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Category Archives: planning
Princeton Planning Board Approves 6-Unit Infill Apartment Project on Spring Street
The Princeton Planning Board recently approved a proposal to add three stories to the ‘Nelson Glass’ building at 45 Spring Street. The project promises to add 6 new apartments in a very walkable location at the heart of downtown Princeton. … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Density, Downtown Vibrancy, People, planning, Princeton, Real estate, Smart Growth
Tagged adaptive re-use, infill, Princeton, smart growth
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The Greater Princeton: A Smart Growth Vision for the Princeton Region
This post was submitted by a guest blogger. Princeton and its surrounding communities are at a turning point and need to make critical decisions about how they want to grow. The affordable housing obligations now being determined will very likely … Continue reading
Posted in planning, Princeton, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Transit
Tagged mercer county, New Jersey, planning, Princeton, smart growth, Transit
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Site Plan for New PFARS Ambulance Station at Witherspoon St and Valley Road in Princeton
On Wednesday evening, January 10, Princeton’s Site Plan Review Advisory Board will consider a plan for a new Princeton First Aid & Rescue ambulance station at Witherspoon Street and Valley Road. The plan to move PFARS from their current home … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, planning, Princeton, The Parking Question, Walking
Tagged emergency services, planning, Princeton, Zoning
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Princeton University Names Site For New Residential College
Princeton University just released an update to their long-range campus planning exercise. As expected, the University is planning to add a new residential college, to accommodate an increase in undergraduate numbers of 10%. The site for the new college will … Continue reading
How Princeton Could Fund New Affordable Housing
A ruling is expected soon in the Mercer County affordable housing trial, which is likely to require Princeton to supply hundreds of new affordable homes. We already considered where the new homes might go. And recently, planners gave some clues about … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, People, planning, Smart Growth, Zoning
Tagged Affordable housing, planning, Princeton
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Planners Eye Seminary, Princeton Shopping Center As Sites For New Housing
Princeton’s Planning Board last week passed a Reexamination Report for the Community Masterplan. The report, which must be prepared regularly according to state law, contains a list of problems facing the community and what planning remedies will be used to … Continue reading
Posted in how-to-add-density, planning, Princeton, Smart Growth
Tagged planning, Princeton, Redevelopment, smart growth
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Princeton Council Candidates For 2017 Talk Goals, Housing, Transportation
Each year, we pose questions to candidates for local office ahead of the November election. This year, Princeton is electing two new Council members. Democrats Leticia Fraga and David Cohen are running to replace outgoing Council members Bernie Miller and … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, People, planning, Smart Growth
Tagged affordability, election, Princeton, smart growth
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Bus Rapid Transit Comes To US-1 But Not (Yet) In Princeton
New Jersey Department of Transport (NJDOT) recently allowed cars to drive on shoulder lanes on part of US-1, a key highway in Central New Jersey which runs past Princeton and connects local towns like West Windsor, Plainsboro and South Brunswick. … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Complete Streets, Density, Local, planning, Princeton, Traffic, Transit
Tagged BRT, Princeton, Redevelopment, Transit, US-1
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Princeton University’s New Arts Complex: The View From The Outside (PHOTOS)
In 2012, Princeton University got approvals to construct a new ‘Arts and Transit’ complex on Alexander St at University Place. Extremely controversial at the time, the plan called for moving Princeton rail station approximately 400-ft south, converting the existing rail … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Complete Streets, Downtown Vibrancy, Events, Placemaking, planning, Princeton
Tagged architecture, arts, Placemaking, Princeton, Princeton University
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The High Cost Of New York/NJ Transit Projects: Some Possible Explanations
New Jersey commuters to New York city are currently suffering through what NY State Governor Andrew Cuomo called a ‘Summer of Hell‘. Emergency maintenance on tracks around New York Penn Station has resulted in service cuts and packed trains. In … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, planning, Transit
Tagged Andrew Cuomo, chris christie, MTA, Penn Station, Port Authority, subway, Transit
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