Category Archives: Placemaking

Princeton Residents Express Strong Desire For Middle-Income Housing In Master Plan ‘Visioning Study’

Posted on November 22, 2022 by walkableprinceton

The prelimary results of the Princeton Master Plan ‘Visioning Study’ are in, and Princeton residents have identified middle-income housing as one of the key priorities that the town needs to address. Princeton’s Master Plan, which guides all municipal planning efforts, … Continue reading →

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Momo Brothers Propose New Pizzeria, Apartments On Witherspoon Street in Princeton

Posted on June 22, 2022 by walkableprinceton

Raoul and Carlo Momo, Princeton residents, and owners of restaurants including ‘Teresa Caffe‘ and ‘Eno Terra‘, have submitted an application to the town to redevelop the building that houses their ‘Terra Momo Bread Company’ on Witherspoon Street (map). The new … Continue reading →

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Princeton Planning Board Approves 125-unit ‘The Alice’ Apartment Development On Terhune Road

Posted on May 6, 2022 by walkableprinceton

On Tuesday night, the Princeton Planning Board approved another key part of the town’s affordable housing plan, a 125-unit mixed-income apartment community at the intersection of North Harrison St and Terhune Road. The development includes a number of advanced ecological … Continue reading →

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Princeton Council Approves New Survey of Park Place Parking Lot, With A View To Redevelopment

Posted on March 31, 2022 by walkableprinceton

Parking has once again dominated Princeton Council’s agenda in 2022, with multiple meetings devoted to reviewing the findings of the ‘Permit Parking Task Force‘. Following substantial opposition, Council scaled back the original plan to expand resident permit parking, and, as … Continue reading →

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New Era of Affordable Housing Begins With Expansion of Princeton Community Village

Posted on October 22, 2021 by walkableprinceton

An event to mark the first new affordable housing to be constructed under the town of Princeton’s 2020 housing settlements was held last Friday. Princeton Community Housing, the non-profit organization that is the largest operator of affordable housing in the … Continue reading →

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Princeton University Planning Major Renovation, Expansion of Dillon Gymnasium

Posted on October 18, 2021 by walkableprinceton

Princeton University has submitted an application to the Princeton NJ Planning Department for a major modernization of its Dillon Gymnasium (map). Constructed in 1947, the existing Dillon Gym was among the last buildings on Princeton University campus to be built … Continue reading →

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Town of Princeton Considering Major Revisions to Witherspoon Street Road Design After Intervention From Planning Expert Jeff Speck

Posted on October 5, 2021 by walkableprinceton

Princeton Council may be about to tear up its plan for a redesign of Witherspoon Street after local business leaders and elected officials heard a talk last week from internationally-famous planner and urbanist, Jeff Speck. Invited by local business leaders … Continue reading →

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Can Jeff Speck Help Solve Princeton’s Walkability Issues?

Posted on September 27, 2021 by walkableprinceton

Princeton business leaders have invited the internationally-recognized planner, Jeff Speck, to give two talks in Princeton this week. Having worked on over 75 town master plans, and authored one of the best-selling popular planning books of the last decade, Speck … Continue reading →

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Town Planning Board Approves New Sir David Adjaye-Designed Princeton University Art Museum

Posted on March 22, 2021 by walkableprinceton

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 →

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Engineers Present Latest Concept Plan for Witherspoon Street Downtown Thoroughfare

Posted on March 16, 2021 by walkableprinceton

  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 →

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