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Category Archives: Community
To Allow ‘Social Distancing’, We Must Open Princeton Streets to Pedestrians
In the past two months, the coronavirus epidemic has killed almost 7,000 New Jersey residents, and sickened tens of thousand more. State directives have closed all but the most essential businesses, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without work and … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Complete Streets, Downtown Vibrancy, planning, Princeton
Tagged coronavirus, open streets, Pedestrian, Princeton, public health
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Architects Pitch Housing Concepts at ‘Princeton Future’ Community Meeting
Community planning group ‘Princeton Future’ held a meeting at Princeton Public Library last Saturday, to discuss planned new affordable housing on Franklin Avenue. According to the town’s affordable housing settlement, agreed last year, and subsequently approved by Mercer County Superior … Continue reading
On-Demand Transit Could Help Riders Reach Princeton ‘Dinky’ Train
‘Princeton Future’ is hosting a community discussion “Changing The Way We Get Around” at Princeton Public Library this Saturday (Sep 26) and it has been getting quite a lot of attention in local media. A group of Princeton University students, … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Community, planning, Princeton, Transit
Tagged dinky, FreeB, lyft, planning, Princeton, princeton future, rideshare, Transit, via
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Defeating Racism In Princeton Means Supporting More Affordable Housing
Last week, hundreds of Princeton residents gathered in Palmer Square to protest a planned demonstration by a group with ties to white supremacy. The counter-protests showed, in the words of Mayor Liz Lempert, that “Hatred has no home in Princeton”. … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Community, planning, Princeton
Tagged Affordable housing, Princeton
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Mayor’s Bike Ride in Princeton: Photos
On Sunday, the “Mayor’s Bike Ride” took place in Princeton. About 70 riders defied rode from Community Park South to Mountain Lakes Park along with Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert.
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Biking, Community, Complete Streets, People, Princeton, Trails
Tagged bikes, Cycling, Princeton
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10 Princeton Predictions for 2018
The year 2017 saw some ‘interesting’ developments in Princeton, although everything local was kinda overshadowed by Trump. What about 2018? What does it have in store? Here are 10 predictions… remember, 6 of our predictions from last year turned out … Continue reading
A Closer Look At Princeton’s “Eruv”
In 2015, the town of Princeton approved a plan by Princeton University to install an ‘eruv’ around several local neighborhoods. An eruv is “a symbolic enclosure that allows observant Jews, mostly of the Orthodox community, to carry objects outdoors on the … Continue reading
Here’s What Will Happen In Princeton in 2017.
With 2016 at an end, it’s time to look toward what the new year holds for walkable living and development in Princeton. Every year, we try to guess what will happen in the coming 12 months. Which of our guesses … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Community, Downtown Vibrancy, Placemaking, planning, Princeton, Sustainability, Zoning
Tagged planning, Princeton, restaurants, uber, Zoning
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Town Of Princeton Seeks Feedback On John Street Park Designs
The town of Princeton has revealed competing designs for a rebuild of ‘Mary Moss Playground’, a small park on John Street. Consultants hired by the town gathered community input at a public meeting earlier this year, before developing two potential … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Placemaking, planning, Princeton
Tagged park, parks and recreation, Princeton
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Revisiting The First Princeton Jane Jacobs Walk
On Saturday, the first Princeton ‘Jane Jacobs Walk’ took place, honoring what would have been the 100th birthday of the famed urbanist. I’ve never been on a Jane’s Walk before, so it was a whole new thing. But it was … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Community, People, Placemaking, planning, Princeton, Real estate, Walking
Tagged jane jacobs, Princeton
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