Mercer County Planners Discuss New Transportation Plan in Princeton

Posted on June 15, 2026 by walkableprinceton
Mercer County Planners at the Suzanne Paterson Center in Princeton on Saturday

Mercer County planning staff who are helping to rewrite the County Master Plan came to Princeton on Saturday for a public outreach event about transportation. The ‘Mercer In Motion‘ program aims to “provide guidance to the County for a long-term and holistic approach toward transportation planning policies and strategies”. The in-person event followed a Zoom conference for members of the public in March of this year (Report: “Mercer County Planners Hosting Outreach Meeting Wednesday Night to Get Public Input About Transportation and Mobility“). This event took part at the Suzanne Paterson Center on Stockton Street.

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Princeton Planning Board Approves Inclusionary Townhouse Development at Thanet Circle

Posted on June 11, 2026 by walkableprinceton
Rendering of some of the newly-approved townhouses

An application by Toll Brothers to build 85 new homes at 29 Thanet Circle (map) was approved by the Princeton Planning Board on Thursday, June 4. The new homes will be built as ‘stacked townhomes’, to be sold to their future owners (as opposed to being rented). 20% of the units will be designated ‘affordable’ units, with the sale price significantly reduced for households of limited incomes. This development forms part of the town of Princeton’s ‘Fourth Round’ affordable housing plan, which is required to meet state fair housing law (Report: Town of Princeton Embraces ‘Smart Growth’ With Proposed Sites For New Affordable Housing“).

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Locations Announced For Princeton Soccer World Cup Watch Parties

Posted on June 9, 2026 by walkableprinceton

The locations for the upcoming Soccer World Cup Watch Parties in Princeton have been announced. The parties are being organized by ‘Experience Princeton‘, the downtown business association. Last month, we reported how Experience Princeton had received a state grant to support the events (Report: “Princeton Downtown Business Association Wins State Grant for Soccer World Cup Watch Parties“).

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New North Harrison Street Bike Lanes Will Get Inspection on Community Walk / Bike Ride on Sunday

Posted on June 4, 2026 by walkableprinceton
The tours will focus on new bike lanes installed near the Princeton Shopping Center on N Harrison St

This Sunday, local non-profit ‘Walk Bike Princeton‘ is organizing a tour of the new protected bike lanes that were installed on North Harrison Street at the end of 2024. The new bike lanes are a temporary configuration installed by the town, which reduced the section of North Harrison Street between Clearview Ave and Terhune Road from two traffic lanes in each direction to just one lane. That created space for new bike lanes, which are separated from motorized traffic by plastic delineators. The new layout also includes green ‘bike boxes’, which are intended as a safe place for cyclists to wait at traffic signals

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Memorial Held for Cyclist Who Died After Crash Caused by Pothole on Pretty Brook Road

Posted on May 26, 2026 by walkableprinceton
Friends of Thejaswi Gurumurthy gather at the scene of the crash (via Access Princeton)

A local cyclist has passed away following serious injuries sustained in a crash on Pretty Brook Road on Sunday, May 17. The cyclist was Thejaswi Gurumurthy, 51, of West Windsor, who was an accomplished Ironman, runner, swimmer, mountaineer, and biker. He sustained severe internal injuries while on a training ride with friends, after hitting a pothole near the intersection of Pretty Brook Road and Pheasant Hill Road (map).

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‘Washington Post’ Commenters Not Impressed With Princeton University Professor’s Opposition to Proposed Inclusionary Housing Development

Posted on May 21, 2026 by walkableprinceton
Professor Sean Wilentz, (photo: Hannah Beier/ Washington Post), and some ‘Defend Historic Princeton Signs’ on Stockton Street near the development site (photo: Walkable Princeton)

Members of the Princeton University Community coming into town for Reunions this weekend may be puzzled to see a bunch of signs around the town saying “Defend Historic Princeton”. The signs have been put up by a group connected to Princeton University Professor Sean Wilentz, who featured in a lengthy report earlier this week about how a proposal to build apartments on Stockton Street has caused “civil war” in the town of Princeton.

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Princeton Downtown Business Association Wins State Grant for Soccer World Cup Watch Parties

Posted on May 8, 2026 by walkableprinceton
Hinds Plaza and the public library in downtown Princeton

Princeton’s downtown business association, ‘Experience Princeton‘ has received a state grant to support planned events surrounding the FIFA Soccer World Cup this summer. Experience Princeton was one of a number of groups around the state to win one of the awards, which were announced this week by NJ Governor Mikie Sherrill.

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Can We Even Talk About This Tragedy? (Cross-Posted at Walk Bike Princeton)

Posted on April 30, 2026 by walkableprinceton
Monument placed at Terhune Road and Ewing Street in Princeton this week

The terrible news this week that a Princeton Middle School student died in a collision with a car at Terhune Road and Ewing Street has left many of us in shock and despair. Several trustees at ‘Walk Bike Princeton‘, the local nonprofit dedicated to street safety, have children at Princeton Middle School. We feel a very close connection to this incident, and it hits particularly hard. What can we say? What should we say?

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Anonymous Objectors Outraged About $10,000 Rents at New ‘195 Nassau’ Apartment Community

Posted on April 27, 2026 by walkableprinceton
Poster on Nassau Street bemoaning high rents at the new ‘195 Nassau’ apartment building

Posters have appeared in downtown Princeton expressing concern about rental rates at ‘195 Nassau‘, a new inclusionary apartment community at Nassau Street and Charlton Street (map). The posters, which were placed at the community information kiosk at the top of Witherspoon Street, complain that “$10,000 rents are NOT affordable housing”.

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Spruce Street Objectors Take Aim At Another Component of Princeton’s Affordable Housing Plan

Posted on April 15, 2026 by walkableprinceton
Objector graphic showing imagined concept of development plan at 86-88 Spruce Street

In February and March of this year, the Princeton Planning Board and Council approved ordinances to ensure that the town could meet the requirements of its Fourth Round Fair Housing Plan. The Fourth Round plan is required to meet state requirements for affordable housing. As we reported last year (Report: Town of Princeton Embraces ‘Smart Growth’ With Proposed Sites For New Affordable Housing), one of the proposed sites for affordable housing is at 86 Spruce Street (map). Land there would be redeveloped with a small apartment building and some townhouses. When complete, the development would add 30 walkable homes, including eight affordable homes. The surrounding ‘Tree Streets’ neighborhood is made up of small apartment buildings and single-family homes on compact lots.

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