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Towns Told to Look Inward

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ-The how-to's of how to get redevelopment projects under way was the theme of an event held here Friday.

By Maria Wood | Updated on March 01, 2009

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ-With the state’s reserve of available land for development quickly running out, developers and municipalities must look to redevelopment to facilitate the state’s growth in coming years. That was the theme of an event held here on Friday and sponsored by New Jersey Future, a non-profit, research and advocacy group that promotes sustainable growth, environmental preservation and neighborhood revitalization.

Peter Kasabach, the group’s executive director, told the crowd that there are 4.7 million acres of land in the state, and that one out of every three acres has been developed. Although that indicates two-thirds are ready for development, he pointed out that much of that land has been set aside, partly due to environmental constraints. “We need to grow, but don’t have much space to do it,” he said.

He noted that by 2050, there would be no more land left to develop in the state. In the past, the state’s development path tended toward suburban sprawl, not the redevelopment of older, developed towns. “It was easier to sprawl, but harder to redevelop,” he said. The right answer, he added, is “to direct growth to developed areas.”

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