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Highlights of Climbing Mount Laurel Princeton University Press, 2013 David N. Kinsey, PhD, FAICP, PP Kinsey & Hand, Planning Princeton, NJ 08540 Visiting Lecturer Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Princeton


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December 13, 2013

Highlights of Climbing Mount Laurel

Princeton University Press, 2013

David N. Kinsey, PhD, FAICP, PP

Kinsey & Hand, Planning Princeton, NJ 08540 Visiting Lecturer Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Princeton University

plansmartnj Policy Briefing: Mount Laurel Revisited, Beyond the Supreme Court Decision

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Springville, Mount Laurel, NJ - 1969

Source: Kirp, Our Town, 1995, courtesy of Peter J. O’Connor Source: Gillette, Camden After the Fall, 2005, Philadelphia Bulletin, 1969

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Ethel Robinson Lawrence 1926-1994

Source: http://goodwinlecture.rutgers.edu/lawrence.htm

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“The non-profit corporation will construct the low and moderate rental units on at least two (2) sites at a gross density not to exceed ten- units-per-acre … in any zone in the Township…[and]…not … more than two hundred fifty- five (255) units…” 1985

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Mount Laurel Township Affordable Housing Sites

(2010 Housing Element and Fair Share Plan, based in part on the 1985 settlement)

2 9 5 38 73 ELBO N J T UR N P I K E UNION MILL MAR N E H A RTF O R D A R K C H U R CH CR E EK M O UNT LAU R E L WA L T ON B RI G GS F E L L O W S H I P PIKE MOO RE ST OW N M T LAUREL MA R T E R H O O TEN L AR C H M O N T GATE GAITHER R A M B L E W O O D A C A DE M Y R A NC OCA S C E M E T E R Y PATRICIA A T R I U M C E N T E RT O N HO RIZ ON AM ARYLLIS G A S K I L L N I X O N H I L L S I D E ARBOR F OST E R T OWN C AT T A I L BEAVER A N N LARCH LEADENHALL DAYL I L Y TIMB E RLINE M I D L A N T I C JAZZ HAINES MEM O R I A L PA R K O REG O N WAVE RL Y TEXAS TE A L V A L NFL R O L A N D P H EASAN T O AK T ARA COUNTRY BROADACRE B Y RON PR E A KN E SS M APL E GRA N T C E D A R CASCADE B R EN T W O O D FLEET WOOD CRAWF O R D BRETTON VOTTA L A KE B R I A R W O O D Y O R K HI L LTO P FORES T LA K E SORREL FOX COMMERCE SPRINGDALE H E A T H E R C RYST AL B I R CHFIELD C O U N T R Y C L U B K ET T L E B ROOK W I LL O W B I D D L E WINDING PL EAS ANT VAL LE Y HUNTERS LENAPE BISHOPS G A TE B E R W I N W OO D VIE W P OND P E N M A R K DEC A TUR ROBERTS FO X CROFT MOUNT A INVIEW H O R S E S HO E LAUREL ST D A V I D F U L TO N W A T SO N COR N W A L L I S H O L L Y B EECH L I B E RTY STRATTON CANTERBURY INDIGO BARTON FOXWOOD CLOVER MAINSAIL T R I L L I U M KOALA HEMLOCK F A I R FAX A PPL E WOOLMANS NORWOOD B O O TH B Y M I LL ST R E A M L I ND A L E BASTIAN GEN KN O T T Y O A K BUOY E M OR Y PERRY PI N E WALNUT STANWYCK H ICKO R Y WINSTON S A R AH COVENTRY S T R A T F O R D BELAIRE C O UNT R Y S I D E G A R D E N LINCOLN S A X O N Y B ENT L E Y SQUIRREL TREE OAKHURST T E L F O R D YORKTOWN HOWARD DOVE H OVE TECH S H E FFI ELD LANCELOT VA S SAR HOLIDAY A BE RD E E N S A W M I L L L E E D S KYLE K IR B Y PACILLI SI X TH D EANZ K E A T L Y HYDRANGEA L E X I N G TON O R C H A R D SADDLE F ALM OUTH P E A R L CAM B E R COLOMBIA C EN T URY DEARBORN M EA D O W B E ECHWOO D A STER CHA R I NG SPRINGVI LL E A D E LA I DE G R A N I T E ST C LAI R H O P E M O N T J ER R ICK SEGAL CLIFFORD RAC C O O N F E D ER A L PHILLIPS K R Y S T A C O ACH S A B L E STERN LIGHT DORCHESTER C EA D E R BR IDL E WOODCHUCK D E LA N C Y STAG H OR N M OONS E ED EL M WOOD BRIDGE MUSKET ARI AN A S RES ER VE LENOLA ABI N GTON W O O D L A RK O V E R L O O K C A L I C O O A K V I E W C A M E L I A CENTE R HARVEY GOL F D I C KENS RALSTON ROSE T U LIP SUMA C OSWEG O WE D E L H OP E FINCH TRENTON H E AT H COLLIN OWL PAR K 38 ARK 295 HUNTE R S N J TURNPIKE C HURC H N I XON C HU RCH MARTER LAKE CENTERTON 7 3 PARK MARNE LAKE

