Category Archives: Princeton

Who Owns this Princeton Segway?

This Segway was spotted on Witherspoon Street near Small World Coffee this weekend. Evidently, some local resident was taking advantage of the wonderful weather to Segway into town! The Segway was locked to a traffic sign with a standard U-lock. For … Continue reading

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The Thin Green Line

New Jersey has the highest population density of any US state. However, a glance at the population density state-wide (above left, and higher definition version here) shows that we are distributed very unequally. Large areas of the state, most notably … Continue reading

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Princeton ArtWalk is Happening Thursday!

Tomorrow, Thursday March 7 sees the return of dozens of snowmen the Princeton ArtWalk! Organized by the Arts Council of Princeton and Princeton University, the event, which runs from 5 pm – 8 pm will see 10 local galleries and artistically-inclined institutions … Continue reading

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Too Many Cars Around Princeton

Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert and several members of the Princeton Council expressed serious reservations last week about a new plan from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) to make alterations to Route 1 just south of Princeton. The new plan … Continue reading

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New Sidewalks on Ewing St in Princeton

Although Princeton is already a very walkable area, there are significant sections of the town where there are no sidewalks. For one section of Ewing Street in Princeton North, that is now changing (see photos above and below).

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Announcing Walkable Princeton!

Walkable Princeton, founded in February 2013, aims to focus development in newly consolidated Princeton, NJ on walkable forms to gain the benefits of smart growth. In this letter, David Keddie announced the motivation for the founding of Walkable Princeton: http://planetprinceton.com/2013/02/11/letters-announcing-walkable-princeton/

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