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Category Archives: Smart Growth
Free Parking Can’t Save Central Jersey Malls- Even On Black Friday
Cross posted at Strong Towns Network. On Black Friday- traditionally a day marked by a surge of post-Thanksgiving shopping- our friends at http://www.strongtowns.org launched a nationwide appeal for members to send in photos of parking lots in their local areas. … Continue reading
Posted in Downtown Vibrancy, Local, Princeton, Smart Growth, The Parking Question, Zoning
Tagged Black Friday, Central Jersey, Lincoln Highway, New Jersey
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Homes For Diversity And Inclusivity Part 3: Subdivide Large Lots.
Princeton planning and zoning has had unintended exclusionary outcomes, making it hard for local middle-class workers to live in town, and incentivizing car-dependency and traffic. In this series, we explore options for adding more walkable housing in Princeton to enable diversity … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, how-to-add-density, Smart Growth, Zoning
Tagged Princeton, Walkability
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Princeton PhD Students Let Down By University, Town Housing Policies
Princeton University is planning to demolish graduate student housing at their Butler Apartments site on S Harrison Street, but not everybody thinks it’s a good idea. Writing in ‘The Daily Princetonian’, University Professor Anthony Grafton expressed disappointment that the University … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Community, Density, People, Princeton, Smart Growth, Zoning
Tagged Daily Princetonian, Graduate School, Princeton, Princeton University
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Why Is Princeton Council Funding A Gym At The Valley Road School Site?
Princeton Council recently voted to redirect $768,000 of grant money to new projects. The grant money was awarded by Mercer County in 2006 to install synthetic playing fields at Greenway Meadows park. Princeton has failed to even start the project, … Continue reading
Latest Princeton Hospital Site Court Action Looks Like A Lost Cause.
As Princeton University professors write letters criticizing the lack of suitable rental housing in Princeton, and affordable housing charities search for more opportunities to add housing for moderate-income families, some Princeton residents are organizing to block redevelopment of the old … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Density, Princeton, Smart Growth, Zoning
Tagged Affordable housing, AvalonBay, Princeton, Princeton University
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US Route 1 In Princeton: Too Big To Fail.
In the coming months, the municipalities of West Windsor, NJ and Princeton, NJ will announce a new plan to expand Route 1 in association with NJDOT. While it’s easy to understand why they want to do this, expanding Route 1 … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Local, Princeton, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Traffic, Transit, Zoning
Tagged New Jersey, Princeton, Roads and Highways, U.S. Route 1
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Six Princeton Things We’re Thankful For This Holiday.
Living in Princeton gives us so much to be thankful for every day, with our history, walkable downtown and eclectic neighbors. We’re thankful for our friends. We’re thankful for our family. And this holiday, here are six things, all of … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Alternative Transportation, Biking, Community, Downtown Vibrancy, Events, People, Placemaking, Princeton, Real estate, Smart Growth, Trails, Transit, Zoning
Tagged Affordable housing, New Jersey Supreme Court, Palmer Square, Princeton, Princeton University, Walkability
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Homes For Diversity And Inclusivity Part 2: Hide Tall Buildings.
Princeton planning and zoning has had unintended exclusionary outcomes, making it hard for local middle-class workers to live in town, and incentivizing car-dependency and traffic. In this series, we explore options for adding more walkable housing in Princeton to enable diversity … Continue reading
Princeton Zoning Board Nixes Mixed-Use 255 Nassau Street Plan
If you were thinking about renting one of the 15 proposed apartments envisioned as part of a plan to redevelop the Crossfit gym at 255 Nassau Street, it’s time to start making other plans. On Wednesday night, the Princeton Zoning … Continue reading
Secrets Of Princeton’s Autumn Hill Reservation
At the far north-eastern corner of Princeton lies a huge tract of preserved natural land. This is ‘Autumn Hills Reservation’, north of Herrontown Road, which was acquired by Princeton Township’s Open Space Commission in the late 1960s. At that time, … Continue reading
Posted in Princeton, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Trails, Walking
Tagged Boy Scout, Eagle Scout Service Project, Millstone River, Mother Nature, Princeton
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