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Category Archives: Walking
Are You A Lover Of Princeton’s Quaint Brick Crosswalks?
There are at least three different types of marked crosswalks in Princeton. Can you name them?
Janette Sadik-Khan: Walking The Walk.
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
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At New Brunswick Ciclovia, The Importance of Car-Free Streets Is Recognized
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
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What Happened When A Local Mom Asked Princeton For Improved Crosswalks?
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
Last Call For Crosswalk Meeting: Wednesday 2p.m. At Witherspoon Hall.
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
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Traffic Safety In Princeton Depends On All Of Us
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
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Can You Help A Princeton Mom Fix This Dangerous Crosswalk?
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Posted in Complete Streets, People, Princeton, Traffic, Walking
Tagged Pedestrian, Pedestrian crossing, Stop sign, traffic
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One Sure Way To Boost Walking To Work In Princeton
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
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How Walkable Is Princeton Really? Assessing The Data…
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
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Biking, Princeton, Transit, Walking
Tagged Mode of transport, Princeton
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Wayfaring Signs: A No-Brainer For Increasing Walkability
This week, Walkable Princeton is running stories from our recent overseas vacation, focusing on how other towns have found solutions to favor walkability. Previous posts in this series are here and here. Our regular local content is back after Labor Day. Sometimes … Continue reading
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