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Category Archives: planning
Important Princeton Master Plan Survey Closes This Sunday
This Sunday (November 6, 2022) marks an important deadline in the effort to rewrite Princeton’s community Master Plan. That date will be the last chance for Princeton residents to provide input for the ‘Community Visioning Survey’, which will be the … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Alternative Transportation, planning, Princeton
Tagged planning, Princeton
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Bayard Lane Subdivision Approved, Despite Stormwater Concerns From Princeton Planning Board Members.
The Princeton Planning Board approved an application for a three-home subdivision off Bayard Lane (aka Route 206) at their meeting on July 7. The meeting was a continuation of a hearing that began in February, and represents the latest attempt … Continue reading
Posted in planning, Princeton, Real estate, Sustainability
Tagged climate change, planning, Princeton, stormwater, sustainability
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Momo Brothers Propose New Pizzeria, Apartments On Witherspoon Street in Princeton
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
Posted in architecture, Density, Downtown Vibrancy, People, Placemaking, planning, Princeton, Sustainability
Tagged downtown, economic growth, planning, Princeton
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Multiple Companies Are Interested In Operating Self-Driving Transit in Trenton
In late 2021, New Jersey Department of Transportation launched the ‘Trenton MOVES‘ program, which is intended to bring a “safe, equitable, affordable, sustainable, and efficient on-demand automated vehicle mobility systems in and beyond Trenton, NJ.” Simply put, the idea is … Continue reading
New ‘Concept Plan’ Presented For Proposed Linden Lane Townhomes
The would-be developer of a three-unit townhouse project at 39 Linden Lane has presented a new ‘concept plan’ to the Princeton Planning Board. The new concept comes after an earlier proposal raised several concerns from the Site Plan Review Advisory … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Density, planning, Princeton, Real estate, Smart Growth, Sustainability
Tagged planning, Princeton, smart growth, Walkability
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Petition calls for Princeton U. to Donate ‘Butler Tract’ for Affordable Housing
Seven years ago, Princeton University demolished graduate student accommodation at the ‘Butler Tract’, off South Harrison St (map). Since then, the large site has sat empty, with occasional use as a surface parking lot. A petition initiated recently by local … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Community, planning, Princeton
Tagged Affordable housing, community land trust, Princeton University
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To Address Flooding Concerns, Princeton Council Advances Study of New Stormwater Runoff Fee
Princeton Concil has awarded a contract to a consultancy firm to investigate whether the town should set up a ‘stormwater utility‘. If so, every local property owner would be required to pay a new fee, which would be dependent on … Continue reading
Posted in planning, Princeton, Sustainability
Tagged planning, Princeton, stormwater, sustainability, sustainable growth
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Princeton Council Rejects Another Bike Lane Proposal
At their meeting on Monday night, Princeton Council held a work session to identify final design alternatives for the ‘Witherspoon Street Phase II’ engineering project. This is a major engineering project for the part of the street between Green Street … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Biking, Complete Streets, planning, Princeton, Sustainability, The Parking Question
Tagged Cycling, planning, Princeton
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Princeton Council Approves New Survey of Park Place Parking Lot, With A View To Redevelopment
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
Posted in Placemaking, planning, Princeton, Smart Growth, The Parking Question
Tagged Parking, planning, Princeton, smart growth
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NJ Transit Focuses On Two Options for Future Of Princeton ‘Dinky’ Rail Corridor
A spokeswoman from NJ Transit announced on Thursday night that the agency has narrowed the field of potential options in its ‘Princeton Transitway’ study. The study aims to identify ways to improve transit along the Princeton ‘Dinky’ rail corridor. Whereas … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Biking, planning, Princeton, Transit
Tagged Bus Rapid Transit, light rail, nj transit, planning, Princeton, trains, Transit
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