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Category Archives: Downtown Vibrancy
255 Nassau Plan Shows The Extraordinary Difficulty Of Infill Redevelopment in Princeton
The proposed redevelopment of the 255 Nassau Crossfit gym (formerly Wild Oats market) is in doubt as NJDOT regulations, University inflexibility, and municipal red tape combine to stymie the plan. Skeptical officials look set to can the plan, but it … Continue reading
Does Mayor Lempert Really Think That Middle-Class Princeton Workers Should Live In Trenton??
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
Posted in Affordability, Alternative Transportation, Density, Downtown Vibrancy, Local, People, Princeton, Smart Growth, Traffic
Tagged Princeton, Trenton
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Princeton’s Walkable, Inclusive YMCA Gets An Awesome New Gym: We Take A Tour.
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.
Princeton’s New And Coolest Coffeehouse? The Rojo’s Taste Test.
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
How ‘Strong Towns’ Thinking Could Be A Boost For Princeton
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
Posted in Density, Downtown Vibrancy, People, Smart Growth, Trails, Zoning
Tagged New Jersey, Ponzi Scheme, Princeton, Upper Midwest
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More Details On Hillier’s Witherspoon Street Corridor Proposal
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
Could Dining Replace Parking At Princeton’s Mistral?
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
Posted in Downtown Vibrancy, Princeton, The Parking Question
Tagged Princeton, Princeton Public Library
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Exploring Sweden’s Walkable Answer To Princeton
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
Posted in Density, Downtown Vibrancy, Princeton, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Traffic
Tagged Lund, Lund University, Princeton, Walkability
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Walkable Shopping In Brighton, England
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
Postcard From Walkable [Old] York!
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
Posted in Density, Downtown Vibrancy, Smart Growth, The Parking Question, Zoning
Tagged Princeton, Walkability, York
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