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Princeton’s Mt Lucas Road Land Purchase: A Potentially Costly Deal
Princeton’s Democratic Council members are at loggerheads over a potential open space purchase off Mt Lucas Road. Proponents argue that the purchase is necessary to prevent development of 20.4 acres of land, and to provide a link between existing open space … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, planning, Princeton, Real estate, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Trails, Zoning
Tagged affordability, Green Acres, open space, Princeton
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Three Last-Minute Holiday Gifts For The Discerning Princeton Localist
Left it late to get your holiday gifts in? Here are three ideas to satisfy a Princeton resident with an interest in sustainability, walking or local history…
Posted in architecture, Biking, Community, People, planning, Princeton, Sustainability, Trails, Walking
Tagged Cycling, gifts, land preservation, open space, Princeton University, prineton
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Map Of New Princeton Open Space Off Ridgeview Road
Last month, the New Jersey Conservation Foundation acquired a new area of open space in Princeton. Approximately 10 acres of forest were donated by Michael and Barbara Blumenthal, from around the back of their home off Ridgeview Road. This land will now be … Continue reading
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Tagged open space, preservation, Princeton, trails
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New Report Aims To Guide Maintenance Of Princeton’s Open Spaces
Earlier this year, the town of Princeton set up an ‘Open Space Advisory Committee’, to look at how best to maintain our protected woodlands and green areas. On Monday night, committee chair Wendy Mager presented a new report from the 12-member … Continue reading
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Tagged parks, Princeton, recreation, trails
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Safe Crosswalk For Princeton Trail Users Delayed By Wrangling Over Historic Preservation
In October 2014, a father and his 8-year old son on the D&R Canal trail in Princeton were struck by a car while crossing Washington Road. The crash sent both to hospital with serious injuries. Although Princeton Council quickly passed … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Complete Streets, Princeton, Trails, Transit
Tagged Complete streets, crosswalks, mercer county, Princeton, road safety
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New NJ Gas Pipelines Should Serve As Walk-Bike Trails
Gas pipelines are big news in New Jersey right now, around Princeton, and in surounding communities. Apparently stimulated by a glut of fracked gas from western Pennsylvania, various companies are rushing to find new ways to bring their product to … Continue reading
Friends Of Herrentown Woods Trail Map Now Available
The Friends Of Herrentown Woods, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to maintain and improve Princeton’s Herrentown Woods, has published a paper map of trails in the forest. The map was prepared following extensive work by the ‘Friends’ in the last … Continue reading
