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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Princeton Residents Likely To Be Affected By University’s New E-bike Ban.

Posted on April 13, 2026 by walkableprinceton
A number of bicycles, including several e-bikes, on Princeton University campus. E-bikes will be banned as of June 1.

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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Construction Begins on Princeton’s Newest Walkable Apartment Building, “The Fitzgerald”

Posted on April 7, 2026 by walkableprinceton
Rendering of the proposed new apartment development, ‘The Fitzgerald’ on N. Tulane Street

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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New Princeton Apartment Community Using AI Slop Images For Website Marketing

Posted on March 26, 2026 by walkableprinceton
Screenshot from 195Nassau.com website

Look out from that attractive balcony and observe the delightful spires and collegiate architecture of Princeton! This is the image conjured on the website of the new apartment community, ‘195 Nassau‘ (map) which is now advertising units available this spring. The development is described as “a modern landmark, positioned on Nassau Street in the midst of Princeton University’s storied campus”. And that is certainly true, a resident could hardly be closer to Princeton University campus. But look more closely at those website images. Is that view for real? Do those buildings actually exist in Princeton? The answer is, no, the view is not real, and the buildings do not exist. Instead, the image appears to have been generated using artificial intelligence tools, offering a false view of the town.

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