Category Archives: Princeton

Report: New Jersey Road Maintenance Costs Are The Highest In The Nation

Posted on March 20, 2014 by walkableprinceton

Princeton is facing a bill of around $1 million for emergency road repairs after snow plows cut up roads this winter, leaving drivers facing a course of potholes. Meanwhile, a resurfacing project getting underway on Route 206 in Princeton is … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Transportation, Princeton, Sustainability, Traffic | Tagged New Jersey, NJDOT, Princeton, Roads and Highways, taxes | 6 Comments

Giant Rats Occupy Square In Front Of Princeton Town Hall To Protest Apartment Plan

Posted on March 11, 2014 by walkableprinceton

Two giant rats have joined the protests against the redevelopment of Princeton’s old hospital as apartments. The 15ft-tall inflatable rodents were unveiled by demonstrators from a labor union. “Don’t ask me, I just blow up the rat,” was the response from … Continue reading →

Posted in Placemaking, Princeton, Smart Growth | Tagged AvalonBay, Princeton, surrealism | 1 Comment

Princeton U. Should Ask Some Serious Questions About Their Disappearing Professors

Posted on March 4, 2014 by walkableprinceton

Professor Paul Krugman, recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize for Economics, and Professor of Economics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, has announced he is leaving Princeton. Writing in his New York Times column, … Continue reading →

Posted in Placemaking, Princeton, Smart Growth | Tagged krugman, liberal, New York Times, Placemaking, Princeton University, Redevelopment | 1 Comment

Walkable Princeton Celebrates 1st Birthday, Looks To Future

Posted on March 2, 2014 by walkableprinceton

Happy Birthday to us! Walkable Princeton has passed its first birthday. January 22, 2014 was the date when Walkable Princeton founder David Keddie published his original letter announcing “an advocacy group dedicated to calling for zoning reform that will allow … Continue reading →

Posted in Affordability, Alternative Transportation, Complete Streets, Density, Downtown Vibrancy, Placemaking, Princeton, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Traffic, Transit, Walking, Zoning | Tagged planning, Princeton, sustainability, Walkability | Leave a comment

Can We Make More Space For People On Princeton’s Witherspoon Street?

Posted on February 26, 2014 by walkableprinceton

Kevin Wilkes, Chair of the Alexander Street Task Force updated Princeton residents last Saturday about plans to revamp circulation and transit around the Dinky station and in downtown Princeton. Speaking at a meeting of Princeton Future at the public library, Wilkes … Continue reading →

Posted in Complete Streets, Downtown Vibrancy, Placemaking, Princeton, The Parking Question | Tagged planning, Princeton, Princeton University, Witherspoon Street | 1 Comment

New 7-11 At Princeton’s West Coast Video: Good, Bad Or Ugly?

Posted on February 25, 2014 by walkableprinceton

Remember the ‘good old days’, when if you wanted to watch a movie at home, you had to go round to a store and rent out a book-sized ‘videotape’? It was pretty expensive and you had to pay extra if … Continue reading →

Posted in Affordability, Downtown Vibrancy, Princeton | Tagged 7-11, Princeton, walkable | 12 Comments

Report: New Jersey Is Second-Worst State In The Country For Housing Cost

Posted on February 24, 2014 by walkableprinceton

Statistics released last week from the non-profit Center for Housing Policy reveal that New Jersey is the second-worst state in the USA for housing expense. 31% of New Jerseyans are facing a ‘severe cost burden’ in paying for their homes. … Continue reading →

Posted in Affordability, Local, Princeton, Real estate, Zoning | Tagged affordability, housing, New Jersey, Princeton, Real estate | 2 Comments

Discuss Traffic Matters With Princeton Future At Princeton Library This Saturday, Feb 22, 2014

Posted on February 20, 2014 by walkableprinceton

This Saturday (2/22/2014) Princeton Future will hold a public meeting at Princeton Public Library at 9 a.m. to discuss matters relating to Traffic and Transit in Princeton. The meeting will focus on how to implement the new Circulation Element of … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking, Complete Streets, People, Princeton, Traffic, Transit, Walking | Tagged Complete streets, library, Princeton | 2 Comments

Princeton UPS Store To Relocate To Nassau Street

Posted on February 19, 2014 by walkableprinceton

If you’re still getting over the news that Princeton’s USPS post office is about to move out of the historic home on Palmer Square, then get ready for another surprise. The United Parcel Service outlet on Witherspoon Street, opposite the … Continue reading →

Posted in Downtown Vibrancy, Placemaking, Princeton | Tagged downtown, planning, Princeton, shopping | 1 Comment

Just Off Route 206, Princeton University’s Merwick-Stanworth Housing Rises

Posted on February 17, 2014 by walkableprinceton

In addition to building a new roundabout and its ‘Arts and Transit’ complex, Princeton University has made major progress this winter with construction at its Merwick-Stanworth housing site.