The Office of Smart Growth provides administrative and technical support to the New Jersey State Planning Commission and the New Jersey Brownfields Redevelopment Task Force.

The State Planning Commission is charged with coordinating state land use policies, implementing the New Jersey State Development and Redevelopment Plan, reviewing legislation for capital appropriations as they relate to the State Plan, and encouraging the use of effective and efficient planning resources, tools and techniques to local governments, businesses, and citizens.

The New Jersey Brownfields Redevelopment Task Force assists municipalities and counties in using brownfield redevelopment to help implement Smart Growth strategies in their plans and initiating an inventory of marketable brownfield sites for prospective developers with the support of the Brownfields Redevelopment InterAgency Team.

The purpose of the Development Opportunities InterAgency Team is the interagency coordination and facilitation of redevelopment projects throughout the state in order to stimulate economic growth. Projects must be located in Planning Area 1, 2 or a Designated Center and have the support of local officials.