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Somerville, NJ Now Has A Thriving Downtown Pedestrian Street. Could It Work In Princeton too?
Somerville, NJ just celebrated their 23rd Annual St Patrick’s Day Parade with a street festival that included a party at a ‘Guinness Tent’ on Division Street. What makes Division Street such a perfect venue for a community gathering like this?? … Continue reading
Posted in Downtown Vibrancy, Local, Placemaking, The Parking Question, Walking
Tagged New Jersey, Pedestrian, pedestrian streets, Princeton, somerville
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Giant Rats Occupy Square In Front Of Princeton Town Hall To Protest Apartment Plan
Two giant rats have joined the protests against the redevelopment of Princeton’s old hospital as apartments. The 15ft-tall inflatable rodents were unveiled by demonstrators from a labor union. “Don’t ask me, I just blow up the rat,” was the response from … Continue reading
Could a ‘Village’ of ‘Tiny Houses’ Open The Door To Greater Affordability in Princeton?
During the recent Princeton Environmental Film Festival, a documentary shed light on the ‘Tiny House’ movement, an ongoing trend for people to live in houses that are much smaller than usual. These homes, which are typically in the rage of … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, architecture, how-to-add-density, Real estate, Sustainability
Tagged Princeton, tiny house
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Princeton U. Should Ask Some Serious Questions About Their Disappearing Professors
Professor Paul Krugman, recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize for Economics, and Professor of Economics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, has announced he is leaving Princeton. Writing in his New York Times column, … Continue reading
Posted in Placemaking, Princeton, Smart Growth
Tagged krugman, liberal, New York Times, Placemaking, Princeton University, Redevelopment
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Walkable Princeton Celebrates 1st Birthday, Looks To Future
Happy Birthday to us! Walkable Princeton has passed its first birthday. January 22, 2014 was the date when Walkable Princeton founder David Keddie published his original letter announcing “an advocacy group dedicated to calling for zoning reform that will allow … Continue reading
Push Button And Pretend To Be A Car To Cross Route 27 In Kingston, NJ
Kingston, NJ, a few miles outside of Princeton, is a pretty small town with an active main street lined by local businesses. Unfortunately, that main street is Route 27, which is a big barrier to pedestrians. The intersection of Route … Continue reading
Posted in Complete Streets, Local, Walking
Tagged kingston, New Jersey, NJDOT, Princeton, south brunswick
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Hamburg, Germany To Ban Cars By 2034
Now how about this for a goal for sustainability? Hamburg, the second-biggest city in Germany (population: 1.8 million) is planning to ban all cars from the city by 2034.
Posted in Alternative Transportation, The Parking Question, Traffic
Tagged germany, planning, Walkability
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Can We Make More Space For People On Princeton’s Witherspoon Street?
Kevin Wilkes, Chair of the Alexander Street Task Force updated Princeton residents last Saturday about plans to revamp circulation and transit around the Dinky station and in downtown Princeton. Speaking at a meeting of Princeton Future at the public library, Wilkes … Continue reading
New 7-11 At Princeton’s West Coast Video: Good, Bad Or Ugly?
Remember the ‘good old days’, when if you wanted to watch a movie at home, you had to go round to a store and rent out a book-sized ‘videotape’? It was pretty expensive and you had to pay extra if … Continue reading
Report: New Jersey Is Second-Worst State In The Country For Housing Cost
Statistics released last week from the non-profit Center for Housing Policy reveal that New Jersey is the second-worst state in the USA for housing expense. 31% of New Jerseyans are facing a ‘severe cost burden’ in paying for their homes. … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Local, Princeton, Real estate, Zoning
Tagged affordability, housing, New Jersey, Princeton, Real estate
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