Editing Marlboro Township, New Jersey (section)

====Town center====
The Marlboro township center has historically been considered an area around the intersection of Main Street ([[New Jersey Route 79|Route 79]]) and School Road.<ref>[https://www.marlboro-nj.gov/marlboro-history Marlboro Township History], Township of Marlboro. Accessed January 29, 2025.</ref> In the late 19th century the intersection held two hotels (both of them are now gone), general store (was on the lot of the current fire department building), and Post Office (was on the lot of a current Chinese Restaurant). Behind the current small mini-mart on the corner of this intersection, you can still see one of the original barns from the early 19th century. However, Marlboro no longer has any official [[town square|town center]] and can be considered an example of [[suburban sprawl]]. Efforts are underway to create an official "Village Center" and multiple proposals have come forward in recent discussions.<ref name="marlboro-nj.gov">[http://www.marlboro-nj.gov/Identified_Issues.pdf Marlboro Community Vision Plan Identified Issues] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815163616/http://www.marlboro-nj.gov/Identified_Issues.pdf |date=August 15, 2009 }}, Marlboro Township. Accessed June 29, 2011.</ref> Current vision statements suggest the creation of a pedestrian-friendly, [[mixed use]] Village Center, with an emphasis on walkability and traffic calming.<ref name=MP2012>Heyer Gruel & Associates. [http://www.marlboro-nj.gov/DOCUMENTS/Master_Plan_Re-exam_adopted_July_2012.pdf ''Master Plan Reexamination Report''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001926/http://www.marlboro-nj.gov/DOCUMENTS/Master_Plan_Re-exam_adopted_July_2012.pdf |date=March 4, 2016 }}, Township of Marlboro, August 2012. Accessed September 29, 2015.</ref>