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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 University plansmartnj Policy Briefing: Mount Laurel Revisited, Beyond the Supreme Court Decision December 13, 2013

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

Ethel Robinson Lawrence 1926-1994 Source: http://goodwinlecture.rutgers.edu/lawrence.htm

“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

Mount Laurel Township Affordable Housing Sites (2010 Housing Element and Fair Share Plan, based in part on the 1985 settlement) MAP 6 O V E Willingboro township R L O 16 O M AI N S AIL K Moorestown township B U OY C E N T E R T O N BR I D G E Westampton township 17 ST E RN LIGH T MAR N E Maple Shade township 295 CENTERTON PI KE M AR T E R D R L ENO L A A N I X ON H I T E N I X O N AC H C R A N O WINSTON G H O O TE N C R O C OL OM B IA P L R O BE R T S H E A T H E R C A N T E R B UR Y M Y I D L A RL E A S N T I C N E WAVE H U NT E RS I P G AT E E 19 D H ANT P I K R K N W S U R N F O X W O OD O T A L N J G O L C O UN T RY E V A L M EM T F F DE AR B O R N W E D E L E T C W B O D L E O O Y H U O S T T H R E R 2 R A I O R Y 9 5 Y D P A B L H ICKO R CH N DO R C HESTER E N T Y A SQ U I R R E L T RE E E O A P AR E A M L A N C E L O T F T U RNPI KE A O K P PL REG L TE R K R H E HE M LO C K J A D A T H O 21 K M N BISH O P S G B E A VE R R L I NE A M CR P A A PL D PARK GA I T H E R 38 V O T T A EC H W O O R FL E E T E E 7 3 K T IM B L A R C H EK E K E N S W E WA L NUT D W O O D E I 38 Y R I S U RY L A V Y N E K D O R A L D S B A R T H A R V E Y GS C A MUSKET E O CA U N T N E N T E XAS A X O A R B E T I E R Y S T C O N L E ADENH A L L G N A D P L C E R D O S O O RI M N C T E H COVEN T RY WO O LMA N S C R O SWEG T E C A C R L B N A R A P L D R MA WA S I E H X T H L A MAR H AI NE S Y 2 1415 SP R I NGD A L E B E A S AN I I R DE N CL O V ER O E H O T E K 1 L EECH A I N D K T E C H HO WA RD S 9 R 18 O R I Z L A A A O VE A K B R I T L H A R A W E W O N O O I M LAU R EL B D L B NFL L A E I N G W KE M L I I D L L A L I A RBOR C D BARTON R 20 O W B I L M C HA D S O D R C HFIELD E O E I L E E W L L F B L E LBO M U R A HOLIDA Y H S T L F G O L 3 W Y YOR KTOW N T O T O C OST 1 F V IE Y 11 U P R N Stonegate 29 Units W E N LA L I P VA E E E N O R W O OD A L M A E V A L D R S T E NT M D B S A R A S O O O O T R N OWN 2 R O SE N E N B E L A I RE N H N W B T Weiland Tract 14 units C I T S UM A L EL D W 13 L G EN S A T O I N DIG O C O L L IN F FI R O S 4 I 3 I U L A KE D B R E T T O N M D R E E S TA G H O R N H Union Mill Farms 18 Units HUNTE LAKE S HYD R A N G E A S T RATTON T R MO O 8 E CE NT E PACILL I L A F 4 Cherry Hill township C S TE R L E 10 X O HURC B R E I N G R CR AW F T ON D OA KHU R ST Catholic Charities 5 Units C E M O S T R U C L A I OO N S S T 12 O W 5 R D C O MMERCE N R H T F A X I O W CAM 5 R N B E R Y CAS C A DE 3 S T D C R N Ethel Lawrence Project 140 Units 7 I E E D J AZZ W O L A O UTH A O P O U V F E D M R SEGAL D L B I D H A R K T LAUR EL O BA ST I AN D Y S A LM A M R T F E A N Z 6 L A A N RALSTON T Hainesport township Connell Tract 25 Units A A RI F A RYLLIS KY L E A E E AH H P H ILLI PS K N H E M O R Y R CL I F F O R D P I A O S 7 U N ION M I