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PRIOR publishes " Mount Laurel II at 25: The Unfinished Agenda of Fair Share Housing"
The Policy Research Institute for the Region (PRIOR) is pleased to announce the publication of “Mount Laurel II at 25: The Unfinished Agenda of Fair Share Housing.” The report is drawn from a symposium held earlier this year marking the 25th anniversary of the New Jersey Supreme Court’s decision on affordable housing, exclusionary zoning and sound planning.
New Jersey Community Affairs Commissioner Joseph Doria opened the event, which also featured a luncheon presentation by Michael Stegman, Director of Policy for the Program on Human and Community Development at the MacArthur Foundation and the former Assistant Secretary for Policy Development at the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
In addition, scholars from Princeton University, Rutgers University and the National Housing Institute examined the origins of the Mount Laurel decision, commented on the current state of the doctrine, analyzed its influence on geographic locales and government policy and discussed its unfinished agenda, touching on matters of race, class, redevelopment and smart growth. Panels addressed questions regarding the future of Mount Laurel, with particular emphasis on how New Jersey, the region and the nation grapple with persistent housing and related land-use challenges.