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- Memorial Held for Cyclist Who Died After Crash Caused by Pothole on Pretty Brook Road
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- Anonymous Objectors Outraged About $10,000 Rents at New '195 Nassau' Apartment Community
- Construction Begins on Princeton's Newest Walkable Apartment Building, "The Fitzgerald"
Category Archives: Princeton
Princeton Can Easily Gather More Money From The University…Here’s How.
This week, we are awaiting the announcement of a new agreement detailing the amount of financial support that Princeton University will contribute to Princeton’s municipal finances. The amount of money that Princeton University gives the town is a regular source of discussion … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, People, Princeton, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Zoning
Tagged eisgruber, planning, Princeton, Princeton University, Zoning
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Princeton’s 2014 Democratic Party Candidates Discuss Walkable Living
Princeton is scheduled to elect two Council members this November. The Princeton Community Democratic Organization will meet Sunday March 30 to endorse candidates ahead of their Primary in June. We got in touch with the Democratic Party candidates ahead of this key … Continue reading
Posted in Density, People, Princeton, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Traffic, Zoning
Tagged democratic party, pcdo, Princeton, smart growth
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Forty-One Residents In Six Downtown Princeton Apartments? We’re Not Surprised.
A recent fire at Princeton’s famous ‘House of Cupcakes’ on Witherspoon Street resulted in the evacuation of six nearby downtown apartments. Fortunately, there were no injuries to residents, although many commentators were surprised that the six apartments were home to … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Density, Princeton, Smart Growth, Traffic, Zoning
Tagged Affordable housing, planning, Princeton, Zoning
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Report: New Jersey Road Maintenance Costs Are The Highest In The Nation
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
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Giant Rats Occupy Square In Front Of Princeton Town Hall To Protest Apartment Plan
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
Princeton U. Should Ask Some Serious Questions About Their Disappearing Professors
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
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Walkable Princeton Celebrates 1st Birthday, Looks To Future
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
Can We Make More Space For People On Princeton’s Witherspoon Street?
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
New 7-11 At Princeton’s West Coast Video: Good, Bad Or Ugly?
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
Report: New Jersey Is Second-Worst State In The Country For Housing Cost
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
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