Government & Public Policy
Gutierrez-Scaccetti to NAIOP: Warehouse fee would fund much-needed truck traffic planning
Business groups have lined up against Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposal to charge a fee on warehouses for each truck they receive, but a top state official said the levy is needed to address a chronic lack of traffic planning around new industrial developments.
Bill to create new affordable housing framework clears state Senate, heads to Murphy’s desk
The next chapter of affordable housing in New Jersey is now in Gov. Phil Murphy’s hands, following the state Senate’s passage of a bill to revamp how officials calculate and enforce each town’s obligations under the landmark Mount Laurel doctrine.
Policy playbook: NJBA aims to tackle construction, housing costs on multiple fronts in Trenton
Developers are cautiously optimistic about new legislation to streamline affordable housing production in New Jersey, but it’s far from their only public policy objective in 2024.
ESA’s Fullmer named vice president of technical services
ESA has promoted David Fullmer to vice president of technical services, in a move aimed at better supporting its growing staff and environmental services platform.
NJ Transit: Ground lease with LCOR ‘sets the stage’ for Hoboken Connect groundbreaking
The long-awaited Hoboken Connect project took a key step forward on Tuesday with the approval of a ground lease between NJ Transit and LCOR, the developer for what’s slated to include new apartment and office towers and upgrades to the city’s historic transit terminal.
