Hyatt Hotel-hosted forum focuses on 'smart growth,' which slashes carbon emissions while encouraging economic benefits

John S. Clyde / Contributing Writer

Issue date: 3/3/08

Faced with an increasing need for affordable housing, vanishing open lands, sprawling development and global warming, over 500 people attended a forum Friday at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Brunswick to discuss the most efficient ways to achieve sustainable growth.

"This means that we're going to have to be more creative about where we grow and how we grow," said Peter Kasabach, the executive director of New Jersey Future, at the redevelopment forum.

The forum had 22 workshops that focused on urban policy, planning and design as well as legal, technical and financial aspects of redevelopment and sustainability.

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