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State of the Garden State

JERSEY CITY-While New Jersey holds many great assets--from transportation infrastructure to affordable housing--more can be done, according to speakers at ULI-NNJ's second annual "Gritty Cities" conference.

By Alyson Grala | Updated on May 11, 2009

JERSEY CITY-The association of the State of New Jersey with crime, pollution and political corruption is undeserved, with New Jersey–and especially its formerly “gritty cities,” such as Jersey City–having much to offer the nation in terms of serving as a model of how to successfully deal with urban issues. That was the theme at last month’s “Gritty Cities,” the second annual Urban Revitalization Conference sponsored by the Northern New Jersey District Council of the Urban Land Institute.

The conference was organized by the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency, whose executive director, Robert Antonicello, delivered the opening remarks. Antonicello was recently named vice chair ULI-NNJ. The conference was attended by more than 150, including developers, builders, property owners, investors, architects, public officials, planners, real estate brokers, attorneys, engineers, financiers, academics and students.

The state, whose population is more than 95% urban, is the first in the nation to have reached a density of more than 1,000 inhabitants per square mile, said keynote speaker Dr. Kenneth T. Jackson, whose address was entitled “If All the World Were New Jersey: The Past and Future of Garden State Cities.” The state’s population is also incredibly diverse, with a multi-racial, multi-cultural population in which 15% of residents were born in a foreign country, he noted.

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