One of the biggest challenges faced by North Jersey communities is holding onto its young adults. According to a report by the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, people in their 20s and early 30s are opting to leave suburbs for “higher-density, non-suburban activity environments and do not, in general, find suburban employment and [the] one-dimensional insular office campus particularly attractive.”
Mian: Affordable housing in God’s backyard
Affordable housing in God’s backyard: Some religious congregations find a new use for their space By Nadia Mian, Ph.D., Senior Program Director, Ralph W. Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement Faced with declining membership, aging buildings and large, underutilized...