]
Linda Stamato and Sanford M. Jaffe, directors of the Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, weigh in on a recent Supreme Court ruling. New York Times opinion, May 2, 2019
For local officials throughout the country, the shift from old-school servers to rented cloud storage has made it tougher than ever to fund upgrades. They can budget physical equipment as capital expenses, meaning they could issue bonds to pay for them. But cloud computing is a service, as the people selling it love to say, […]
Sridhar Sriram’s family always stressed that his actions were only meaningful if they had a positive impact on the people around him. While studying computer science at Rutgers, that desire to make a difference sparked his interest in eliminating the bias that creeps into algorithms and impacts results from online search engines and social media […]
Nearly a third of 65- to 74-year-olds were in the labor force in 2017, compared to a quarter of that age group in 2005. About 8 percent of residents 75 and up were working or looking for work in 2017 as well. The Census can only tell us who’s working, not why they might be. […]
For the sixth season in a row, Have You Met Newark Tours Shop Hop attendees took to the streets in Newark to spend their money. Have You Met Newark Tours is a tourism company run by Emily Manz, a new Downtown New Jersey member and owner of consulting firm EMI Strategy. For the past six years […]
