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Can You Help A Princeton Mom Fix This Dangerous Crosswalk?

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More Details On Hillier’s Witherspoon Street Corridor Proposal

As we reported in July, the Studio Hillier architecture practice is seeking feedback on a proposal to update zoning along Witherspoon St to enhance this key Princeton corridor. Many of you will not have seen any details from Mr Hillier’s … Continue reading

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Could Dining Replace Parking At Princeton’s Mistral?

Princeton is lucky in that at least 3 really great restaurants have opened here this year: North End Bistro (by the Whole Earth Center in Jugtown), Agricola (in the former Lahiere’s space at Witherspoon and Nassau) and Mistral, on the … Continue reading

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One Sure Way To Boost Walking To Work In Princeton

Want to know how to get more people – far more people – walking to work in Princeton? The answer is very simple, and the good news is, it doesn’t have to cost us a cent…

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Princeton Post Office (But For How Much Longer?)

Princeton Council, led by Mayor Liz Lempert has written to local Congressman Rush Holt to express concern over USPS plans to sell the historic Princeton Post Office in Palmer Square, pictured above. USPS, faced with declining revenues, is aiming to … Continue reading

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How Walkable Is Princeton Really? Assessing The Data…

Compared to other places in the USA, how walkable is Princeton? We compared data on how people get to work, taking data from all across the country, and compared it to data on how people in Princeton get to work. … Continue reading

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Happy Labor Day! Here’s Something You Can Do For Princeton-Area Workers…

Happy Labor Day! While many of us spend the day relaxing or sales-shopping, Labor Day originally was about celebrating organized labor. For various reasons, only about 1 in 10 American workers is now a member of a labor union. What … Continue reading

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Wayfaring Signs: A No-Brainer For Increasing Walkability

This week, Walkable Princeton is running stories from our recent overseas vacation, focusing on how other towns have found solutions to favor walkability. Previous posts in this series are here and here. Our regular local content is back after Labor Day. Sometimes … Continue reading

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Exploring Sweden’s Walkable Answer To Princeton

This week, Walkable Princeton is running stories from our recent overseas vacation, focusing on how other towns have found solutions to favor walkability. Previous posts in this series are here, here and here. Our regular local content is back after Labor Day. To … Continue reading

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No Grocery Shop Too Large For The Cargo Bike

This week, Walkable Princeton is running some stories from our recent overseas vacation. Previous posts in this series are here and here. Our regular local content is back after Labor Day. If you want to live a ‘green’ lifestyle, or if you … Continue reading

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