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Category Archives: Biking
How To Make Valley Road A ‘Complete Street’ That Works For Everybody
Princeton’s engineers held a public meeting last week to discuss planned upgrades to sanitary sewers and storm drains on Valley Road. As Princeton’s ‘Complete Streets’ policy calls for roads to be designed with all users in mind, the engineers also discussed opportunities … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Biking, Complete Streets, Events, Placemaking, planning, Princeton, Sustainability, Traffic, Trails, Walking
Tagged bike planning, charette, Complete streets, Princeton
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Princeton Engineers: New Bike Lane To Be Installed As Part Of Mt Lucas Rd Improvements
Princeton engineers will stripe a new bike lane at Mt Lucas Road as part of upcoming engineering works to upgrade water mains and repave the road. The new bike lane is one of a number of ‘Complete Streets’-type improvements intended … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Biking, Complete Streets, planning, Princeton, Walking
Tagged compete streets, Cycling, Princeton, Walkability, Walking
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Review And ‘How-To’ Of The New ‘Bikeshare’ At Princeton Station
Around Thanksgiving last year, a new ‘bikeshare’ program was launched at the new Princeton rail station. The bikeshare is an initiative of Princeton University, and was added as part of its ‘Arts and Transit’ project. Bikeshare programs now exist in dozens of … Continue reading
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Princeton Council Members Miller And Simon Speak Out Against Sidewalks And Bike Lanes
For those of us who look forward to new ways to safely walk and bike around Princeton, events at the Princeton Council meeting of October 27 were pretty hard to watch. Council member Bernie Miller voted against a 500-ft sidewalk … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Biking, Complete Streets, People, planning, Princeton, Sustainability, Walking
Tagged Complete streets, Cycling, election 2014, Princeton, Walking
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Free Breakfast And Sustainable Cycling Discussion At Princeton Public Library Tomorrow
Princeton roads are full and parking is tough. It’s not clear that there’s space for any more cars. Future transportation needs in the area must be addressed by making it easier for people to switch to other forms of transport. … Continue reading
Friday Walkability Links
Links to Princeton area walkability stories that you might have missed… Jersey Rent Too High: House prices are through the roof in New Jersey…and it’s even worse for renters. What effect does it have on the economy and local middle-class people … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Alternative Transportation, Biking, Community, Complete Streets, Density, Local, People, Smart Growth, Transit, Zoning
Tagged Central Jersey, Princeton
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I Saved A Gallon Of Gas On Princeton #Carfree Day. Here Are 5 Things I Learned…
Carf-ree Day 2014 has come and passed. Did you replace your car trip? I did, and by switching to a combination of bicycle/Dinky/NJ Transit train/bus/walking, I managed to save a full gallon of gas. Lifting a gallon of milk from … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Biking, Local, planning, Princeton, Sustainability, Traffic, Transit, Walking
Tagged carfree, dinky, nj transit, Princeton, sustainability, Transit
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Seven Tips For A Successful Princeton Car-Free Day on Monday, September 22!
World Car-Free Day is happening this coming Monday, September 22. Many of us are very dependent on our cars to get to work and do our daily business. But it is possible to make this the one day when we leave the … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Local, Princeton, Sustainability, Transit, Walking
Tagged active transportation, Car-Free Day, Princeton, Transit, Walking
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New Trail On Princeton’s Quaker Road Offers Picturesque Views
As part of a recent resurfacing project on Quaker Road in Princeton, a gravel trail for pedestrians and cyclists has been significantly extended, linking the D&R canal trail to trails in the Institute Woods. The new path is a substantial … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Biking, Complete Streets, Princeton, Trails, Walking
Tagged lawrenceville, Princeton, princeton battlefield
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Beautiful Walkable Princeton: Stony Brook Trail
One of the nicest trails in Princeton starts at the parking lot of D&R Greenway Meadows and continues through uninterrupted green space along the Stony Brook and then by the Jasna Polana golf course all the way to Route 206- some … Continue reading
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