DMR announces final approvals for Jersey transit village.DMR (Digital Media Receiver) See digital media hub. Architects has recently announced that final approvals have been received by the local planning board Noun 1. planning board - a board appointed to advise the chief administrator advisory board governance, governing body, organisation, administration, brass, establishment, organization - the persons (or committees or departments etc. for Somerset Development, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control to commence construction on the 67-acre Wesmont Station transit village A transit village is a planned development around a transportation hub, such as a train station, with the intent to make it convenient for village dwellers to get to/from work or run errands and travel via a public transportation network. project located in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey Wood-Ridge is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 7,644. Wood-Ridge was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on December 6, 1894, from portions of Bergen . DMR has been working creatively and diligently to plan and design the current blighted site into a thriving pedestrian live-work community. For its work on Wesmont Station, DMR Architects was awarded the Smart Growth Award by New Jersey Future, a statewide research and policy group advocating a smarter way to grow. New Jersey Future's Smart Growth Awards honor town officials, developers, contractors, architects and corporations that have the courage to resist status quo [Latin, The existing state of things at any given date.] Status quo ante bellum means the state of things before the war. The status quo to be preserved by a preliminary injunction is the last actual, peaceable, uncontested status which preceded the pending controversy. growth patterns and have instead adopted smart growth values and design principles. Working with the local community, various agencies, the municipality, and the developer, DMR has completed the conceptual land use plan that provides for mixed-use including housing, retail, commercial as well as public facilities in the form of open space and active recreational fields. Wesmont Station will offer 737 new upscale and mid-priced residences, retail opportunities for up to 130,000 s/f of retail and commercial space, a 4:1 parking ratio, and a new community train station servicing Wesmont Village. The smart growth project includes a town square with an events plaza, new middle school for 419 students, new athletic stadium, three baseball fields, and a track and football/soccer field with a 1,000-seat bandstand. "Wesmont Station is an unrivaled new development that's transforming the mixed-use of retail and residential concept," said Lloyd Rosenberg, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "This Traditional Neighborhood Development creates a true sense of community by permitting civic and commercial buildings to co-exist with nearby homes. Wesmont Station represents the type of smart growth and responsible land planning New Jersey needs to encourage throughout the state. The transit village not only makes good financial sense, but is something the entire Wood-Ridge community can take pride in for many years to come." |
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