New Jersey running out of open space says study. Duh.

 The Star-Ledger reports

For the first time, New Jersey’s landscape is covered more by housing and shopping malls rather than forests, the real consequence of the "two most sprawling decades" ever, a report being released today concludes.

The study, a collaboration between Rowan and Rutgers universities, analyzed land use data between 1986 and 2007 and estimates the state could run out of open space around 2050 if the pace of development that took place in the sprawl years continued.

The question is will the slow market further slow the amount of land under development?

And how about the upsurge in urban development, especially the kind seen in Hudson County?

Experts point to several factors behind the trend: younger generations now have fewer children and prefer urbanized settings; the recession has forced both builders and buyers to settle for smaller (and cheaper) houses; land is just too expensive now for more McMansions.

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