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Category Archives: Princeton
What’s Your Princeton WalkScore??
If you live in central Princeton, you will know that there’s a whole lot of good stuff nearby. Stores, bars, restaurants and parks- you have the option to do many of life’s fun and mundane tasks without even getting into … Continue reading
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Looking For Walkable Solutions
We LOVE this image from urb.en. This gets at one of our key beliefs: that urban planning has for the last 50 years incentivized and promoted car-dependent living, to the extent that many of us require a car to accomplish … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Density, Local, Princeton, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Traffic, Zoning
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Why Did AvalonBay Walk Away From Court Fight With Princeton?
AvalonBay and Princeton have entered into a settlement that will suspend AvalonBay’s litigation that had threatened to see the two sides square off in Mercer County Court at the end of April. The court case related to the Princeton Planning … Continue reading
Posted in Local, Princeton, Zoning
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Taking a Walk Around The Residences at Palmer Square
In an earlier post, we noted that Princeton’s famous Palmer Square was still a work in progress, with construction continuing to the present day. We decided to take a look at the ‘Residences at Palmer Square‘, a complex of new … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Local, Princeton, Real estate
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Are New Ratables A Solution To Princeton’s Looming Tax Explosion?
Princeton is getting a tax cut! Hooray!!! Consolidation IS working. But despite the municipal savings that came from consolidation, Princeton taxpayers are still facing a hike in their tax bills in the medium-term. How can this be? One problem is … Continue reading
Posted in Density, Local, Princeton, Real estate, Smart Growth
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Princeton U. Vice-Chancellor Admits Dinky Will Be Even Further Away
We discussed last Friday how the historic Princeton Dinky station is to become a new Terra Momo restaurant. We just learned some news relating to Princeton University’s plan to move the station. According to The Times of Trenton, Princeton Council heard … Continue reading
Posted in Local, Princeton, Transit
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10 Local Sites For Princeton Students To Walk To
Princeton students are not well-known for venturing out to explore the town.
Posted in Local, Princeton, Trails, Walking
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Dinky Station To Join List of Converted Railroad Stations
We learned this week that the historic Princeton Railroad Station is going to become part of the Terra Momo restaurant empire. Not everyone is entirely happy about this, but it is far better than the possibility of the station crumbling … Continue reading
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Princeton Movie Gala for Affordable Housing!
This is a really great event to raise money for affordable housing in Princeton (from the Princeton Packet): on Thursday, March 21, the Princeton Garden Theater held a red-carpet gala showing of new movie ‘Admission‘, featuring Tina Fey and Paul … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Events, Princeton
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Green Spaces and Courtyards
(Note-This post was updated 4.2.2013 in the light of ongoing developments regarding the proposed AvalonBay development at the former Princeton Hospital site.) At the southwestern end of Nassau Street in downtown Princeton lies a number of beautiful buildings that are … Continue reading
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