Category Archives: Zoning
Looking For Walkable Solutions
We LOVE this image from urb.en. This gets at one of our key beliefs: that urban planning has for the last 50 years incentivized and promoted car-dependent living, to the extent that many of us require a car to accomplish … Continue reading
Why Did AvalonBay Walk Away From Court Fight With Princeton?
AvalonBay and Princeton have entered into a settlement that will suspend AvalonBay’s litigation that had threatened to see the two sides square off in Mercer County Court at the end of April. The court case related to the Princeton Planning … Continue reading
Green Spaces and Courtyards
(Note-This post was updated 4.2.2013 in the light of ongoing developments regarding the proposed AvalonBay development at the former Princeton Hospital site.) At the southwestern end of Nassau Street in downtown Princeton lies a number of beautiful buildings that are … Continue reading
Princeton: Who Can Afford It?
The Princeton area has been home to many different people through the years. The Lenni Lenape people, after centuries of living around Princeton, were displaced by Europeans in the 16th and 17th centuries, with subsequent settlement by Quakers and other … Continue reading
1937: The Year Palmer Square Brought Smart Growth To Princeton
Palmer Square, at the heart of downtown Princeton, offers a mixture of stores, boutiques, restaurants, and condominium homes-among much more-all centered around an attractive park-like square. Loved by almost everyone in the community, walkable Palmer Square is listed as the … Continue reading
Walkable Neighborhoods Linked to Social Wellbeing
Many of us who are lucky enough to live in downtown Princeton recognize the benefits of living in a close-knit community where we frequently see our neighbors and interact spontaneously with friends while shopping or walking around. A University of … Continue reading
New Jersey Needs More Walkable Homes
This link is from NJ Future, a nonprofit organization that promotes responsible land use. The author points out how demographic changes and a recognition that car-dependent lifestyles bring traffic and sprawl has resulted in a huge pent-up demand for walkable … Continue reading
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