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- Princeton Downtown Business Association Wins State Grant for Soccer World Cup Watch Parties
- Princeton's Beloved, Walkable WaWa Faces Its Final Semester.
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Category Archives: Affordability
Homes For Diversity And Inclusivity Part 3: Subdivide Large Lots.
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
Posted in Affordability, how-to-add-density, Smart Growth, Zoning
Tagged Princeton, Walkability
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Princeton PhD Students Let Down By University, Town Housing Policies
Princeton University is planning to demolish graduate student housing at their Butler Apartments site on S Harrison Street, but not everybody thinks it’s a good idea. Writing in ‘The Daily Princetonian’, University Professor Anthony Grafton expressed disappointment that the University … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Community, Density, People, Princeton, Smart Growth, Zoning
Tagged Daily Princetonian, Graduate School, Princeton, Princeton University
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Latest Princeton Hospital Site Court Action Looks Like A Lost Cause.
As Princeton University professors write letters criticizing the lack of suitable rental housing in Princeton, and affordable housing charities search for more opportunities to add housing for moderate-income families, some Princeton residents are organizing to block redevelopment of the old … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Density, Princeton, Smart Growth, Zoning
Tagged Affordable housing, AvalonBay, Princeton, Princeton University
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Six Princeton Things We’re Thankful For This Holiday.
Living in Princeton gives us so much to be thankful for every day, with our history, walkable downtown and eclectic neighbors. We’re thankful for our friends. We’re thankful for our family. And this holiday, here are six things, all of … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Alternative Transportation, Biking, Community, Downtown Vibrancy, Events, People, Placemaking, Princeton, Real estate, Smart Growth, Trails, Transit, Zoning
Tagged Affordable housing, New Jersey Supreme Court, Palmer Square, Princeton, Princeton University, Walkability
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Washington Post Calls Princeton A ‘Super-Zip’, But Highlights Issues Of Living In Paradise…
What connects Princeton, West Windsor, Hopewell and Doylestown, PA? According to the Washington Post, they are all part of a regional cluster of ‘Super-Zips’. The Post analyzed all US zip-code areas to rank them on a scale of 0-99 based … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Local, Princeton
Tagged New Jersey, Princeton, Super-Zip, Washington Post
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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
NY Times Column Slams Exclusionary Zoning of NJ Towns
Do you read the ‘New York Times’? If so, you might have noticed a recent column by Professor David Kirp titled ‘Here Comes The Neighborhood‘. Professor Kirp, who is an expert on how social policy impacts educational outcomes, criticizes suburban New … Continue reading
Students Found New Political Party For Land Use Reform
What are the issues that motivate students in 2013? Based on what’s happening in Ann Arbor, MI (home of the University of Michigan, a famous ‘public ivy’) it’s…zoning reform!
Posted in Affordability, Zoning
Tagged Ann Arbor Michigan, Matthew Yglesias, Princeton
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Princeton Zoning Board Nixes Mixed-Use 255 Nassau Street Plan
If you were thinking about renting one of the 15 proposed apartments envisioned as part of a plan to redevelop the Crossfit gym at 255 Nassau Street, it’s time to start making other plans. On Wednesday night, the Princeton Zoning … Continue reading
Homes For Diversity And Inclusivity Part 1: Accessory Dwellings
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 … Continue reading
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