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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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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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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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’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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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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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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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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Princeton University announced today that e-bikes are being banned from its campus as of June 1, 2026. The news, which first reported by the Daily Princetonian, comes after a review by University committees that has been ongoing since last year. It will no longer be possible to ride or even park an e-bike in a wide area around the central campus, including several roads that are popular routes for cycling. The ban applies to students, university staff and ‘visitors’ (i.e. people from the town) at all times of the day, and even during vacations when undergraduates are not on campus. It appears that it will also no longer be possible to park an e-bike at the covered bike parking area at the Princeton Dinky rail station.
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A new 19-unit apartment building has broken ground at the intersection of North Tulane Street and Wiggins Street in Princeton (map). The building, which will be called ‘The Fitzgerald‘ will adjoin the old ‘HiTops’ building, which faces onto Wiggins Street. An all-electric, ultra-sustainable development, The Fitzgerald will offer a new opportunity for people who wish to live in a walkable neighborhood near Princeton University, Princeton Public Library, and all the stores and restaurants of the town.
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