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Author Archives: walkableprinceton
Beautiful Walkable Princeton: Greenway Meadows Poetry Trail
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’. Just off Rosedale Road in … Continue reading
Posted in Beautiful Walkable Princeton
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Cycling Advocate Questions Decision To Award Princeton ‘Bike-Friendly’ Status
The League of American Bicyclists recently awarded Princeton ‘Bronze Bike-Friendly Community‘ status. Princeton is now one of just 5 municipalities in New Jersey to receive this award (West Windsor is another). Mayor Lempert thanked the Princeton Pedestrian and Bicyclist Committee for putting together the … Continue reading
Two Pieces Of Good News For Princeton Sidewalk-Users!
Local pedestrians got two pieces of good news in the last week. First, the sidewalk on the south side of Paul Robeson Place has finally reopened following construction at ‘The Residences at Palmer Square‘ (see photo above). Second, Princeton Council … Continue reading
Posted in Complete Streets, Princeton, Walking
Tagged Palmer Square, Pedestrian, Princeton, Sidewalk, Walkability
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Homes For Diversity And Inclusivity Part 2: Hide Tall Buildings.
Princeton planning and zoning has had unintended exclusionary outcomes, making it hard for local middle-class workers to live in town, and incentivizing car-dependency and traffic. In this series, we explore options for adding more walkable housing in Princeton to enable diversity … Continue reading
Is That A Good Deal? ‘Steps From Princeton University’
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. This is a 1-bed, 1-ba … Continue reading
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Can Princeton Green Spaces Be Open To Everybody? Fill Out This Princeton Survey Today!
In Princeton, we have an incredible choice of large parks and open spaces to explore. We can thanks groups like Friends of Princeton Open Spaces for working to preserve these green spaces. But many of our large parks are not as … Continue reading
Princeton Transit Study Suggests Streetcar Will Be Best Option For Dinky Upgrade
Nobody is going to go on the record about it yet, but it looks like a streetcar is going to emerge as the most attractive option from Princeton’s Alexander Street Transit Study.
Remember When We Predicted Sub-$3 Gas Around Princeton? Well Here It Is.
Back in May, we wrote an article predicting that the price of gas would fall and potentially drop below the magic $3 / gallon barrier. This was based on observations about trends in global oil prices. We saw this as
OnePrinceton: How Walkable Businesses Are Supporting Princeton Non-Profits
Live Local. Work Local. Shop Local. These are key principles of Walkable Princeton. And here is a way you can help local businesses and non-profits and it will cost you absolutely nothing: It’s called OnePrinceton. It’s like a regular debit … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Downtown Vibrancy, Princeton
Tagged Debit card, Heartland Payment Systems, OnePrinceton
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Princeton Transit Task Force To Host Public Consultation This Saturday
Princeton University has already cut off the railroad track for the Dinky train line (see above), and allowed the old Dinky Station to fall apart in a farcical manner, but the town of Princeton is looking to the future. A … Continue reading
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