Some have predicted that aging Baby Boomers will help spell the end of sprawling development, as older Americans turn away from large-lot, McMansion-style housing and seek the housing and lifestyles available in urban and older suburban settings with their multi-family housing options, access to public transit and walkable downtowns.
Author Archive
Baby Boomers Turn 60
Monday, December 19th, 2005Daytime Population Booms
Wednesday, November 30th, 2005Employment locations in New Jersey have become much more decentralized.
Open Space Ballots
Monday, October 31st, 2005State leaders can help by changing the policies that make it easier and cheaper to develop our greenfields than to rebuild our older suburbs and cities.
The Gubernatorial Race
Friday, October 21st, 2005Without new ways of managing growth and without fixing the systems that drive development, including the property tax system, New Jersey will never reach genuine prosperity.
Marooned Without Options
Monday, September 19th, 2005New Jersey is second only to New York in the percent of workers who commute by public transit.
Going the Distance
Wednesday, August 31st, 2005Annual vehicle miles traveled (VMT) per capita in New Jersey have increased steadily over the past three decades.
Urban Turnaround
Friday, July 29th, 2005The market seeking urban housing options is making itself felt in New Jersey, according to the latest Census figures.
Saving Money by Choice
Thursday, June 30th, 2005New Jersey, with one of the most extensive transit infrastructures in the nation, holds an advantage in transportation choice today.
Land Use and Equity
Tuesday, May 31st, 2005New Jersey is the most segregated state in the nation by income, when comparing the family incomes of children in public schools.
Supporting Tax Relief, But Not Reform?
Friday, May 13th, 2005New Jersey Future believes that while not the first choice, a tax convention is the best choice for finding solutions to the state’s property tax problems.