Mercer County Planners Hosting Outreach Meeting Wednesday Night to Get Public Input About Transportation and Mobility

Posted on March 2, 2026 by walkableprinceton
Mercer County planning staff want to get public input on transportation goals

Mercer County is updating the Mobility Element of the County Master Plan. As part of the effort, County planning staff are holding an outreach session by Zoom this Wednesday evening, to give members of the public a chance to provide feedback. The goal of the the Mobility Element update will be to “provide guidance to the County for a long-term and holistic approach toward transportation planning policies and strategies for an efficient, safe, accessible, and sustainable multimodal system that supports transportation needs and economic vitality.”

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Survey Shows Many Parents Think Princeton Roads are Too Dangerous for Kids to Walk or Cycle to School

Posted on February 23, 2026 by walkableprinceton
Bicycles at Community Park Elementary School at a ‘Walk and Wheels Wednesday’ in May 2025

Last year, the Princeton Parent Teacher Organization Council (PTOC) launched ‘Walk and Wheel Wednesdays’, to try to encourage more families to leave the car behind when bringing their kids to school (Report: First Princeton “Walk & Wheel Wednesday” Happening This Week!). At the same time, PTOC launched a survey to try to understand why so few students walk or cycle to school in Princeton. 640 parents responded to the survey, representing over a quarter of the students enrolled at Princeton Public Schools.

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Details of New ‘Princeton Loop’ Bus Service Revealed At Council

Posted on January 13, 2026 by walkableprinceton
What the new ‘Princeton Loop’ buses will look like, complete with frog.

In a short meeting on Monday night, Princeton Council discussed the new municipal bus service. Based on the work of two different sets of consultants last year, Council agreed to set up a new bus route, which will run from the Princeton Shopping Center, down North Harrison Street, along Nassau Street, and on to the Princeton Dinky Station on Alexander Street. After a public consultation, it was agreed that the town’s bus services will be rebranded as the ‘Princeton Loop’. The new bus route will be called the ‘Loop Express’. The old ‘FreeB’ service, which runs on a long winding route all around town, will be rebranded as the ‘Loop Local’. Both of the bus routes are active now, and free to ride by anybody.

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New Pedestrian-Oriented Streetlamps Activated on Witherspoon Street

Posted on January 8, 2026 by walkableprinceton
Some of the new streetlamps on Witherspoon Street, as the 605 bus passes

The new streetlamps on Witherspoon Street, which were installed as part of the years-long “Witherspoon Street Improvements Project” have now been switched on. Compared to the older streetlights on Witherspoon Street, these new streetlamps are lower, intended to provide better lighting for people using the paths on either side of the road.

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Ten Things That Will Happen In Princeton In 2026!!

Posted on December 31, 2025 by walkableprinceton
2025 was a big year for the lawn sign industry in Princeton

It’s time for the annual ‘Walkable Princeton’ predictions for the year ahead, continuing a tradition that started in 2014! Check them out and then read on to find out how many of our predictions for 2025 came true!

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Princeton Planning Board Approved a Total of Just Four New Homes in 2025

Posted on December 26, 2025 by walkableprinceton
The second floor of this office building on North Harrison St was converted to four apartments.

The Princeton Planning Board approved a total of just four homes in 2025. Few new proposals for housing made their way to the Board, and several proposals that had already been approved remain unbuilt.

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‘Bicycle Assemblies’ at Princeton Middle School Put the Focus on Street Safety for Students

Posted on December 23, 2025 by walkableprinceton
Princeton Middle School students at ‘Bike Assembly’ last week

Last week, Princeton Middle School students participated in ‘bike assemblies’, featuring safety experts from Greater Mercer TMA and the Princeton Police Department. The goal of the sessions was to learn about the shared responsibility of navigating the community’s streets. Whether students travel by foot, traditional bicycle, or e-bike, the bike assemblies aimed to emphasize that safety begins with taking personal ownership of one’s actions on the road. 

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NJ State Legislators Advance Bill To Require Licensing, Insurance, Registration Of Low-Speed E-bikes

Posted on December 16, 2025 by walkableprinceton
Class I e-bikes like this REI Coop model are speed-limited to 20 mph

Cycling supporters are urging New Jersey state legislators to reconsider a proposed new law that would create the strictest regulations in the nation for low-speed electric bikes. Supporters such as NJ Senate President Nicolas Scutari have argued that strict regulations are required for safety, but that idea has been strongly disputed by advocates, who warn that the new law would reduce access to e-bikes and eliminate incentives to ride safer e-bikes that are limited to 20 mph. The bill has already passed out of two legislative committees in the statehouse, and could come up for a full vote in the state Assembly and Senate as soon as this week.

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Exploring Trenton Riverfront Redevelopment With ‘Trenton Walks!’

Posted on December 13, 2025 by walkableprinceton

It was sleeting when a group of around 30 people of all ages met outside “Cooper’s Riverview” (map) in Trenton on Sunday morning. The occasion? The 62nd “Trenton Walks!” walking tour of the city. In this case, the focus was on plans for redevelopment of the Delaware River waterfront.

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Voting Ends Today…And This Kiosk Design Deserves To Be A Winner

Posted on December 3, 2025 by walkableprinceton
‘Option 3’ from the “People’s Choice” Kiosk Design Contest

Voting ends today, Wednesday December 3, for the Princeton “People’s Choice” information kiosk design contest. As we reported earlier this year (“Students, Architects Encouraged To Submit Entries for Nassau Street Information Kiosk Design Contest“), the town has been holding a contest to design replacements for the information kiosks on Nassau Street. Six designs were selected for a public vote, which may or may not determine what kind of kiosk replaces the existing one outside the ‘Garden Theater’. The designs have been on display in the lobby of the Princeton Public Library for several weeks. Full details are also available at the municipal website at this link.

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