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Category Archives: Local
Ten Predictions For Princeton in 2020!
It’s that time of year for some guesses about what is likely to be in the news in Princeton in the next 12 months! It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future, and in Princeton things often happen more … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Alternative Transportation, Biking, Complete Streets, Local, planning, Princeton, The Parking Question
Tagged affordability, planning, Princeton
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Mercer County Planners Reveal Options for Bicycle Facilities on Princeton Roads
At a meeting at Princeton University’s Fields Center last week, planners from Mercer County presented their draft Bicycle Master Plan. The meeting was intended to get public input and explain the various different types of bicycle facility that the County … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Biking, Complete Streets, Local, planning, Princeton, Sustainability, Trails
Tagged Complete streets, Cycling, mercer county, planning, Princeton
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Historic Princeton Nursery Warehouses Face Demolition After South Brunswick Shoots Down Redevelopment Propsosal
In Kingston NJ, just across Carnegie Lake from Princeton, the ‘Mapleton Preserve‘ offers open space and a chance to connect to nature. The site was formerly part of the largest commercial nursery in the USA, ‘Princeton Nurseries‘. After its closure … Continue reading
Posted in Local, planning, Sustainability, Trails
Tagged historic preservation, parks, Princeton, trails
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Rutgers University Dedicates “Paul Robeson Plaza” in New Brunswick, NJ
Rutgers University today dedicated a new plaza in downtown New Brunswick in honor of Paul Robeson. The famed former Princeton resident graduated from Rutgers as class valedictorian 100 years ago, in 1919. He became internationally famous as a singer, actor, … Continue reading
Posted in Local, People, Placemaking
Tagged New Brunswick, paul robeson, Placemaking, Princeton
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Report: ‘Whole Foods Market’ Coming To Route 206 By Princeton Airport
According to a report by Sophie Nieto-Munoz at NJ Advance Media, Whole Foods Market is planning to open a new supermarket in Montgomery Township, less than a mile from the Princeton town line. The site (click here for map) is … Continue reading
Report: Avalon Bay To Build 800-Unit Development At Princeton Junction
800 new homes. 37,000 sq ft of commercial development. This is what West Windsor Mayor Hemant Marathe has agreed to build next to Princeton Junction Station. News of the new developer agreement was released by Diccon Hyatt at US-1 newspaper. … Continue reading
Posted in Density, Local, planning
Tagged New Jersey, Princeton, TOD, trains, transit oriented development, West Windsor
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Princeton Council Secretly Planning For 3,000+ New Homes
Mercer County Judge Mary Jacobson ruled last month that Princeton has added far too few affordable homes. To meet state affordable housing requirements, Princeton Council is now secretly developing plans for around 3,000 new homes, a radical increase in development … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Density, Local, People, Placemaking, planning, Smart Growth, Zoning
Tagged Affordable housing, planning, Princeton
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