March 2009
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SO WHAT IS AGE-TARGETED HOUSING?
In my March 20, 2009 piece, I opined as to why, due to the economic downturn, a shift in housing preferences, and various other reasons, municipalities should lift age restrictions on previously approved developments in an effort to stimulate development and improve communities.
If the bill in support of lifting the age restrictions meanders its way through the New Jersey Legislature...
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Save "Jersey Fresh" as we know it
The “Jersey Fresh” program is under attack.
Implemented in 1984 by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Jersey Fresh is a marketing program that promotes farm produced products from all reaches of the state, as well as farming related activities, such as agri-tourism events and attractions, and purchasing opportunities, including roadside markets, pick your own farms, and...
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Once again, the baby boomers are changing housing
The post World War II American story is well known. With the GIs returning home en mass immediately following the end of World War II and fueled by a sense of optimism for a bright future, marriage rates increased steadily, city population declined, and the baby boom generation exploded onto the scene.
As a result, quality housing for the influx of new families became the salient issue, as demand...
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WatchA very worthwhile talk.
Description from the TED site:
In James Howard Kunstler’s view, public spaces should be inspired centers of civic life and the physical manifestation of the common good. Instead, he argues, what we have in America is a nation of places not worth caring about.
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The New Wave of Interactions
As humans, interactions with others are essential. Certainly, most people do enjoy alone time, but we thrive off communicating with others and keeping up to date.
This is not a groundbreaking theory: just ask your typical twenty-something if s/he uses, let’s say, Facebook or Twitter on a daily basis; most do. Although our social networks extend well beyond the Internet, undoubtedly, the...
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