Six key trends driving N.J's population changes

March 26, 2015

“We went too far in terms of development,” said James Hughes, dean of Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, who said household sizes in perimeter counties are shrinking. “It’s largely due to millennials. They have suburban fatigue. They’re grown, they’re out of the house, and they’d rather live closer to transportation and the waterfront.”

APP.com, March 26

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