December 2022

Flemington

A commercial and residential renaissance

Historic Flemington Borough, Hunterdon County’s beautiful county seat, with tree-lined streets and charming buildings, offers an exciting crossroads for commerce, agriculture, and the arts, where over 65% of our borough is on the National Register of Historic Places. Flemington is on the upswing as a regional haven for business entrepreneurs, agri-tourism, and the arts. The borough is known for its “farm-to-festival” events, holiday parades, car shows, 400+ shops, services, and eateries.

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Modernizing Municipal Mobility

Implementing smart garages and accelerating micro-mobility in New Jersey cities and towns

New Jersey-based municipal planners, state university officials, public hospital administrators, and private businesses involved in managing parking facilities recognize that the pandemic has triggered a unique chance to rethink transportation priorities and create a more sustainable, inclusive future. Just as Hurricane Sandy forced us to boldly address flooding and resilience in a new way, forward-thinking parking management professionals must now take stock of quickly evolving transportation trends to implement more “Smart Garages” that enhance micro-mobility and electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in our cities, towns, and campuses.

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Gold Dome: Considering a Murphy Run for President

Running for president of the United States is a massive undertaking, akin to launching a nationwide startup company. You have a product, the candidate, and millions of dollars in early investment are required to build a cross-country distribution network that will promote your product so that interest peaks on the “launch date”…Election Day. In politics, it usually takes years to pull together that kind of enterprise, but Democrats might not have that kind of time. Despite his insistence that he will run for re-election in 2024, President Joe Biden is turning 80 this year, an age when health concerns can arise suddenly. Further, 56% of his fellow Democrats, according to the USA Today/Ipsos Poll, don’t want him to run.

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