The busy Marlton Circle in Evesham, where Routes 70 and 73 meet, is slated to be eliminated.
Retail development offers consumers choice, but also breeds traffic.
And while more people add to a community's character, residential development tends to strain local demands on school, water and sewer systems. Talk to some longtime residents of this once country-like town and they'll echo complaints heard throughout the Garden State about growth. Of late, they bemoan the construction of town homes, which now account for most of what's under development. Their construction is being driven in part to satisfy the township's mandated fair share of affordable housing units. The township's state-mandated goal of 553 affordable housing units is being met with many a town home.