Category Archives: Sustainability

Renderings of Proposed 20 Nassau Street Hotel in Downtown Princeton

Posted on August 21, 2020 by walkableprinceton

Last year, it was announced that Graduate Hotels had purchased 20 Nassau Street, a large building in downtown Princeton that has most recently been used for retail uses and offices (map). Graduate Hotels manages boutique hotels in around 30 locations … Continue reading →

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Architects Pitch Housing Concepts at ‘Princeton Future’ Community Meeting

Posted on March 5, 2020 by walkableprinceton

Community planning group ‘Princeton Future’ held a meeting at Princeton Public Library last Saturday, to discuss planned new affordable housing on Franklin Avenue. According to the town’s affordable housing settlement, agreed last year, and subsequently approved by Mercer County Superior … Continue reading →

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Bikeshare Dock Removed From Princeton Town Hall After Funding Cut

Posted on October 10, 2019 by walkableprinceton

The bikeshare dock next to Community Park Pool at Princeton Town Hall has been removed. The dock previously held six ‘Zagster’ bicycles, which were available for borrowing by members of the local bikeshare program, which was set up in November … Continue reading →

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Princeton Planning Board Eyes Major Rewrite of Town Master Plan

Posted on August 16, 2019 by walkableprinceton

Princeton, NJ may soon begin its first major overhaul of the town Master Plan since 1996. That’s the outcome of a meeting earlier today of the ‘Master Plan Subcommittee’ of the Princeton Planning Board. The Master Plan Subcommittee, as its name … Continue reading →

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Mercer County Planners Reveal Options for Bicycle Facilities on Princeton Roads

Posted on July 17, 2019 by walkableprinceton

At a meeting at Princeton University’s Fields Center last week, planners from Mercer County presented their draft Bicycle Master Plan. The meeting was intended to get public input and explain the various different types of bicycle facility that the County … Continue reading →

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All 82 Recommendations From the Draft Princeton Climate Action Plan

Posted on May 27, 2019 by walkableprinceton

The public comment period for the draft Princeton Climate Action Plan is due to finish on May 31 2019, but how many residents really know what is in the plan? We have assembled all of the policy proposals into one … Continue reading →

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You’re Not Imagining It: Princeton Really Is Getting Wetter

Posted on May 23, 2019 by walkableprinceton

After a very wet April and May, Princeton residents might be asking “why is it always raining??” According to data from the Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist, the answer is clear: it’s Climate Change. Last year was the … Continue reading →

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Historic Princeton Nursery Warehouses Face Demolition After South Brunswick Shoots Down Redevelopment Propsosal

Posted on May 2, 2019 by walkableprinceton

In Kingston NJ, just across Carnegie Lake from Princeton, the ‘Mapleton Preserve‘ offers open space and a chance to connect to nature. The site was formerly part of the largest commercial nursery in the USA, ‘Princeton Nurseries‘. After its closure … Continue reading →

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Site Plan And Details of Princeton Ridge ‘Lanwin’ Development Proposal

Posted on March 7, 2019 by walkableprinceton

The Lanwin Development corporation is proposing to build a new subdivision on the Princeton Ridge, which will be discussed in the Princeton Planning Board meeting tonight (March 7, 2019 – but may be continued to the meeting on April 4). The … Continue reading →

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Princeton Planning Board Gives Final Approval To 17-Unit ‘Province Line Woods’ Development

Posted on February 5, 2019 by walkableprinceton

At their meeting on January 17, members of the Princeton Planning Board gave final approval to a 17-unit housing development to be built on the Princeton Ridge off Province Line Road. The ‘Province Line Woods’ application is the latest and … Continue reading →

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