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Category Archives: Sustainability
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
Has The D&R Canal Commission Made A Case For Regional Planning In Central Jersey?
The D&R Canal Commission issued an extraordinary planning decision last month, over-ruling the recommendation of their own staff and rejecting a plan by Princeton’s Institute of Advanced Study to develop part of their land as faculty housing. The case raises interesting questions … Continue reading
FreshDirect Now Offering Car-Free Groceries In Princeton
Whereas grocery shopping is regularly touted as a key reason for owning a car, we noted last year that there are many ways to get groceries home without driving. One of the ways we suggested was to take advantage of … Continue reading
Princeton Carbon Footprint Confirms Sustainability Benefits Of Walkable Homes
An amazing new tool from the University of Berkeley, California has estimated carbon emissions from every zipcode area in the United States. The goal is to provide information to local government about how they can target efforts to reduce the … Continue reading
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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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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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
‘The B Home’ And How We Build Houses In Princeton
What is a house? In Princeton, it’s typically a one/two story structure with a sloping roof and some ornamental shutters that don’t actually close (see also ‘The Princeton‘ model from stack ’em housing constructor, Toll Brothers). However, occasionally, an innovator … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, People, Princeton, Sustainability
Tagged Affordable housing, Arcology, Princeton, Soleri
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Who Needs A Car To Haul A Christmas Tree??
Cross-posted at Strong Towns Network. Compact, walkable development reduces municipal infrastructure costs, builds the tax base, and allows for efficient, green, car-free transportation. On the other hand, it has been argued that compact walkable housing does not reduce traffic, because … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Biking, Downtown Vibrancy, Princeton, Sustainability, Walking
Tagged Christmas tree, Peapod
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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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