Category Archives: Affordability

Who You Gonna Call For Affordable Housing In Princeton?

Posted on May 29, 2013 by walkableprinceton

Although Princeton is recognized as one of the most expensive places to live in Central Jersey, we also have one of the largest inventories of affordable housing units. At the current date, 912 low- and moderate-income units exist in Princeton, … Continue reading →

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New Plan For Princeton Hospital Site Shows Major Improvements

Posted on May 24, 2013 by walkableprinceton

A public meeting at Community Park School on Wednesday evening revealed a new proposal for redevelopment of the former hospital site in Princeton. Jon Vogel, vice-president of development at AvalonBay, led a series of presentations from architects, engineers and landscape … Continue reading →

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Princeton Draws In Cars From All Around Central Jersey

Posted on May 10, 2013 by walkableprinceton

Everyone has a theory about why traffic in Princeton is getting worse and worse, but if you want to understand why traffic volumes have grown in Princeton, it helps to look at the statistics. A thorough analysis of car journeys … Continue reading →

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The Alternative To Walkable Homes In Princeton Is Car-Dependency

Posted on April 18, 2013 by walkableprinceton

Yesterday we reported about twelve different ‘Princeton’ communities in the Central Jersey area. From ‘Princeton Gardens’ to ‘Princeton Oaks’, these communities are united by their use of ‘Princeton’ in their name, and the fact that they aren’t actually in Princeton. … Continue reading →

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We Map Twelve Princetons!

Posted on April 17, 2013 by walkableprinceton

In the Central Jersey area, there are a remarkable number of residential communities that have ‘Princeton’ in their name, even though they technically aren’t in Princeton. We mapped twelve such developments (note: several are in the Princeton 08540 zip code … Continue reading →

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Looking For Walkable Solutions

Posted on April 10, 2013 by walkableprinceton

We LOVE this image from urb.en. This gets at one of our key beliefs: that urban planning has for the last 50 years incentivized and promoted car-dependent living, to the extent that many of us require a car to accomplish … Continue reading →

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Taking a Walk Around The Residences at Palmer Square

Posted on April 5, 2013 by walkableprinceton

In an earlier post, we noted that Princeton’s famous Palmer Square was still a work in progress, with construction continuing to the present day. We decided to take a look at the ‘Residences at Palmer Square‘, a complex of new … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to New Jersey Future!

Posted on April 4, 2013 by walkableprinceton

This is a story that brings together two amazing organizations. We’d like to congratulate New Jersey Future for winning a major award from affordable housing group, The Central Jersey Housing Resource Center! New Jersey Future is one of our favorite organizations … Continue reading →

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Princeton Movie Gala for Affordable Housing!

Posted on March 28, 2013 by walkableprinceton

This is a really great event to raise money for affordable housing in Princeton (from the Princeton Packet): on Thursday, March 21, the Princeton Garden Theater held a red-carpet gala showing of new movie ‘Admission‘, featuring Tina Fey and Paul … Continue reading →

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The Judge Who Will Decide What Gets Built In Princeton

Posted on March 26, 2013 by walkableprinceton

This is Superior Court Judge Mary C. Jacobson, who has scheduled a court date for April 29 to resolve a long-running issue in Princeton municipal planning: should AvalonBay be permitted to move forward with their plan to redevelop the former … Continue reading →