Upcoming Event
2025 Smart Growth Awards
Save The Date:
Oct 9,2025
from 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Location:
South Orange Performing Arts Center
Overview
The Mission of Smart Growth Awards
Since 2002, New Jersey Future has honored the cutting edge of smart, sustainable planning and redevelopment in New Jersey through the annual Smart Growth Awards. The projects and plans represent some of the best examples from across the state of fostering healthy, strong, and resilient communities.
The 2025 Smart Growth Awards honor seven incredible winning projects and one individual honoree. Check out the winners and join us for the 23rd annual celebration for an inspiring evening recognizing the advancement of smart growth principles and connecting with changemakers across industries!
What Makes A Winning Project?
Community Impact
- Positively impacts the broader community.
- Demonstrates a commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
- Engages and involves the community throughout the planning, decision-making, and implementation processes.
- Employs historic features of the community.
Sustainability & Environment
- Protects, enhances, or connects to open space and natural features.
- Improves resilience to climate change and natural hazards.
- Utilizes green infrastructure or regenerative planning concepts.
Walkability & Transportation
- Creates or enhances transportation choices that reduce the need to drive
- Fosters walkability and activities at the street level that encourage personal interaction
Housing & Development
- Is near existing development and infrastructure
- Creates or enhances connections to existing developments or plans
- Creates or enhances a vibrant mix of uses (residential, retail, office)
- Increases the range of housing options (affordability, size, type)
Susan O’Connor
Director of Development and Outreach
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