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Princeton Council Poised To Adopt New Overnight Parking Restrictions

Posted on June 5, 2015 by walkableprinceton

Princeton Council looks set to adopt new restrictions on overnight parking in town. A vote has been scheduled for Monday night, June 8, to decide how much of the town will be subject to a ban on overnight parking.

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‘A Princeton Of Villages’ – How Princeton Planned To Grow To A Green Community Of 40,000 People

Posted on May 26, 2015 by walkableprinceton

Open space. A complete network of cycle paths. Housing options that preserved social and economic diversity. Stores that can be accessed easily on foot. All this was envisaged in 1973 by the Princeton Planning Board, as part of a 20-year vision … Continue reading →

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Princeton Planners Identify Four Potential Sites For New Affordable Housing

Posted on May 21, 2015 by walkableprinceton

The Princeton Planning Board got an update on Wednesday night about affordable housing. Planning Director Lee Solow outlined the process by which the town will need to respond to a landmark decision of the New Jersey Supreme Court from earlier this year, … Continue reading →

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How To Make Valley Road A ‘Complete Street’ That Works For Everybody

Posted on May 19, 2015 by walkableprinceton

Princeton’s engineers held a public meeting last week to discuss planned upgrades to sanitary sewers and storm drains on Valley Road. As Princeton’s ‘Complete Streets’ policy calls for roads to be designed with all users in mind, the engineers also discussed opportunities … Continue reading →

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Final Report Of Princeton Transit Task Force Recommends Streetcar Upgrade For Dinky Rail Line

Posted on May 11, 2015 by walkableprinceton

A task force set up to consider upgrades to transit service along Alexander Street and University Place is set to present a final report to Princeton Council. Their ‘preferred alternative’ is a streetcar/light rail service operating on the existing Princeton Branch … Continue reading →

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Princeton U. Requests Input For Campus Plan With ‘Campus Compass’ Website

Posted on May 7, 2015 by walkableprinceton

Princeton University is reaching out to students, faculty, and members of the community with a new website called ‘Campus Compass‘. The site allows people to inform the University about how they use the campus, as part of the ongoing effort … Continue reading →

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Remembering The Old Princeton Trolley

Posted on May 5, 2015 by walkableprinceton

Any day now, the long-awaited report of the Princeton Alexander Street-University Place MOU Transit Task Force is due to be published. The Task Force was established to investigate opportunities for upgrading transit service along the key Alexander Street corridor leading … Continue reading →

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Cancellation of Princeton-Plainsboro Bus Line Shows Challenges With Princeton Transit

Posted on April 23, 2015 by walkableprinceton

This week, NJ Transit announced fare hikes and service cutbacks. Among all the bus lines in New Jersey, the only year-round daily service that is getting the chop is our #655 service between Princeton and Plainsboro. The #655 line was … Continue reading →

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Princeton Council Holds Firm On Controversial Poe Road Sidewalks

Posted on April 16, 2015 by walkableprinceton

At their regular meeting on Monday night, Princeton Council discussed an ongoing question about sidewalks on Poe Road between Random Road and Route 27. Neighbors along this section of Poe Road have fought the plan to install sidewalks here, even … Continue reading →