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ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION CONTENTS LETTER FROM PETER KASABACH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5 AWARDS PROGRAM 6 ABOUT THE SMART GROWTH AWARDS 7 2011 AWARDS SELECTION COMMITTEE 8 THANK YOU AND LISTING OF 2011 AWARDS SpONSORS 10 2011 HONOREE PROFILES 11 JAMES G. GILBERT, C ARY EdWARDS LEADERSHIP AWARd 11 BAILEY CORNER, PILESGROVE & WOODSTOWN 12 BARBARA W. VAlk FIREHOUSE ApARTMENTS, MADISON 13 BAYSHORE RECYCLING COMplEX, WOODBRIDGE 14 BYRAM VIllAGE CENTER 15 THE CRACKER FACTORY, TRENTON 16 DUKE FARMS, HIllSBOROUGH 17 HOBOKEN HOUSING AUTHORITY VISON 20/20 PLAN 18 MAP OF SMART GROWTH AWARD-WINNING PROJECTS BY COUNTY 19 PREVIOUS SMART GROWTH AWARD WINNERS 20 DISplAY AdVERTISING 23 A SALUTE TO OUR FUNDERS 40 June 9, 2011 Dear Distinguished Honorees and Guests: Welcome to New Jersey Future’s James G. Gilbert, was as instrumental in the adoption 2011 Smart Growth Awards of the first State Development and Redevelopment celebration. Plan in 1992 as former Assemblyman and Attorney General Cary Edwards was in the passage of the State This year’s celebration marks Planning Act seven years earlier. a very special occasion for us. This is the 10th year New Jer- This year’s Smart Growth Award-winners reflect an sey Future is honoring proj- unusually wide range of projects and plans: a creative ects from across our state that inter-municipal affordable-housing project in Piles- advance the cause of smart grove and Woodstown; an innovative example of growth. As we look back over the years, we are both industrial sustainability in Woodbridge; a new town awed and humbled by the progress that has been made center in Byram; historic redevelopment projects in in the state toward achieving smart growth outcomes Trenton and Madison; a unique environmental stew- and by the emerging leadership coming from all sec- ardship and education effort in Hillsborough; and a tors to support this all-important movement—a move- comprehensive neighborhood revitalization strategy ment that our state will depend on for its future health in Hoboken. These are real-world examples of the and prosperity. kind of vision and creativity—in big cities and small towns, in rural and suburban centers and revitalized Since our first Smart Growth Awards celebration in urban neighborhoods—that will help make New Jer- 2002, we have presented 64 awards—some for innova- sey a better, more vibrant and exciting place to live. tive planning, others for creative projects, still others for effective policies that have advanced the principles At New Jersey Future, we continue to advocate for of smart growth in all parts of our state. Smart Growth policies that will set our state on a course toward Awards are now on proud display from Salem, Wool- smart, sustainable growth. We invite you to join us in wich and Collingswood in the south to Jersey City, Pa- our efforts, and we thank you for joining us in hon- terson and Wood-Ridge in the north, from Camden, oring the seven 2011 Smart Growth Award-winning Delanco and Trenton on the Delaware River to Atlantic projects that have moved us several steps closer to City, Belmar and Long Branch on the Atlantic Ocean— achieving this goal. and a whole host of cities and towns in between. Sincerely, Over the years, special recognition has been given to Verizon, Merck & Co., SJP Properties, PSE&G and, last year, to our longtime trustee Cary Edwards, whose un- timely death shortly thereafter we now commemorate with the establishment of the Cary Edwards Leadership Award. It is particularly appropriate that this year’s re- Peter Kasabach cipient, former State Planning Commission Chairman Executive Director 5 ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AWARDS PROGRAM 6:20 P.M. WelcoMe Peter Kasabach Executive Director, New Jersey Future 6:25 P.M. Presentation OF AwarDs 2011 SMart GrowtH AwarDS Pamela Mount Chair, 2011 Awards Selection Committee Member, New Jersey Future Board of Trustees Owner, Terhune Orchards Ingrid Reed Member, 2011 Awards Selection Committee Member, New Jersey Future Board of Trustees Senior Fellow, New Jersey Future Cary EDwarDS LeaDersHIP AwarD Harry Pozycki Chair, The Citizens Campaign Steven J. Pozycki Chairman & CEO, SJP Properties 6 ABOUT THE SMART GROWTH AwardS New Jersey Future’s Smart Growth Awards honor ad- June 2002 marked the first Smart Growth Awards cel- opted plans and approved and built developments in ebration. The annual event attracts state, county and all parts of the state that exemplify sound land-use prac- municipal leaders, as well as community activists and tice through the implementation of smart-growth prin- professionals who are committed to bringing smarter ciples as embodied in the State Development and Re- growth to New Jersey. development Plan. The awards shine a well-deserved spotlight on the town officials, developers, contractors, architects and corporations with the courage to initiate projects and growth patterns that help strengthen New Jersey’s economic, social and environmental future. Nominees are drawn from a statewide public nomina- tion process launched in the fall of