Smart Growth Forecast for Three Counties in Southern New Jersey

In 2004, the Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs conducted a Smart Growth Forecast for Camden, Gloucester and Burlington Counties in southern New Jersey.  A land use simulation model was developed to enable policymakers, planners, developers and community groups to see where potential new development should take place as well as to assess the extent to which existing urban centers needed redevelopment.  This alternative approach advocates coordinated, comprehensive planning processes that encourage urban revitalization, open space preservation while promoting sustainable economic development.