LL T U R L RTY LINCO L N L Tricia Meadows 86 Units Y H S O A E A I T A RK L R S J B DE C C R Y E R I L S K L AT 8 A E W S R Modified Standards Ethel Lawrence Homes Site GRA T H O A IC K F O RES K N SA D DLE A Y O R I COR L C N E R OOK A T 9 D E T Sunrise 9 Units LA M U N T L A U R E L G O B Y M A E K S T RENTO N K L E 10 F OX SORR E L I T PERRY L ET Wellington Court 1 Unit D OV E 6 B L Y K R ON ABI 11 James Stewart 23 Units N BR OAD A C R E C GTON E M E C EA 12 T D E R Modified Standards E E R V E W I N DIN G R E S M O U N T R F O X Legend Y CR OFT A I N V I E W S T A N W Y C K WOODC HU C K B R P 13 I DL LT O Laurel Creek 19 Units T R E I L L I U L M KO A L A HI F I N C H E L L 14 7 Renaissance Club 20 Units Evesham township C S PR IN GV I H R A C Municipal Boundary C U A S R A C H L B nnn L 15 C I P E C O N D O Senior Citizen Project 184 Units O O D A YL N I L Y Lumberton township P AT R IC I A 16 Lakes Rancocas Pointe 52 Units LENAPE WOO D T n N A RA PR E A KN 17 E S S M Weiland Tract 1 Unit OW L E L 18 Township owned Stanley Tract 50 Units Streams 19 nN Monte Farm 120 Family Units 80 Senior Units Medford township 20 Market to Affordable Focus Area 100 Units Affordable Housing Locations 21 Fellowship Road Redvelopment Area 100 Units O Affordable Housing Locations Map Mount Laurel Township Sources: Mount Laurel Township Burlington County, NJ Parcel Data: Burlington County Planning Department Housing Element and Fair Share Plan 304 White Horse Pike Tel: 856-546-8611 Affordable Housing Locations Map 3,000 1,500 0 3,000 Haddon Heights, New Jersey 08035 Scale: 1"= 3000' Fax: 856-546-8612 *This map was developed using NJDEP Geographic Informantion Date: October 30, 2009 Feet Sysytem digital Data, but this is a secondary product which has not Proj:MLP2009 www.BachDesignGroup.com Prepared By: Leah Furey PP AICP #5851Ryan Conklin PP #6054 been verified by the NJDEP and is not stat authorized.

Source: Google Earth, 1995 aerial Ethel R. Lawrence Homes site (outlined in red), Mount Laurel, NJ

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

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

Equality Court, Mount Laurel, NJ - 2012

What Is “Affordable” Housing? Maximum of 30% of household income for housing costs

Funding Sources for $26.7 million Ethel Lawrence Homes 140 rental low and moderate income townhouses Other! 1% Federal! Home! Loan! Bank! of! New!York! 3% Private! sector! developers! 8% Fair! Share! Housing! Development,! Inc.! and! affiliates!5% Federal! Low! Income! Housing! Tax! Credits! 49% State! of!New! Jersey! 34%

Monitoring Mount Laurel Study 2004-2013 What’s the Impact of Ethel Lawrence Homes on: • The Community • The Neighborhood • Residents Source: FSHD, 2003

Effect of the Project on the Community: Comparison with Similar Nearby Communities

Effect of the Project on the Neighborhood Hillside Lane Holiday Village (seniors) Ethel R. Lawrence Homes (outlined in red), Mount Laurel, NJ, 2011

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

The Neighborhood Effects Debate

Effects of Living in Ethel Lawrence Homes on Children

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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