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New Hinds Memorial At Princeton Plaza Adds To A Unique Local Place
Hinds Plaza, next to Princeton Public Library, is one of Princeton’s most successful public spaces: an area that brings people together to live, work, study and have fun. Who was Albert Hinds, who gave his name to this square?
Posted in Placemaking
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How ‘Strong Towns’ Thinking Could Be A Boost For Princeton
Is the way we build towns an unsustainable Ponzi Scheme that will ultimately bankrupt us? That is the striking thesis behind ‘Strong Towns’, an advocacy group that has sprung up out of Brainerd, Minnesota and may just be the best … Continue reading
Posted in Density, Downtown Vibrancy, People, Smart Growth, Trails, Zoning
Tagged New Jersey, Ponzi Scheme, Princeton, Upper Midwest
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Can You Help A Princeton Mom Fix This Dangerous Crosswalk?
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Posted in Complete Streets, People, Princeton, Traffic, Walking
Tagged Pedestrian, Pedestrian crossing, Stop sign, traffic
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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
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
Posted in Downtown Vibrancy, Princeton, The Parking Question
Tagged Princeton, Princeton Public Library
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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…
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Biking, Density, Princeton, Smart Growth, Traffic, Transit, Walking, Zoning
Tagged New Jersey, Palmer Square, Plainsboro Township New Jersey, Princeton, Walking
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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
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
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Biking, Princeton, Transit, Walking
Tagged Mode of transport, Princeton
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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
Posted in Affordability, Density, Princeton, Smart Growth, Zoning
Tagged Affordable housing, Labor Day, Princeton
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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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