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Category Archives: planning
Challenging Segregation In Princeton And Mercer County
At this time of year, it’s worthwhile to think of how we can maintain the legacy of Martin Luther King by challenging segregation in Princeton and our local area. Sadly, despite past work and progress, we still live in a very segregated … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, planning, Zoning
Tagged #blacklivesmatter, affordability, housing
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Three Last-Minute Holiday Gifts For The Discerning Princeton Localist
Left it late to get your holiday gifts in? Here are three ideas to satisfy a Princeton resident with an interest in sustainability, walking or local history…
Posted in architecture, Biking, Community, People, planning, Princeton, Sustainability, Trails, Walking
Tagged Cycling, gifts, land preservation, open space, Princeton University, prineton
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Princeton Vs The White House And Paul Krugman
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman is worried about rising inequality, and he knows what’s to blame. Writing in his NY Times column earlier this month, he criticized restrictions on land use that drive up housing costs near job centers. Krugman – … Continue reading
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New Guide Offers Architectural Walking Tours Of Princeton U., Seminary, Institute of Advanced Study.
One of the great pleasures of living in Princeton, or visiting the town, is the ability to stroll, for free, around the beautiful campus of Princeton University. But if you didn’t study there (and maybe even if you did!), it’s hard … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Placemaking, planning, Princeton
Tagged architecture, planning, Princeton University, Walking
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Latest Mercer County Affordable Housing Estimates: West Windsor Set for 1,000 New Units?
Last week, Princeton Council and Planning Board discussed a new municipal housing plan to comply with state affordable housing requirements. By take advantage of a new analysis by Richard Reading for Mercer County Courts, Princeton has been able to make … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Local, People, planning
Tagged Affordable housing, coah, planning, Princeton
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Princeton Planners Name Sites For New Affordable Housing
Sites for new affordable housing in Princeton were listed last week in a joint meeting of Council and the Planning Board. In response to a statewide legal process, Princeton is submitting a new Housing Plan, to ensure that the town … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, planning, Princeton, Zoning
Tagged Affordable housing, coah, Princeton
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New Report Aims To Guide Maintenance Of Princeton’s Open Spaces
Earlier this year, the town of Princeton set up an ‘Open Space Advisory Committee’, to look at how best to maintain our protected woodlands and green areas. On Monday night, committee chair Wendy Mager presented a new report from the 12-member … Continue reading
Posted in planning, Princeton, Sustainability, Trails, Walking
Tagged parks, Princeton, recreation, trails
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Princeton Council Struggles With “Anti-McMansion” Regulations
“Control the size of houses and where they are built”. That was the target of Princeton Council at their meeting last week. Like many prosperous places, Princeton seems in the grip of teardown fever, as developers replace modest mid-20th-century homes with larger, more modern models. Planning … Continue reading
Town To Host Public Meeting To Get Input On ‘Bike Masterplan’
Thursday evening, November 12, the town of Princeton will host a public meeting (details below) to get input on the creation of a new ‘Bicycle Circulation Plan’. Earlier this year, Princeton successfully applied for a program to fund a team of … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Community, Complete Streets, planning, Princeton
Tagged bicycle transportation, Complete streets, Cycling, planning, Princeton
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Princeton Named “USA’s Best Small City”. But Is It Really A City?
Princeton was named ‘Best Small City’ in an online survey this week, following on from another recent analysis that named it ‘Best College Town To Live In’. Although these online polls shouldn’t be taken too seriously, it’s great to have … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Density, Downtown Vibrancy, planning, Princeton
Tagged affordability, Princeton
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