Smart Growth

Smart Growth principles include mixed-use development, walkable town centers and neighborhoods, mass transit accessibility, sustainable economic and social development and preserved green space.

In New Jersey, Smart Growth supports development and redevelopment in Centers as a compact form of development as outlined in the State Development and Redevelopment Plan, with existing or improved infrastructure that serves the economy, the community and the environment.

PPS Presentation (PDF file) at Hearing of 11/16/2006

Phillips Preiss Shapiro (PPS) Powerpoint Presentation at Hearing of 11/16/2006

Phillips Preiss Draft Parking/Redev Report (Phase 1)

Downtown Development Commission (DDC) 
 Parking/Redevelopment 
Request for Proposals (RFP) 
(Please also view below Clarification)

Pay to Play and Other Clarifications
on DDC Request for Proposals (RFP)

Parking Study - September 1997

 Academic Presentation Entitled "Madison" 

pdf Version of Academic Presentation Entitled "Madison"

DDC Business Info Data 

"There is no shortage of ideas about how to manage the tremendous growth pressures facing municipalities in New Jersey. Variously labeled 'smart growth,' 'transit oriented,' 'compact,' or 'sustainable,' these approaches to community design share an emphasis on reducing the impact of sprawl by promoting higher density residential development, greater open space preservation, and mass transit as an integrated approach to reduced dependence and negative impacts of sprawl.

On paper these community design principles are seductively simple, yet many municipalities find it difficult to make the transition from plan to reality. Good designs sit, gathering dust, often because important questions about the implementation were not considered, such as:

• Do current and forecasted market conditions support the plan?                       

• Do community leaders and residents support the plan?                                  

• Do the affected property owners and local private developers support the plan?

• How much will each element cost, and how will it be paid for?                         

• Who is responsible for developing which elements of the plan, and when?        

• How is the plan affected if market conditions change?                                    

Making good design happen relies on treating these implementation issues as an essential part of the community design process."  (excerpts from Judith Grant Long, New Jersey Municipalities)

The following links are interesting in relation to the planning of the future of the Borough of Madison. The goal is to continue to provide for investment in the community while minimizing the undesirable impacts of sprawl and unforeseen development within existing land use restrictions.

http://www.nj.gov/dca/osg

http://www.orton.org

http://www.placematters.com

http://www.americaspeaks.org

http://www.charretteinstitute.org

http://www.communityviz.com

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