Evesham township Cherry Hill township Lumberton township Hainesport township Moorestown township Medford township Westampton township Maple Shade township Willingboro township

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3,000 3,000 1,500 Feet

Mount Laurel Township Housing Element and Fair Share Plan Affordable Housing Locations Map

Legend Municipal Boundary Lakes Streams Affordable Housing Locations

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Mount Laurel Township Burlington County, NJ Parcel Data: Burlington County Planning Department *This map was developed using NJDEP Geographic Informantion Scale: 1"= 3000' Sysytem digital Data, but this is a secondary product which has not Date: October 30, 2009 Proj:MLP2009 been verified by the NJDEP and is not stat authorized. Prepared By: Leah Furey PP AICP #5851Ryan Conklin PP #6054 Affordable Housing Locations Map Sources: 304 White Horse Pike Haddon Heights, New Jersey 08035 Tel: 856-546-8611 Fax: 856-546-8612 www.BachDesignGroup.com

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Stonegate 29 Units Weiland Tract 14 units Union Mill Farms 18 Units Catholic Charities 5 Units Ethel Lawrence Project 140 Units Connell Tract 25 Units Tricia Meadows 86 Units Sunrise 9 Units Wellington Court 1 Unit James Stewart 23 Units Modified Standards Laurel Creek 19 Units Renaissance Club 20 Units Senior Citizen Project 184 Units Rancocas Pointe 52 Units Weiland Tract 1 Unit Modified Standards

17 18 Township owned Stanley Tract 50 Units 19 20 21

Monte Farm 120 Family Units 80 Senior Units Fellowship Road Redvelopment Area 100 Units Market to Affordable Focus Area 100 Units

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Ethel Lawrence Homes Site

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Ethel R. Lawrence Homes site (outlined in red), Mount Laurel, NJ

Source: Google Earth, 1995 aerial

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Design Criteria for Ethel Lawrence Homes

  • Lower density than the 10 units per acre

permitted by the settlement

  • High quality suburban development, with

extensive landscaping and irrigation systems

  • Townhouses, not apartments
  • No large parking lots
  • Dwelling units substantially larger than the

minimum standards

  • Housing as attractive as possible
  • Active outdoor recreation, education, and

social services facilities

Peter O’Connor

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Holy Trinity of Neighbor Concerns: Property Values, Crime, and Taxes

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Equality Court, Mount Laurel, NJ - 2012

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What Is “Affordable” Housing?

Maximum of 30% of household income for housing costs

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Funding Sources for $26.7 million Ethel Lawrence Homes

140 rental low and moderate income townhouses

Federal! Low! Income! Housing! Tax! Credits! 49% State!

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Jersey! 34% Fair! Share! Housing! Development,! Inc.! and! affiliates!5% Private! sector! developers! 8% Federal! Home! Loan! Bank!

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New!York! 3% Other! 1%

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Source: FSHD, 2003

Monitoring Mount Laurel Study

2004-2013 What’s the Impact of Ethel Lawrence Homes on:

  • The Community
  • The Neighborhood
  • Residents
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Effect of the Project on the Community: Comparison with Similar Nearby Communities

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Effect of the Project on the Neighborhood

Holiday Village (seniors) Hillside Lane

Ethel R. Lawrence Homes (outlined in red), Mount Laurel, NJ, 2011

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Effect of the Project on Residents: Detailed Surveys of Two Groups

  • Sample of Residents of Ethel R.

Lawrence Homes

  • Sample of Applicants Who Did

Not Move to Ethel R. Lawrence Homes

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The Neighborhood Effects Debate

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Effects of Living in Ethel Lawrence Homes

  • n Children
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Conclusions

1. Possible to build affordable housing in affluent suburb without negative effects on host community

  • no effect on taxes, property values, or crime rates

2. For adults, access to affordable housing in an affluent suburb improves life:

  • reduces exposure to disorder & violence
  • lowers frequency of negative life events
  • improves mental health
  • increases economic independence
  • does not reduce social support

3. For children, access to affordable housing in an affluent suburb improves education:

  • improves learning conditions at home
  • increases hours of study
  • improves school quality
  • reduces exposure to disorder and violence within schools
  • does not reduce grade achievement
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