Smart Growth

Smart Growth Vision

Cherry Hill supports the statewide initiative of Smart Growth. Smart Growth promotes community growth, defines it as neighborhood livability; better access to destinations and less traffic congestion; thriving cities, suburbs, and towns; shared benefits for the community by emphasizing mixed-used development; lower municipal costs and taxes; and preserving open space.

Utilizing the framework of these core principles, the township envisions Smart Growth as a process that will improve the quality of life for our residents, businesses, and consumers by finding alternate uses for vacant properties that are supported by Cherry Hill's existing infrastructure. Our goal is to balance the community, the economy, and the environment.

Most large-scale development occurred in decades past, so top priorities include preserving wetlands, existing neighborhoods and open space, while promoting smart growth. The Master Plan is the culmination of resident input, evaluation of past and existing land uses, and the formulation of short- and long-term planning, growth and preservation strategies.

Garden State Park

The Township and the developer for the Garden State Park site worked together to provide a mixed-use community consistent with the framework of smart growth. The 225-acre site will feature a town center, upscale retail, apartments and condominiums, a central park, a hotel, and office space. This new development will provide a range of housing choices in a distinctive, attractive community that will be pedestrian-friendly and improve the quality of life in Cherry Hill.