A customized downtown gift card offers a powerful tool for supporting local businesses by keeping dollars in the community, attracting new customers, and strengthening the downtown brand. As demonstrated by Downtown Cranford and Downtown Summit, these programs have successfully achieved all three goals.
Planners and housing advocates now emphasize middle housing’s role in increasing affordability while maintaining neighborhood character. Policies encouraging middle housing in single-family or transitional neighborhoods fall under the concept of gentle density.
October 23, 2025 – Join us in Flemington for the 2025 NJ Downtown Conference & Excellence Awards where industry experts will provide insights about downtown management best practices.
September 30, 2025 – Panelists from public agencies, municipal government, and the private sector will share strategies for building on vacant or underutilized sites near transit—including surface parking lots, brownfields, and other parcels with untapped potential.
June 26, 2025 – Join us for a dynamic panel discussion featuring experts in development, retail strategy, design, and dealmaking. This session will explore emerging retail trends impacting walkable downtowns, strategies for attracting and retaining tenants, and the evolving relationship between restaurants and retail.
Restaurants across the state thrive on a system where tips are a meaningful part of take-home pay. But now, Assembly Bill A5433 threatens to upend that system. The bill would
eliminate the tip wage and require employers to pay tipped workers the full minimum wage before tips.
