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CUPR and VTC Staff Compile NJ Infrastructure Needs Assessment

With the release of New Jersey’s preliminary State Development and Redevelopment Plan, researchers from CUPR and VTC are updated the state’s long-required Infrastructure Needs Assessment. The assessment examines long-term infrastructure needs across sectors like water, transportation, flood protection, and more, drawing on federal, state, and local data. Its goal is to support smarter, coordinated, and long-term capital planning that protects public health, safety, and supports sustainable development statewide.

TECH UPDATES: Essential Technology Questions (and Answers) for Decision-Makers, Part 2

By Marc Pfeiffer (Published January 1, 2025 at ICMA.org) Practical guidance on auditing IT infrastructure, managing technology budgets, staffing IT...

Montclair PILOT ‘Sharing’ Measure Won’t Fly – But Town Considering Other Options

The inequitable sharing, Pfeiffer said, has a long history that favors municipal governments. This is because when initially established by the legislature, PILOTs were only available to Urban Aid municipalities, which would typically correspond with the list of then Abbott districts, where the state covered greater portions of school costs.

NJ Job Losses Reach 16K For 2025; What Does 2026 Hold?

“We may start seeing signs of a recession, but that doesn’t mean we’re in a recession,” he told NJ101.5. “The economy is constantly flowing, changing. I don’t see us at the moment being in recession. But there clearly is potential for that.”

Pfeiffer Ranks on List for Local Political Influence (Daily Targum)

“At the end of the day, (the) government has to make decisions. Some people are going to like it. Some people aren’t. It’s the nature of the beast,” Pfeiffer said.

Pfeiffer Op-Ed: Governor-elect, we’ve done this before

Marc Pfeiffer was ranked #47 in the Insider 100 Power List for 2025. The InsiderNJ.com list reflects the backbone of government and political power in the state of New Jersey, minus judges, former governors, and current elected officials.

Pfeiffer Opinion: N.J.’s public media lifeline is about to snap — will Murphy and Sherrill let it?

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Marc Pfeiffer Ranked 47 in Insider NJ’s Top 100 Power List

Electricity prices surge to the forefront of NJ governor’s race

“Governors have limited ability here,” said Arah Schuur, a research specialist at Rutgers University’s Center for Urban Policy Research. Schuur said PJM, the regional grid operator that is responsible for providing electricity to about a dozen states including New Jersey, “really holds the reins when it comes to bringing on new supply.”

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Infrastructure Needs Assessment: 2024-2030

Built Environment & Green Building, Environmental Analysis & Communications

Introduction The New Jersey State Planning Act (N.J.S.A. 52:18A-196 et. seq.) requires that the State Planning Commission “prepare and adopt as part of the State Plan a long-term Infrastructure Needs Assessment, which shall provide information on present and...

Best Practices Case Studies from Jurisdictions with Enacted Building Performance Standards

Built Environment & Green Building

Collectively, these cases studies illustrate the range of metrics that can be employed or utilized in a Building Performance Standard (BPS). Covered material includes how different jurisdictions have implemented these metrics in an effort to help New Jersey’s...

Cultural and Institutional Factors Driving Severe Repetitive Flood Losses: Insights From the Jersey Shore

Climate Change

Decisions about how to respond to coastal flood hazards often involve disagreements over resource allocations. In the United States, large intergovernmental fiscal transfers have enabled rebuilding in areas that experience severe repetitive losses. This case study...

Who Lives in America’s Housing? Fifty State Demographic Multipliers

Urban Policy

This residential demographic multipliers monograph presents the background to and context of residential demographic multipliers, and details the different facets of this information and how the varied data can be optimally applied. The monograph presents the multiple...

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CUPR and VTC Staff Compile NJ Infrastructure Needs Assessment

TECH UPDATES: Essential Technology Questions (and Answers) for Decision-Makers, Part 2

Montclair PILOT ‘Sharing’ Measure Won’t Fly – But Town Considering Other Options

NJ Job Losses Reach 16K For 2025; What Does 2026 Hold?

Pfeiffer Ranks on List for Local Political Influence (Daily Targum)

Pfeiffer Op-Ed: Governor-elect, we’ve done this before

Pfeiffer Opinion: N.J.’s public media lifeline is about to snap — will Murphy and Sherrill let it?

TECH UPDATES: Essential Technology Questions (and Answers) for Decision-Makers

Marc Pfeiffer Ranked 47 in Insider NJ’s Top 100 Power List

Electricity prices surge to the forefront of NJ governor’s race

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