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Category Archives: Smart Growth
More Details About 255 Nassau Street ‘Plan B’ Mixed-Use Development
Last week, we published a rendering of the proposed new mixed-use development at 255 Nassau Street, Princeton. A bank will occupy the first floor, with residential housing at the back of the first floor, and on the second and third … Continue reading
Posted in Smart Growth, The Parking Question
Tagged infill, planning, Princeton, smart growth
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Princeton Environmental Film Festival To Screen ‘Tiny Houses’ This Friday
‘Dream Big, Live Small’ is the motto of a 62-min movie to play at the [excellent] Princeton Environmental Film Festival this Friday, Feb 5 at 4 p.m. at the Princeton Public Library. The film, ‘Tiny: A Story About Living Small’ focuses … Continue reading
The Forgotten Story Of Princeton’s Abandoned Attempt To Pedestrianize Palmer Square
College towns that are considered the best in the nation have pedestrianized downtown areas. Every summer, Princeton closes streets around Palmer Square for events like Communiversity and Princeton JazzFeast- events that are wildly popular, and bring thousands of people into … Continue reading
Posted in Complete Streets, Downtown Vibrancy, Events, People, Princeton, Smart Growth, The Parking Question, Traffic
Tagged Palmer Square, Pedestrian, planning, Princeton
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Lot Subdivision Part 2: The Future Of Princeton North
Many houses in the area formally known as ‘Princeton North‘ were built in the 1950s and 1960s. Compared to homes that are built today, they might be considered quite small and basic, but when they were built they answered a … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Density, Princeton, Smart Growth, Zoning
Tagged Princeton, Real estate, Zoning
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First Look: 255 Nassau Street ‘Plan B’.
Last year, a plan to redevelop the building at 255 Nassau Street in Princeton with apartments was shot down by the Princeton Zoning Board of Adjustment. But now, a new plan is plan is on the table, and this is … Continue reading
Posted in Density, Princeton, Real estate, Smart Growth, The Parking Question, Zoning
Tagged Apartment, Princeton, walkable
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Princeton Battlefield Development Shows The Cost Of Opposing In-Town Density
Since about 1980, planners have recognized that compact, walkable development is the best way to foster livable towns, reduce car use, and protect green spaces. This way of planning is a self-conscious return to the layout of traditional towns- where … Continue reading
Posted in Density, Princeton, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Traffic, Transit, Zoning
Tagged Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, smart growth, Zoning
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New Brunswick, NJ Is America’s “5th-Most Exciting Small City’. Why?
New Jersey is too often the target of sneers, but a recent survey of “America’s Most Exciting Small Cities’ showed two Garden State towns in the Top 5. In fact, Hoboken topped the whole list! Meanwhile at #5…New Brunswick. Seriously?
Posted in Affordability, Density, Local, Real estate, Smart Growth
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Ten Things To Look For In Princeton In 2014
Happy New Year! And what does the new year hold?? Will this be the year when affordability, environmentally- and fiscally-sustainable compact development, and alternative transportation get prioritized in Princeton? Here are ten things that we think are likely to shake … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Alternative Transportation, Biking, Community, Complete Streets, Density, Downtown Vibrancy, Local, People, Placemaking, Princeton, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Traffic, Transit, Zoning
Tagged Institute for Advanced Study, New Jersey, Princeton, Princeton University
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Princeton’s Three Consolidations Leave Unfinished Business For 2014
As Princeton looks to a New Year, it also marks a landmark: one year as a consolidated municipality. New Jersey’s absurd number of self-governing municipalities (565 at the last count) reduced by one on Jan 1, 2013 when Princeton Borough … Continue reading
Posted in Density, Princeton, Smart Growth, Zoning
Tagged Mercer County New Jersey, New Jersey, Princeton, School Board
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Mixed-Use ‘Village’ In West Windsor Gets Go-Ahead
Realtors suggest that walkable housing is in great demand. Transit experts recommend higher density development near transit to prevent further road congestion. And now West Windsor has stepped up by approving a mixed-use development across the road from Princeton Junction … Continue reading
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