The Star-Ledger / nj.com
Otteau said that this situation is “self-inflicted.” New Jersey needs to revisit old formula that estimate the impact of high-density housing on education costs (birth rates are down, and schools have space); invest in mass transit; and re-zone for two- and three-bedroom houses on small lots. He said that the “field-of-dreams” approach to zoning won’t work anymore. That’s the philosophy of: If you zone for it, it will come.”
