In its Mount Laurel decisions, the New Jersey Supreme Court declared that each municipality is responsible for providing its “fair share” of regional housing needs.
Housing and Equity
Concentrating Poverty
Friday, October 8th, 2004Uncovering the Real Need for Affordable Housing
Monday, September 20th, 2004Although all New Jersey municipalities have a constitutional obligation to provide their share of such housing, it is in desperately short supply and overwhelmingly concentrated in a handful of communities, most of which are losing jobs.
Less Housing, Higher Prices
Thursday, March 18th, 2004Housing affordability is not only an issue for New Jersey families; it is a cornerstone of the state’s economic prosperity.
State Misses Lead in Affordable Housing
Thursday, July 31st, 2003The state could also ensure that all new development generates affordable housing automatically by including “growth share” as a part of the state’s new housing policy.
Report: Few Escape Negative Impacts of Sprawl
Friday, June 20th, 2003New Jersey’s current pattern of growth creates negative consequences for all municipalities, not just our older urban areas.
A Housing Dilemma
Thursday, June 5th, 2003More than half of New Jersey’s affordable housing is offered in only 12 communities: Newark, Jersey City, Camden, Trenton, Atlantic City, Paterson, Hoboken, East Orange, Elizabeth, West New York, Orange and North Bergen. Nearly half of all municipalities (256) list no affordable units at all.
Market Needs Vs. Housing Choice
Friday, May 16th, 2003Smart growth restore choices that sprawl-inducing zoning has taken away, by drawing public funding, private investment and jobs back into cities, older suburbs and rural communities, and providing a range of housing and transportation choices that can’t be matched by any sprawling suburban community.
Finding Room for 1 Million New Residents
Friday, February 28th, 2003There is no denying redevelopment’s enormous potential for accommodating new residents and businesses without taking away open lands.
Vacant Housing Tells Sprawl Story, Too
Friday, January 17th, 2003High home vacancies, failing schools and neglected infrastructure in many older communities are all testament to the consequences of sprawling development, which pulls needed investment, jobs and residents from existing communities, speeding their decline; and making sprawling development seem the only logical choice.
Affordable Housing and Sprawl
Friday, August 2nd, 2002Towns can indeed protect themselves from builders remedy suits. But it will take municipal, Administrative and Legislative leadership to stop sprawl and build affordable housing.
