Shannon Mullen

@MullenAPP

LAKEWOOD - From the air, you can better appreciate the buzz of construction activity underway here – and how much more open space there is that can still be developed.

Lakewood is one of New Jersey's fastest growing municipalities, and it's just getting warmed up. Township planners expect the town's population to double in size by 2030 to an estimated 220,000 people. Last year, the Planning Board approved more than 1,100 new housing units. Most of those are townhouses designed to accommodate two families.

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Recent aerial drone footage by the Asbury Park Press gives you a bird's eye view of several of the hot spots, including the Route 9 corridor, the Cross Street area, Prospect Street and Route 70, where a subdivision of 166 townhouses is approved for the Route 70 Auction & Flea Market site. Visit APP.com to see the footage.

Shannon Mullen: 732-643-4278; smullen4@gannettnj.com