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Category Archives: Zoning
TCNJ ‘Campus Town’ Looks Set To Be A Model of ‘Smart Growth’
Princeton University is planning to close its much-loved [and affordable!] Butler Apartments off South Harrison Road next summer. Despite complaints from graduate students about the limited rental options in Princeton, there are currently no plans to redevelop the site. In … Continue reading
Posted in Density, Downtown Vibrancy, Local, Smart Growth, Zoning
Tagged College of New Jersey, Ewing Township New Jersey, Princeton, Princeton University, smart growth, TCNJ
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How Walkable Boulder, CO Protected Its Undeveloped Areas
When we recently compiled a list of the Best College Towns, based on 10 other lists, the towns that came out tops were Charlottesville, VA and Boulder, CO. Looking at Boulder, what does it have that makes it such a … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Density, Downtown Vibrancy, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Trails, Transit, Walking, Zoning
Tagged Boulder, Princeton, Walkability
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More Details About 255 Nassau Street Development
We recently learned that a new plan had been developed for the 255 Nassau St site, currently home to a Crossfit gym. A rendering of the proposal has now been released (see image above).
Posted in Downtown Vibrancy, Princeton, Smart Growth, Zoning
Tagged Mixed-use development, Princeton, smart growth, Walkability
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Robert Hillier Seeks Feedback On Witherspoon Corridor Plan At Community Meeting
“Welcome, we’re delighted you came to our subterranean spy headquarters,” said former mayor Jim Floyd, welcoming attendees to a meeting of the Witherspoon-Jackson Neighbors group, held Saturday, July 27 in a disused squash court on the lower level of the … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Alternative Transportation, Community, Density, Downtown Vibrancy, Events, People, Princeton, Smart Growth, The Parking Question, Traffic, Zoning
Tagged Affordable housing, Hillier, Princeton, Zoning
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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
Mixed-Use Residential Development To Come To Princeton’s Gasoline Alley?
Do you remember Turney Motors on Nassau Street? The used car dealership??
Posted in Density, Downtown Vibrancy, Princeton, Smart Growth, Zoning
Tagged Nassau Street, Princeton
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Princeton No Longer The Biggest Town In Mid-Central Jersey
Check out this photo of Princeton and Mercer County from the 1920s. Princeton is the only town in the area. It appears as a dense cluster of buildings (imagine how walkable it must have been!!!!) surrounded on every side by … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Community, Density, Downtown Vibrancy, Local, Princeton, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Traffic, Zoning
Tagged Central Jersey, planning, Princeton, sustainable growth, urbanism
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Shiller: Big Demand For Renting and Walkable Homes
If you want to get an idea about what way the housing market will play out in the coming years, you would be well advised to pay attention to the words of Robert J Shiller. Shiller is the author of … Continue reading
Route 1 Growth Strategy Should Inform Princeton Development
What can be done about traffic in Princeton? Everyone has a theory, but what do the experts say? The New Jersey Department of Transportation in association with the Vorhees Transportation Center in the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University recently published a … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Density, Local, Princeton, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Traffic, Transit, Zoning
Tagged Land use, New Jersey, Princeton, sprawl, traffic
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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
