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- Local Residents Express Concerns About Parking, Lighting, Stormwater Facilities at Littlebrook Elementary School
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Some New Blue Homes on John Street
Award-winning local design firm JZA+D have announced the completion of their latest project, a six-unit apartment complex at 166-168 John Street (map). The development adds new homes in a highly-walkable area, close to Princeton University and downtown. The new homes have been … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Density, Princeton, Smart Growth, Zoning
Tagged Affordable housing, Princeton, smart growth
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Princeton, NJ Housing Supporters to Gather on Monday For Meet-up at ‘The Ivy Inn’!
This Monday, November 10, supporters of housing in Princeton will gather at a meet-up at The Ivy Inn. (map) The start time is 9 p.m. Representatives of ‘Walkable Princeton’ will join the founders of ‘Princeton For All‘, a new group … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Events, People, Princeton
Tagged Affordable housing, planning, Princeton, smart growth
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Director of Princeton University Art Museum Says Architecture of Local Affordable Housing Development is ‘Banal’
The director of the Princeton University Art Museum, James Steward, has overseen the construction of a magnificent new building, which will open later this month (report: New Princeton University Art Museum To Open 10/31/25 With 24-Hour Celebration). But Mr. Steward has … Continue reading
Local Residents Express Concerns About Parking, Lighting, Stormwater Facilities at Littlebrook Elementary School
“I want to go to bed! I don’t want to be up at this time of night!” That was one of a number of complaints leveled at the Princeton Planning Board by members of the public during an occasionally-testy discussion … Continue reading
Posted in Complete Streets, planning, Princeton, Sustainability, The Parking Question, Traffic, Walking
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Planning Board Questions Plans for Parking and Electric Vehicle Charging at Princeton Middle School
Plans for new construction at the Princeton Middle School and Littlebrook Elementary were discussed by the Princeton Planning Board at their meeting on September 25. Both schools will be getting major additions, which have been funded by a school bond … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Biking, Complete Streets, Sustainability, The Parking Question, Traffic
Tagged Cycling, planning, Princeton
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New Princeton Police Chief Agrees That Number of Speeding Tickets Issued Has Dropped “Drastically” Since 2019.
Speaking at a Princeton Council meeting on Monday night, Princeton Police Captain Matthew Solovay responded to a recent ‘Walkable Princeton’ report showing that the number of speeding tickets issued by local cops has dropped by 85% since 2019. (Report from … Continue reading
Princeton Police Now Issuing Less Than One Quarter As Many Speeding Tickets as Before Pandemic
On Tuesday night, September 23, Princeton Council will review the Princeton Police Reports for the months of July 2025 and August 2025. Anyone who pays attention to these police reports will have noticed an extraordinary fact: they show that Princeton … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Complete Streets, Princeton, Traffic, Walking
Tagged Complete streets, Princeton
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Princeton Zoning Board Approves New Construction With Laundromat at 254 Witherspoon Street
The Princeton Zoning Board of Adjustment has approved a proposal to construct a new addition to the building at 254 Witherspoon St. The new building would allow an extension of the JZ&D architecture practice, which is already housed at the … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Density, Downtown Vibrancy, Princeton, Zoning
Tagged planning, Princeton, smart growth
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New Bike Program for Kids, “Girls In Gear”, Starting This Week at Community Park Elementary School
A new program for girls in Princeton will launch next week at Community Park Elementary School. “Girls In Gear”, a non-profit with chapters in multiple states, will bring their unique curriculum of ‘life skills through bike skills’ to young riders, … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Biking, Community, Events, Princeton
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Sustainable Princeton Offering Prizes for Walking and Cycling in September Through “Walk ’n Roll Challenge”
Local non-profit ‘Sustainable Princeton’ is aiming to encourage residents to give their car a rest during the month of September. They are organizing a “Walk ’n Roll Challenge”, and the participants who log the most miles on foot or by … Continue reading
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