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- Renderings of Proposed 20 Nassau Street Hotel in Downtown Princeton
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Category Archives: Placemaking
Town Planning Board Approves New Sir David Adjaye-Designed Princeton University Art Museum
Earlier this month, Princeton University presented plans for a new University Art Musum. The new museum would be built on the existing 4.5 acre site (map). The current museum (which has been closed since last April) and adjoining McCormick Hall … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Placemaking, planning, Princeton, Walking
Tagged architecture, Placemaking, planning, Princeton
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Engineers Present Latest Concept Plan for Witherspoon Street Downtown Thoroughfare
Last year, Princeton Council voted to advance a plan to permanently convert the downtown part of Witherspoon Street into a one-way traffic pattern. The decision was made ahead of a large engineering project to upgrade sewers, which will require … Continue reading
Princeton Council Poised To Create Affordable Housing Zone, Permitting 30 New Homes On Terhune Road
Princeton Council will consider a plan to rezone a plot of land at 375 Terhune Road at their meeting on Monday, November 2. The new zoning would permit construction of up to 30 new homes, and end a legal battle … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Placemaking, planning, Princeton, Trails
Tagged Affordable housing, planning, Princeton
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Poll Shows ‘Overwhelming’ Support For Closing Witherspoon Street in Downtown Princeton To Traffic
At a public meeting last week, representatives of the Princeton Engineering Department discussed plans for reconstruction of Witherspoon Street in downtown Princeton. The project is scheduled to begin next year, and the purpose of the meeting was to get further … Continue reading
Posted in Complete Streets, Downtown Vibrancy, Events, Placemaking, planning, Princeton
Tagged car-free, Princeton
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Princeton Considering Possibility of Closing Lower Witherspoon Street to Motor Vehicles
The Princeton Municipal Engineering Department is considering the possibility of permanently closing part of Witherspoon Street to motor vehicles, as part of a consultation on planned improvements to the streetscape. The current project involves the southern end of Witherspoon Street, … Continue reading
Renderings of Proposed 20 Nassau Street Hotel in Downtown Princeton
Last year, it was announced that Graduate Hotels had purchased 20 Nassau Street, a large building in downtown Princeton that has most recently been used for retail uses and offices (map). Graduate Hotels manages boutique hotels in around 30 locations … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Density, Placemaking, planning, Princeton, Real estate, Smart Growth, Sustainability, The Parking Question, Traffic, Zoning
Tagged hotel, planning, Princeton
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Princeton Council Considering More Homes and Retail at Franklin-Maple Site
In 2014, Princeton University donated a disused parking lot on Franklin Avenue (map) to the town of Princeton. The parking lot has not been used much since, but at their meeting on Monday night, Princeton Council took the first steps … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, People, Placemaking, planning, Princeton, Smart Growth, The Parking Question, Zoning
Tagged Affordable housing, planning, Princeton
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Outdoor Pizza Oven Coming to Hulfish Street in Downtown Princeton
Princeton Council tonight approved an application by the owners of Teresa Caffe to place a mobile pizza oven at 29 Hulfish Street in downtown Princeton. The mobile oven will be located in a parking bay outside the ‘Mediterra‘ restaurant. The … Continue reading
Parts of Witherspoon Street in Princeton to be Converted for Outdoor Dining
Part of Witherspoon Street will become one-way only, with much of the space being given over for outdoor dining at local businesses, according to a plan adopted by Princeton Council on Monday night. The plan is the town’s response to … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Complete Streets, Downtown Vibrancy, Placemaking, planning, Princeton, The Parking Question
Tagged Cycling, downtown, economic growth, Parking, Princeton
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Statue of Clarence Clemons Joins Bruce Springsteen At Princeton Gulf Service Station
A new figure has appeared on Nassau Street in Princeton! Fowler’s Gulf Service Station at 271 Nassau Street has since 2017 attracted visitors to see the “Sea Sea Rider” sculpture of famed New Jersey rocker, Bruce Springsteen. In recent weeks, … Continue reading
Posted in Beautiful Walkable Princeton, Downtown Vibrancy, Placemaking, Princeton
Tagged bruce springsteen, clarence clemons, Princeton
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