Category Archives: The Parking Question

Parking-On-Demand Comes To Princeton With Launch Of ‘Possumus’ Program

Posted on February 20, 2018 by

Princeton just got a new way to park. You may have read about Arash Sadeghi last year in the Princeton Echo or in the Princeton Packet. The graduate of Oxford and Princeton universities was launching a tech startup to allow people … Continue reading →

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Site Plan for New PFARS Ambulance Station at Witherspoon St and Valley Road in Princeton

Posted on January 9, 2018 by

On Wednesday evening, January 10, Princeton’s Site Plan Review Advisory Board will consider a plan for a new Princeton First Aid & Rescue ambulance station at Witherspoon Street and Valley Road. The plan to move PFARS from their current home … Continue reading →

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Fixing Princeton’s Parking Problems In Three Easy Steps

Posted on June 14, 2017 by

The town of Princeton is holding a public meeting tonight (June 14) to discuss parking. The meeting is the latest in a series of discussions led by consultants hired by the town to evaluate issues relating to parking. These issues … Continue reading →

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Limiting Undergraduate Parking Is Consistent With Princeton University’s History

Posted on May 10, 2016 by

Princeton University undergraduates and the ‘Daily Princetonian’ editorial board are protesting about a plan by the University to limit undergraduate car parking on campus. This is nothing new. Students have been protesting for decades about plans by the University to … Continue reading →

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Apartment Conversion Of MacLean Street Masonic Hall Approved After Marathon Meeting

Posted on February 18, 2016 by

Princeton’s Zoning Board of Adjustment has approved required variances for a planned conversion of the old Masonic Hall on MacLean Street. The building will now be converted to ten apartments, including a mix of studios and one- and two-bed units. The … Continue reading →

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Princeton University Issues Update On Goals Of Campus Plan

Posted on February 1, 2016 by

Last week, Princeton University released the first major update on the findings of its 2026 Campus Planning Exercise. The last Campus Plan led to a huge amount of development around the University grounds, including some highly-controversial projects such as the … Continue reading →

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Princeton To Hold Hearing On Proposed Walkable MacLean Street Apartments

Posted on January 25, 2016 by

This Wednesday, January 27, Wednesday, February 17 the Princeton Zoning Board will have a hearing on a proposal to bring 10 new apartments to the old Masonic Hall at John Street and MacLean Street. The new apartments would potentially allow … Continue reading →

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