Traditional town designs following familiar, centuries-old patterns, can accommodate higher densities without sacrificing privacy, safety or comfort by providing a variety of housing types. The tax base of local communities is terribly weakened by today s sprawl. Unmanaged development is difficult and expensive to provide with public services. In addition, traditional local rural industries such as farming, forestry, tourism and recreation endangered by sprawl will be protected. Managed growth is better for the environment, more cost-efficient for local governments which keeps taxes down, and more profitable for developers.
New Jersey can no longer afford sprawl.