Category Archives: Walking

Secrets Of Princeton’s Autumn Hill Reservation

Posted on October 22, 2013 by walkableprinceton

At the far north-eastern corner of Princeton lies a huge tract of preserved natural land. This is ‘Autumn Hills Reservation’, north of Herrontown Road, which was acquired by Princeton Township’s Open Space Commission in the late 1960s. At that time, … Continue reading →

Posted in Princeton, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Trails, Walking | Tagged Boy Scout, Eagle Scout Service Project, Millstone River, Mother Nature, Princeton | 7 Comments

Are You A Lover Of Princeton’s Quaint Brick Crosswalks?

Posted on October 18, 2013 by walkableprinceton

There are at least three different types of marked crosswalks in Princeton. Can you name them?

Posted in Complete Streets, Princeton, Walking | Tagged Nassau Street, New Jersey Department of Transportation, Pedestrian crossing, Princeton, Princeton High School, Westminster Choir College | 1 Comment

Janette Sadik-Khan: Walking The Walk.

Posted on October 15, 2013 by walkableprinceton

What does it take to get progress in walkability and great urban spaces? According to Gil Penalosa, founder of 8-80 Cities, the primary issue is

Posted in Biking, Complete Streets, People, Placemaking, Trails, Walking | Tagged Janette Sadik-Khan, Princeton, Segregated cycle facilities | Leave a comment

At New Brunswick Ciclovia, The Importance of Car-Free Streets Is Recognized

Posted on October 10, 2013 by walkableprinceton

Last Sunday, New Brunswick hosted its first ‘Ciclovia’, an event where the streets are closed to cars so that they become fully open to people. The idea originated in Bogota, Colombia, and there are now hundreds of annual Ciclovias around … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Transportation, Biking, Complete Streets, Local, People, Transit, Walking | Tagged Central Jersey, Ciclovía, New Brunswick | 3 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

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 →

Posted in Alternative Transportation, Complete Streets, People, Princeton, Traffic, Walking | Tagged Complete streets, Netherlands, Pedestrian, Princeton, traffic | 2 Comments

Can You Help A Princeton Mom Fix This Dangerous Crosswalk?

Posted on September 9, 2013 by walkableprinceton

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Posted in Complete Streets, People, Princeton, Traffic, Walking | Tagged Pedestrian, Pedestrian crossing, Stop sign, traffic | 3 Comments

One Sure Way To Boost Walking To Work In Princeton

Posted on September 4, 2013 by walkableprinceton

Want to know how to get more people – far more people – walking to work in Princeton? The answer is very simple, and the good news is, it doesn’t have to cost us a cent…

Posted in Alternative Transportation, Biking, Density, Princeton, Smart Growth, Traffic, Transit, Walking, Zoning | Tagged New Jersey, Palmer Square, Plainsboro Township New Jersey, Princeton, Walking | 5 Comments

How Walkable Is Princeton Really? Assessing The Data…

Posted on September 3, 2013 by walkableprinceton

Compared to other places in the USA, how walkable is Princeton? We compared data on how people get to work, taking data from all across the country, and compared it to data on how people in Princeton get to work. … Continue reading →