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Category Archives: Biking
Making Cycling Attractive To The Rest Of Us In Princeton
Cycling as a means of transportation is still very much a niche activity in Princeton. Of the ~30,000 people who work in Princeton, just 1.8% use cycling as their primary mode of commute. Why is this? Some possible explanations:
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Biking, Complete Streets, Princeton
Tagged Cycling, Princeton, Segregated cycle facilities
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Hooray For Our Walkable Jersey Shore Beach Towns!
At this time of the year, many of us head to the beach to enjoy the summer! One of many good things about the Shore is that lots of the beach communities are highly walkable and bikeable. Check out some … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Biking, Density, Downtown Vibrancy, Local, Smart Growth, Walking
Tagged Princeton, Walkability, WalkScore
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It’s Time To Charge For Parking At Princeton Community Pool. Yes, Really, It Is.
Princeton’s Community Pool, open for its second season since undergoing extensive refurbishment, is having a bumper season. Attendances are averaging an incredible 1,600 people per day. Kids are learning to swim, dive and also appreciating the place to cool off. … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Biking, Complete Streets, Princeton, Sustainability, The Parking Question, Traffic, Transit, Walking
Tagged Donald Shoup, Fred Kent, Princeton, Town Topics
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Promoting And Strengthening A Walkable Princeton
Tonight is a special moment for ‘Walkable Princeton’! For the first time (hopefully the first of many times!) our team will be getting together with local residents and members of the community to discuss walkability. We will be at Clocktower … Continue reading
This Republican Helped Obama On Transportation
Ray LaHood, pictured above, is the guy who implemented President Obama’s push for increased motor vehicle efficiency. Since becoming Secretary for Transportation in 2009, he has also championed the rights of air passengers stuck on runways, and defended Obama’s strategy … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Biking, People, Transit
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Princeton Offers Free Bike Training Event For Kids on Saturday
The weather in Princeton has been pretty much terrible recently with a month’s worth of rain falling in one week. Storms and possible tornadoes are following heavy rain showers, which followed Tropical Storm Andrea. But the outlook is good for … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Community, Events, Princeton
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Citibike Is Here! What Would Be The Best Princeton Bikeshare Locations?
It has finally happened! Bikeshare has launched in New York, and as befits the Big Apple, it’s the biggest system in America, with 600 stations and plans to grow to 10,000 bikes! These chunky blue bikes could soon become as … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Biking
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Take Our Poll: Why Do Princeton Area People Not Cycle To Work?
National Bike Week is now over! Did you cycle to work last week? Don’t feel bad if the answer is ‘No’. In Princeton, not many people cycle to work. Why is that? We are trying to answer that question in … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Biking, Local, Princeton
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Let Kids Walk And Bike To School Like In The Old Days
As this great video from Streetfilms shows, around 50% of kids used to walk or bike to school. And this wasn’t in the days of horses and carts– we’re talking about the 1960s– well within living memory! Things have changed. … Continue reading
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Ten Easy Ways To Join In National Bike Week in Princeton!
In Princeton, not many of us use cycling as our primary means of getting around. For some of us, the trip seems too far, or too dangerous. Others are not steady enough on a bike to head out on the … Continue reading
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