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Why No New Jersey Towns On ‘Top 100 Best Places To Live’ List?
Livability, a website that “explores what makes small-to-medium sized cities great places to live” has published its annual ‘Top 100 Best Places To Live” list. The list examined places with populations of 20,000 – 350,000 residents. The top two places to … Continue reading
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Princeton’s In-Town Living Scene Gets Profiled In ‘The New York Post’
“From College Town To Boom Town” – that’s the description of Princeton that ran earlier this week in the ‘New York Post’. This venerable news organ took the time to profile our town, highlighting how downtown living has become a major … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Downtown Vibrancy, Princeton, Real estate
Tagged new york post, Princeton, urbanism, Walkability
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Tiny Houses In Real Life.
Princeton resident Anne Neumann wrote an article in the “Princeton Packet” last week singing the praises of ‘Tiny Houses’. Long-time ‘Walkable Prineton’ readers will remember that we have written about micro-apartments and the Tiny House movement several times in the past, … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Density, planning, Princeton, Smart Growth, Sustainability
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Massive Houses On Mt Lucas Drive In Princeton Are A Feature Of Zoning, Not ‘Conservative Values’.
Princeton’s ‘Town Topics’ newspaper is running a great series about housing in Princeton, which this week focused on Mount Lucas Drive, at the northern end of the former Township. Here, many old houses from the 1950s – 1960s are being … Continue reading
Does Affordable Housing Around Princeton Have To Come At The Expense Of Green Space?
New Jersey’s Council On Affordable Housing recently released updated figures for how many income-restricted homes should be provided in every municipality in the Garden State. Princeton was told that it didn’t need to build any new income-restricted housing, even though … Continue reading
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Tagged affordability, cosh, hopewell, New Jersey, Princeton, smart growth
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Princeton Could Use A Dose Of Reality About COAH And ‘Affordable’ Housing
New Jersey’s Council On Affordable Housing (COAH) recently updated the numbers of income-restricted homes that each municipality in the state must provide. For Princeton, the headline was simple: no new income-restricted homes are required. This is because Princeton has more income-restricted homes than … Continue reading
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Tagged affordability, coah, Princeton
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Housing Experts: More Apartments, Small Homes, Density In Walkable Places Needed To Fix NJ Affordability Crisis
New Jersey’s Star-Ledger news group is hosting a series called ‘Improving New Jersey’ in collaboration with Together North Jersey, and the first topic under consideration is the housing crisis in New Jersey. As we know, New Jersey is the second-worst … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Density, People, planning, Real estate, Smart Growth, Zoning
Tagged New Jersey, planning, Princeton, star-ledger, together north jersey, Zoning
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Princeton U. Grad Students Issue Official Statement Demanding More Housing
Princeton University’s Graduate Student Council (GSG) have released an official statement calling on University authorities to step up the provision of housing for post-graduate students. The statement, which was approved May 14, argues that every graduate student affiliated with the … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Community, Downtown Vibrancy, planning, Princeton, Real estate, Smart Growth, Zoning
Tagged grad school, Princeton, Princeton University, rentals, student politics
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Princeton Planning Board Approves Mixed-Use 255 Nassau Street Plan
The Princeton Planning Board voted last night to approve a mixed-use redevelopment at 255 Nassau Street, in Princeton’s East Nassau Street neighborhood.
Princeton Democratic Council Candidates Offer Contrasting Approaches to Zoning Reform
It’s widely recognized that Princeton housing has become unaffordable to many people who work in town- but what are the solutions? At a recent forum for the three Democratic Party candidates fighting for the chance to take part in the … Continue reading
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Tagged democratic primary, planning, Princeton, smart growth
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