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2023 Smart Growth Awards

Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at 5:30PM
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center

New Jersey Future’s Smart Growth Awards honor projects, plans, and policies across the state that demonstrate smart growth principles in action. The awards shine a spotlight on individuals, businesses, and organizations with the vision to encourage smart growth values and designs.

The 2023 celebration will bring us back together in person on October 3 from 5:30–8:30 p.m. at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center to celebrate our winners. Purchase your tickets today before early bird pricing ends on September 16! Can’t attend the celebration? Support our work with a donation.

This year’s Smart Growth Awards honors seven incredible winning projects for their groundbreaking contributions to making New Jersey communities sustainable and strong. Check out this year’s winning projects and their partner teams below! Look out next week for the announcement of this year’s winners of the Cary Edwards Leadership Award and the inaugural Redevelopment Trailblazer Award.

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Downtown New Jersey Excellence Awards

NJ Downtown Excellence Awards

Now accepting nominations! Tell us about your exemplary project, program, or leader. Award winners will be promoted on Downtown New Jersey’s website and recognized at an in-person luncheon ceremony at the NJ Downtown Conference on December 5, 2024 in Montclair.

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