Monthly Archives: September 2013

Can You Bear To Read These Offensive NJ.com Blog Comments, Left After Affordable Housing Court Decision??

Posted on September 30, 2013 by walkableprinceton

A key solution for Princeton’s ongoing traffic and parking challenges is to enable people to live closer to where they work, so that they have the option of walking or cycling instead of using a car. Sadly, Princeton has got … Continue reading →

Posted in Affordability, Local, Zoning | Tagged Affordable housing, Council on Affordable Housing, New Jersey, New Jersey Supreme Court | 4 Comments

Parking Fiasco Exposes Princeton’s Failure To Add Needed Housing

Posted on September 27, 2013 by walkableprinceton

Reporting from Planet Princeton this week exposed an extraordinary scam where employees at local businesses bypassed Princeton parking regulations by placing menus, coasters and receipts from their place of employment in their windshields. Apparently, local parking enforcement did not write … Continue reading →

Posted in Affordability, Density, Princeton, Smart Growth, The Parking Question, Traffic | Tagged Commuting, Planet Princeton, Princeton | 4 Comments

Where Is The Housing Density Around Princeton?

Posted on September 26, 2013 by walkableprinceton

Brandon Martin-Anderson of the MIT Media Lab has created a new map showing every person listed in the US Census. This is the most visual exactly where people live throughout the USA. Zooming in on Princeton reveals the exact density of … Continue reading →

Posted in Density, Local, Princeton, Traffic | Tagged Affordable housing, Central Jersey, MIT Media Lab, Plainsboro, Plainsboro Township New Jersey, Princeton, Princeton University | 4 Comments

Princeton, Is That A Good Deal? “Normandy-Inspired”

Posted on September 25, 2013 by walkableprinceton

As part of an occasional series where we cast an eye over rental properties and real estate walkable to downtown Princeton, we invite you to comment on a local listing. You can find previous entries here and here. Apartments to rent are hard … Continue reading →

Posted in Good Deal? | Tagged New Jersey, Princeton, Princeton New Jersey | 2 Comments

What Happened When A Local Mom Asked Princeton For Improved Crosswalks?

Posted on September 24, 2013 by walkableprinceton

Last Wednesday, two representatives of ‘Walkable Princeton’ accompanied Dr Rachael Winfree, a Princeton resident, to a meeting of the municipal Traffic and Transportation sub-committee that deals with pedestrian improvements to local streets. (Regular readers will recall that we recently reached … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Transportation, Complete Streets, People, Princeton, The Parking Question, Traffic, Walking | Tagged Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Pedestrian, Pedestrian crossing, Princeton, traffic, Transportation | 17 Comments

How Many Car-Free Households Are There In Princeton?

Posted on September 23, 2013 by walkableprinceton

Two wheels is enough for lots of people in Princeton! (click to expand) Tomorrow, September 24, is Car-Free Day! Will you be leaving your car behind? Among the estimated 6,400 people who both live and work in Princeton, fewer than … Continue reading →

Posted in Affordability, Local, Princeton, Sustainability | Tagged Borough of Princeton New Jersey, Car-Free Day, Carsharing, Princeton | 2 Comments

Princeton Kills Personal Rapid Transit, Dinky Heavy Rail Extension Plans

Posted on September 20, 2013 by walkableprinceton

Princeton Council heard testimony at their September 9 meeting from Kevin Wilkes, the Chair of the Alexander Street / University Place Transit Task Force. He reported that the possibility of a heavy rail extension of the Dinky Line to take … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Transportation, Local, People, Princeton, Traffic, Transit | Tagged Personal Rapid Transit, Princeton, Princeton Branch, Princeton Community Television, Princeton University | 10 Comments

Beautiful Walkable Princeton: Barbara Smoyer Park

Posted on September 19, 2013 by walkableprinceton

This post is part of a series where we celebrate the many beautiful and characterful sights of Princeton, NJ. You can find previous entries in this series here and here or by searching our site for ‘beautiful walkable Princeton’. Princeton’s Barbara Smoyer Park is … Continue reading →

Posted in Beautiful Walkable Princeton | Tagged Green Acres, New Jersey, Princeton, Princeton Township | 1 Comment

Princeton’s Walkable, Inclusive YMCA Gets An Awesome New Gym: We Take A Tour.

Posted on September 18, 2013 by walkableprinceton

Last Saturday, Princeton’s YMCA held the official ribbon-cutting of its new fitness suite. The ‘Jim and Nancye Fitzpatrick Wellness Center’, to give the gym its full name, features a thorough-upgrade of the facilities.

Posted in Downtown Vibrancy, Events, People, Princeton | Tagged Princeton, YMCA | 3 Comments

Last Call For Crosswalk Meeting: Wednesday 2p.m. At Witherspoon Hall.

Posted on September 17, 2013 by walkableprinceton

Last week we reported about Rachael Winfree, a Princeton mother who is trying to persuade Princeton municipal officials to enhance pedestrian safety measures at crosswalks over Chambers Street. Chambers Street is used as a rat-run by crosstown drivers, who