each year. The fi- nalists are selected by an Awards Selection Committee of professional developers, architects, planners and re- development experts (see page 6). The winning proj- ects are chosen following site visits and interviews with project leaders. Preference is given to projects that promote redevel- opment and infill development in areas and centers About THE AntiQue Tiles designated for growth by the State Plan. In addition, winning projects are evaluated against the following New Jersey Future’s Smart Growth Awards are created smart-growth criteria: with antique tiles made in and around the Trenton area at the end of the 19th century. They were made Near existing development and infrastructure by Trent Tile, Providential Tile Works and the Robert- Increase range of housing options son Art Tile Company, all of which manufactured dec- Create or enhance a vibrant mix of uses orative tiles for use in homes and offices. At its prime, (residential, retail, office) Trent produced 8 million square feet of tile each year. Protect or enhance open space, farmland, parks and critical environmental areas New Jersey Future is proud to offer these awards as a reminder of the great things that will continue to hap- Create or enhance choices for getting around pen in our state. Walkable, designed for activities at the street level that encourage personal interaction The tiles were collected, restored and mounted by Respects community character, design and Marge Miccio of Artifacts Gallery, which offers a large historic features collection of Trenton memorabilia. It is located at 1025 Create or enhance linkages to existing South Broad Street, Trenton, (609) 599-9081 and can developments or plans be found online at www.artifactsgallerytrenton.com. Utilize green or regenerative design techniques and materials NEW JERSEY FUTURE SMART GROWTH AWARDS 2011 7 2011 SELECTION COMMITTEE PAMELA MOUNT (Committee Chair) acquisition of Leadership in Energy and Environmen- Member, New Jersey Future Board of Trustees tal Design (LEED®)-certified construction projects, Owner, Terhune Orchards she has managed more than a dozen LEED projects. Councilwoman, Lawrence Township She currently chairs the board of the U.S. Green Build- Since buying Terhune Orchards in 1975, Pam and ing Council’s New Jersey chapter, and serves as the li- Gary Mount, along with their three children, have ex- aison for the Education & Outreach Committee. Ms. panded the farm to 200 acres and established it as a Harrison has also been an active member of Indoor Air local community resource. The farm grows more than Quality Association for nearly a decade. 35 fruits and vegetables, from apples to zucchini, and has a farm market open year-round, as well as a bak- ROBERT MELVIN, AICP/PP ery and cider mill. Ms. Mount was elected to Lawrence Principal Township Council in 1999, 2003 and 2007, and served Group Melvin Design as mayor in 2001, 2005 and 2009. Pam has served in Under Robert Melvin’s leadership, Woodbury-based recent years as founder and board chair of five non- Group Melvin Design completed a Transfer of Devel- profits: Lawrence Community Foundation, Lawrence opment Rights plan based on neo-traditional design Hopewell Trail, Farmers Against Hunger, Sustainable and sustainable principles for Woolwich Township — Lawrence and Sustainable Jersey. She is a member of the first TDR plan adopted under the 2004 statewide the DEP Clean Air council and Chair of the Mayors TDR enabling legislation. Previously, as director of Committee for a Green Future which over sees the Sus- planning for Washington Township, Mercer County, tainable Jersey Program. Mr. Melvin was responsible for planning and facilitat- JOHN P. CLArkE, FAIA ing implementation of Washington Town Center, the Senior Partner first “New Town” in New Jersey in a half-century to Clarke Caton Hintz be fully designed and positioned for development by John Clarke founded Clarke Caton Hintz, one of the a municipality in partnership with the development region’s most respected architectural, planning and community. He is a founding member of the New Jer- landscape design firms, in 1979. The firm reflects Mr. sey Chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism. Clarke’s commitment to take a multi-faceted, inter-dis- ciplinary approach to design and development proj- KELLY A. MOOij, EsQ. ects. He was the lead designer for the Mercer County Director of Government Relations Waterfront Ballpark, New Jersey’s most successful mi- New Jersey Audubon Society nor league baseball stadium. His design for the Roe- Kelly Mooij joined the New Jersey Audubon Society in bling Elementary School, which involved the adaptive April 2008 with experience in government relations reuse of an existing industrial structure, has won nu- complemented by an extensive environmental law merous design awards. Early in his career, Mr. Clarke background. Under her direction, the Government Re- was on the faculty of several schools of architecture, in- lations unit has enjoyed a number of successes includ- cluding the University of Virginia, Columbia University ing passage of the $400 million bond issue to renew and NJ Institute of Technology.