Category Archives: Downtown Vibrancy

Does Mayor Lempert Really Think That Middle-Class Princeton Workers Should Live In Trenton??

Posted on October 1, 2013 by walkableprinceton

Princeton is suffering an affordability crisis that has seen the town’s middle-class largely driven out in the face of high property prices and taxes. Even junior research staff at the University find it hard to justify the cost of living … Continue reading →

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Princeton’s Walkable, Inclusive YMCA Gets An Awesome New Gym: We Take A Tour.

Posted on September 18, 2013 by walkableprinceton

Last Saturday, Princeton’s YMCA held the official ribbon-cutting of its new fitness suite. The ‘Jim and Nancye Fitzpatrick Wellness Center’, to give the gym its full name, features a thorough-upgrade of the facilities.

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Princeton’s New And Coolest Coffeehouse? The Rojo’s Taste Test.

Posted on September 16, 2013 by walkableprinceton

Where do you go for coffee in Princeton? Small World, right? Small World has been the standard since 1993, but now, as Small World has the distinction of hosting Presidential- Senate-hopeful Cory Booker‘s latest photo-op, a new player has set up … Continue reading →

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How ‘Strong Towns’ Thinking Could Be A Boost For Princeton

Posted on September 10, 2013 by walkableprinceton

Is the way we build towns an unsustainable Ponzi Scheme that will ultimately bankrupt us? That is the striking thesis behind ‘Strong Towns’, an advocacy group that has sprung up out of Brainerd, Minnesota and may just be the best … Continue reading →

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More Details On Hillier’s Witherspoon Street Corridor Proposal

Posted on September 6, 2013 by walkableprinceton

As we reported in July, the Studio Hillier architecture practice is seeking feedback on a proposal to update zoning along Witherspoon St to enhance this key Princeton corridor. Many of you will not have seen any details from Mr Hillier’s … Continue reading →

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Could Dining Replace Parking At Princeton’s Mistral?

Posted on September 5, 2013 by walkableprinceton

Princeton is lucky in that at least 3 really great restaurants have opened here this year: North End Bistro (by the Whole Earth Center in Jugtown), Agricola (in the former Lahiere’s space at Witherspoon and Nassau) and Mistral, on the … Continue reading →

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Exploring Sweden’s Walkable Answer To Princeton

Posted on August 29, 2013 by walkableprinceton

This week, Walkable Princeton is running stories from our recent overseas vacation, focusing on how other towns have found solutions to favor walkability. Previous posts in this series are here, here and here. Our regular local content is back after Labor Day. To … Continue reading →

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Walkable Shopping In Brighton, England

Posted on August 27, 2013 by walkableprinceton

This week, Walkable Princeton is running some stories from our recent overseas vacation, about towns with walkable ideas that might be relevant to life in Princeton. Previous posts in this series are here. Our regular local content is back after … Continue reading →

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Postcard From Walkable [Old] York!

Posted on August 26, 2013 by walkableprinceton

Summer vacations can be a great opportunity to check out some different places and see how they compare to our home town, Princeton. While attending a friend’s wedding in York, England, the sense of history was everywhere. Founded in AD … Continue reading →

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Has Sprawl Made Princeton ‘Fragile’?

Posted on August 6, 2013 by walkableprinceton

Note: This article is cross-posted at Strong Towns Network. Chuck Marohn at Strong Towns recently posted an article titled ‘Detroit: An American Autopsy‘, inspired by the book of the same name by Charles LeDuff. Here is the gist of Chuck’s piece: … Continue reading →

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