Thank Millennials for Growth
New Jersey Municipalities, March 2018
By Tim Evans (tevans
njfuture
org)
Suburban sprawl is out. Redevelopment and “live-work-play” neighborhoods are in. And it’s all thanks to the Millennial generation, who are opting out of the car-dependent suburban subdivisions where they grew up. New Jersey’s population data now show a clear trend toward redevelopment in New Jersey’s cities, towns, and older suburbs, a trend driven by the locational preferences of today’s generation of young adults.
