Category Archives: Traffic

Princeton Zoning Board Nixes Mixed-Use 255 Nassau Street Plan

Posted on October 24, 2013 by walkableprinceton

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 →

Posted in Affordability, Complete Streets, Density, Princeton, Real estate, Smart Growth, Traffic, Walking, Zoning | Tagged New Jersey Department of Transportation, Princeton, Princeton University, Zoning in the United States | 8 Comments

255 Nassau Plan Shows The Extraordinary Difficulty Of Infill Redevelopment in Princeton

Posted on October 3, 2013 by walkableprinceton

The proposed redevelopment of the 255 Nassau Crossfit gym (formerly Wild Oats market) is in doubt as NJDOT regulations, University inflexibility, and municipal red tape combine to stymie the plan. Skeptical officials look set to can the plan, but it … Continue reading →

Posted in Density, Downtown Vibrancy, Princeton, Real estate, Smart Growth, Sustainability, The Parking Question, Traffic, Zoning | Tagged Affordable housing, Nassau Street, Princeton, Princeton University | 8 Comments

Does Mayor Lempert Really Think That Middle-Class Princeton Workers Should Live In Trenton??

Posted on October 1, 2013 by walkableprinceton

Princeton is suffering an affordability crisis that has seen the town’s middle-class largely driven out in the face of high property prices and taxes. Even junior research staff at the University find it hard to justify the cost of living … Continue reading →

Posted in Affordability, Alternative Transportation, Density, Downtown Vibrancy, Local, People, Princeton, Smart Growth, Traffic | Tagged Princeton, Trenton | 1 Comment

Parking Fiasco Exposes Princeton’s Failure To Add Needed Housing

Posted on September 27, 2013 by walkableprinceton

Reporting from Planet Princeton this week exposed an extraordinary scam where employees at local businesses bypassed Princeton parking regulations by placing menus, coasters and receipts from their place of employment in their windshields. Apparently, local parking enforcement did not write … Continue reading →

Posted in Affordability, Density, Princeton, Smart Growth, The Parking Question, Traffic | Tagged Commuting, Planet Princeton, Princeton | 4 Comments

Where Is The Housing Density Around Princeton?

Posted on September 26, 2013 by walkableprinceton

Brandon Martin-Anderson of the MIT Media Lab has created a new map showing every person listed in the US Census. This is the most visual exactly where people live throughout the USA. Zooming in on Princeton reveals the exact density of … Continue reading →

Posted in Density, Local, Princeton, Traffic | Tagged Affordable housing, Central Jersey, MIT Media Lab, Plainsboro, Plainsboro Township New Jersey, Princeton, Princeton University | 4 Comments

What Happened When A Local Mom Asked Princeton For Improved Crosswalks?

Posted on September 24, 2013 by walkableprinceton

Last Wednesday, two representatives of ‘Walkable Princeton’ accompanied Dr Rachael Winfree, a Princeton resident, to a meeting of the municipal Traffic and Transportation sub-committee that deals with pedestrian improvements to local streets. (Regular readers will recall that we recently reached … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Transportation, Complete Streets, People, Princeton, The Parking Question, Traffic, Walking | Tagged Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Pedestrian, Pedestrian crossing, Princeton, traffic, Transportation | 17 Comments

Princeton Kills Personal Rapid Transit, Dinky Heavy Rail Extension Plans

Posted on September 20, 2013 by walkableprinceton

Princeton Council heard testimony at their September 9 meeting from Kevin Wilkes, the Chair of the Alexander Street / University Place Transit Task Force. He reported that the possibility of a heavy rail extension of the Dinky Line to take … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Transportation, Local, People, Princeton, Traffic, Transit | Tagged Personal Rapid Transit, Princeton, Princeton Branch, Princeton Community Television, Princeton University | 10 Comments

Last Call For Crosswalk Meeting: Wednesday 2p.m. At Witherspoon Hall.

Posted on September 17, 2013 by walkableprinceton

Last week we reported about Rachael Winfree, a Princeton mother who is trying to persuade Princeton municipal officials to enhance pedestrian safety measures at crosswalks over Chambers Street. Chambers Street is used as a rat-run by crosstown drivers, who

Posted in Complete Streets, People, Princeton, Traffic, Walking | Tagged Complete streets, Princeton | 1 Comment

Traffic Safety In Princeton Depends On All Of Us

Posted on September 13, 2013 by walkableprinceton

On Monday, we wrote about Rachael Winfree, a local mom who is trying to encourage Princeton municipal officials to install pedestrian improvements on Chambers Street in downtown Princeton. When it comes to pedestrian safety, we can’t underestimate the importance of … Continue reading →