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- Princeton Council to Discuss Plan For Redesign of Community Park South
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Category Archives: Downtown Vibrancy
Free Parking Can’t Save Central Jersey Malls- Even On Black Friday
Cross posted at Strong Towns Network. On Black Friday- traditionally a day marked by a surge of post-Thanksgiving shopping- our friends at http://www.strongtowns.org launched a nationwide appeal for members to send in photos of parking lots in their local areas. … Continue reading
Posted in Downtown Vibrancy, Local, Princeton, Smart Growth, The Parking Question, Zoning
Tagged Black Friday, Central Jersey, Lincoln Highway, New Jersey
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Who Needs A Car To Haul A Christmas Tree??
Cross-posted at Strong Towns Network. Compact, walkable development reduces municipal infrastructure costs, builds the tax base, and allows for efficient, green, car-free transportation. On the other hand, it has been argued that compact walkable housing does not reduce traffic, because … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Biking, Downtown Vibrancy, Princeton, Sustainability, Walking
Tagged Christmas tree, Peapod
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Highland Park, NJ Gets Small Details Right For Walkable Placemaking
You see an ordinary bench. We see an authentic miniature plaza. Highland Park, a half hour north of Princeton on NJ Route 27, is showing how to make great walkable places. Here’s why.
Posted in Complete Streets, Downtown Vibrancy, Local, Placemaking, The Parking Question, Walking
Tagged Placemaking, Princeton, Public space, Walkability
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Six Princeton Things We’re Thankful For This Holiday.
Living in Princeton gives us so much to be thankful for every day, with our history, walkable downtown and eclectic neighbors. We’re thankful for our friends. We’re thankful for our family. And this holiday, here are six things, all of … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Alternative Transportation, Biking, Community, Downtown Vibrancy, Events, People, Placemaking, Princeton, Real estate, Smart Growth, Trails, Transit, Zoning
Tagged Affordable housing, New Jersey Supreme Court, Palmer Square, Princeton, Princeton University, Walkability
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OnePrinceton: How Walkable Businesses Are Supporting Princeton Non-Profits
Live Local. Work Local. Shop Local. These are key principles of Walkable Princeton. And here is a way you can help local businesses and non-profits and it will cost you absolutely nothing: It’s called OnePrinceton. It’s like a regular debit … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Downtown Vibrancy, Princeton
Tagged Debit card, Heartland Payment Systems, OnePrinceton
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Beautiful Walkable Princeton: Playmobil Pop-Up Store, Palmer Square
This post is part of a series where we celebrate the many beautiful and characterful sights of Princeton, NJ. You can find previous entries in this series here and here or by searching our site for ‘beautiful walkable Princeton’. Gigantic Playmobil personages recently appeared
Posted in Beautiful Walkable Princeton, Downtown Vibrancy, Princeton
Tagged Playmobil, Princeton, Princeton New Jersey
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Princeton Tigerlabs At The Forefront Of Urban Tech Entrepreneurship
You might not even know it, but downtown Princeton is home to Jersey’s most exciting technology startup space! Tigerlabs, on Nassau Street at Chambers Street, is a “a flexible co-working venue for emerging startup companies”, providing a shared working environment, mentorship … Continue reading
Posted in Downtown Vibrancy, Princeton
Tagged Cory Booker, Princeton, Princeton University, Tigerlabs
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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.
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