Official Opening For Transit-Oriented “Avalon W Squared” Community at Princeton Junction Station

Posted on September 16, 2026 by walkableprinceton
Ludivine O’Toole, Senior Director of Development at AvalonBay Communities, cuts the ribbon on ‘Avalon W Squared’

For years, people have asked why the Princeton Junction rail station is surrounded by acres and acres of surface parking lots, but no housing? Plans to add transit-oriented development around the train station have been circulating for decades, but tonight saw a real ribbon-cutting. Executives from Avalon Bay gathered to mark the official opening of the ‘Avalon W Squared‘ development (map), which offers an extremely attractive new opportunity for people looking for apartment living in the Princeton area.

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Settlement Reached In Case About Princeton Mayor’s Involvement in Fatal Car Crash, But Details Remain Sketchy

Posted on September 10, 2026 by walkableprinceton
The car thieves captured on security camera footage on November 7, 2021. (Picture via Mercer County Courts)

A long-running court case involving Princeton Mayor Mark Freda appears to be over. The town of Princeton, Princeton Fire Department, and the Mayor were sued by the family of Jodi Marcou, who died after being struck by a teenage car thief who crossed over the centerline of Route 27 on November 7, 2021. The attorney for Ms. Marcou’s family alleged that the Mayor had contributed to the crash by pursuing the stolen vehicle.

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First Look: Inclusionary Apartment Proposal at 245-247 Nassau Street

Posted on August 25, 2026 by walkableprinceton

The site next to “Jay’s Cycles” at 245-247 Nassau Street (map) could be the location of the next major redevelopment in Princeton. An application to construct 95 new apartments has advanced to staff review, and could come before the Planning Board later this year. Like most proposals for multifamily housing in Princeton, this redevelopment is part of the town’s plan to meet state affordable housing requirements. (See report from June 2025: “Town of Princeton Embraces ‘Smart Growth’ With Proposed Sites For New Affordable Housing“) 19 of the 95 new apartments would be designated ‘affordable’ units for households with restricted incomes.

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Princeton Council Cutting Back on Planned North Harrison Street Safety Improvements, But Mayor Freda Urges Further Cuts

Posted on August 21, 2026 by walkableprinceton
Roundabouts, like this one at Alexander Street and University Place, had been recomended for three intersections on North Harrison Street

At the August 10 meeting of Princeton Council, the town’s elected officials got involved in a heated discussion over what had appeared to be a mundane resolution about a grant application to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. It became clear that the Mayor and various members of Council have quite different perspectives on what kinds of safety improvements should be funded by the town.

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New Whole Foods Market in Montgomery Township to Open August 21

Posted on July 14, 2026 by walkableprinceton
The new Whole Foods in Skillman is almost ready to open

A new ‘Whole Foods Market‘ will open on August 21 in Montgomery Twp, NJ. The supermarket will be the anchor of the new ‘Mongtomery Promenade’ shopping center, located next to Princeton Airport at 1200 State Road (map). The site is less than 1 mile north of the Princeton NJ town line. The new Whole Foods has been anticipated for some time, but the exact opening date was only recently announced. It will become one of about 550 supermarekets in the Austin TX-based Whole Foods Market empire.

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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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