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Hooray For Our Walkable Jersey Shore Beach Towns!
At this time of the year, many of us head to the beach to enjoy the summer! One of many good things about the Shore is that lots of the beach communities are highly walkable and bikeable. Check out some … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Biking, Density, Downtown Vibrancy, Local, Smart Growth, Walking
Tagged Princeton, Walkability, WalkScore
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AvalonBay Apartments In Princeton Approved
Those who follow local municipal matters do not generally associate Wanda Gunning with stand-up comedy. But the Planning Board Chair had quite a good joke mid-way through the latest hearing on the AvalonBay apartment plan for the former Princeton Hospital … Continue reading
It’s Time To Charge For Parking At Princeton Community Pool. Yes, Really, It Is.
Princeton’s Community Pool, open for its second season since undergoing extensive refurbishment, is having a bumper season. Attendances are averaging an incredible 1,600 people per day. Kids are learning to swim, dive and also appreciating the place to cool off. … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Biking, Complete Streets, Princeton, Sustainability, The Parking Question, Traffic, Transit, Walking
Tagged Donald Shoup, Fred Kent, Princeton, Town Topics
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West Windsor Organizes For Sidewalks
Residents of West Windsor are organizing for improved walkability, with a campaign to install sidewalks on a key section of Cranbury Road in the township, near Princeton Junction rail station. As seen in the image above, this section of road … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Complete Streets, Local, Trails, Walking
Tagged Complete streets, Princeton, Walkability, West Windsor
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New Jersey Drivers Give Walkers Reason To Be Fearful
Earlier this year the tragic death of Rabbi James Diamond shocked Princeton. Now, a string of dreadful accidents featuring New Jersey car drivers has us questioning whether our transportation choices are worth the cost in human life and injury.
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Complete Streets, Local, Princeton, Traffic, Walking
Tagged Complete streets, New Jersey, Pedestrian, Princeton
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Promoting And Strengthening A Walkable Princeton
Tonight is a special moment for ‘Walkable Princeton’! For the first time (hopefully the first of many times!) our team will be getting together with local residents and members of the community to discuss walkability. We will be at Clocktower … Continue reading
Huge Google Street View Update for Princeton!
In the last few days, a massive update of Google Street View in Princeton has seen miles of new imagery of local streets hit the web.
Are Bears Really A Threat To Princeton?
A few bears have been sighted in Princeton in the last couple of weeks and people are going a little bear-crazy! Yesterday, in an editorial apparently taken directly from ‘The Colbert Report‘, the Princeton Packet worried about the possibility of … Continue reading
Posted in Princeton, Walking
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Geese A Threat To Walkers, Bikers On Princeton Canal Trail
Those of us who enjoy walking, jogging, or commuting to work along the D&R Canal Trail are likely familiar with a particular threat around this time of year: angry geese! During the spring, Canada Geese, which seem to have made Lake … Continue reading
Posted in Local, Trails, Walking
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What’s The Deal With ‘Unmarked Crosswalks’?
Drivers may be familiar with the idea that they have to stop for pedestrians crossing the road at marked crosswalks, but many do not realize that they are also required to yield right-of-way to pedestrians at ‘unmarked crosswalks’. In New … Continue reading
Posted in Traffic, Walking
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