Ten Things That Will Happen In Princeton In 2026!!

Posted on December 31, 2025 by walkableprinceton
2025 was a big year for the lawn sign industry in Princeton

It’s time for the annual ‘Walkable Princeton’ predictions for the year ahead, continuing a tradition that started in 2014! Check them out and then read on to find out how many of our predictions for 2025 came true!

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Princeton Planning Board Approved a Total of Just Four New Homes in 2025

Posted on December 26, 2025 by walkableprinceton
The second floor of this office building on North Harrison St was converted to four apartments.

The Princeton Planning Board approved a total of just four homes in 2025. Few new proposals for housing made their way to the Board, and several proposals that had already been approved remain unbuilt.

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‘Bicycle Assemblies’ at Princeton Middle School Put the Focus on Street Safety for Students

Posted on December 23, 2025 by walkableprinceton
Princeton Middle School students at ‘Bike Assembly’ last week

Last week, Princeton Middle School students participated in ‘bike assemblies’, featuring safety experts from Greater Mercer TMA and the Princeton Police Department. The goal of the sessions was to learn about the shared responsibility of navigating the community’s streets. Whether students travel by foot, traditional bicycle, or e-bike, the bike assemblies aimed to emphasize that safety begins with taking personal ownership of one’s actions on the road. 

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NJ State Legislators Advance Bill To Require Licensing, Insurance, Registration Of Low-Speed E-bikes

Posted on December 16, 2025 by walkableprinceton
Class I e-bikes like this REI Coop model are speed-limited to 20 mph

Cycling supporters are urging New Jersey state legislators to reconsider a proposed new law that would create the strictest regulations in the nation for low-speed electric bikes. Supporters such as NJ Senate President Nicolas Scutari have argued that strict regulations are required for safety, but that idea has been strongly disputed by advocates, who warn that the new law would reduce access to e-bikes and eliminate incentives to ride safer e-bikes that are limited to 20 mph. The bill has already passed out of two legislative committees in the statehouse, and could come up for a full vote in the state Assembly and Senate as soon as this week.

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Exploring Trenton Riverfront Redevelopment With ‘Trenton Walks!’

Posted on December 13, 2025 by walkableprinceton

It was sleeting when a group of around 30 people of all ages met outside “Cooper’s Riverview” (map) in Trenton on Sunday morning. The occasion? The 62nd “Trenton Walks!” walking tour of the city. In this case, the focus was on plans for redevelopment of the Delaware River waterfront.

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Voting Ends Today…And This Kiosk Design Deserves To Be A Winner

Posted on December 3, 2025 by walkableprinceton
‘Option 3’ from the “People’s Choice” Kiosk Design Contest

Voting ends today, Wednesday December 3, for the Princeton “People’s Choice” information kiosk design contest. As we reported earlier this year (“Students, Architects Encouraged To Submit Entries for Nassau Street Information Kiosk Design Contest“), the town has been holding a contest to design replacements for the information kiosks on Nassau Street. Six designs were selected for a public vote, which may or may not determine what kind of kiosk replaces the existing one outside the ‘Garden Theater’. The designs have been on display in the lobby of the Princeton Public Library for several weeks. Full details are also available at the municipal website at this link.

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Poll Shows New Jersey Residents Mostly Support More Housing

Posted on November 20, 2025 by walkableprinceton
New apartments under construction in Highland Park, NJ

A clear majority of New Jersey residents support building more housing. That’s the potentially surprising conclusion of a recent poll, which aimed to get a sense of how New Jerseyans view new home construction.

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Princeton University ‘Quantum Institute’ Gets Go-Ahead From Town Planning Board

Posted on November 18, 2025 by walkableprinceton
View of the planned ‘Quantum Institute’ on Princeton University campus

At a meeting on October 9, the Princeton Planning Board gave full approval to Princeton University’s proposed ‘Quantum Institute’. The 225,000 sq ft building will be built at Ivy Lane and Fitzrandolph Road, on the east side of the University campus (map). At present, the site is used as a University softball field, Strubing Field. The building will be used for high-tech research, fabrication, and teaching.

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How Much Does It Cost To Rent in Princeton in 2025?

Posted on November 16, 2025 by walkableprinceton

In recent years, a number of large new apartment buildings have been constructed in Princeton. How have they affected rental rates around the town? To find out, we reviewed rental rates for apartments listed online, and compared them to last year. We last did a similar survey in September 2024 (Report: Princeton, NJ Apartment Rents Increasing Less Than Home Prices in 2024).

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Some New Blue Homes on John Street

Posted on November 12, 2025 by walkableprinceton
The redevelopment at 166-168 John Street in Princeton.

Award-winning local design firm JZA+D have announced the completion of their latest project, a six-unit apartment complex at 166-168 John Street (map). The development adds new homes in a highly-walkable area, close to Princeton University and downtown. The new homes have been a long time coming, however, with the original approval granted in September 2020. At that time, there was substantial opposition to the plan from the Historic Preservation Commission and local neighbors. Even the blue color of the buildings became a significant source of controversy, with historic preservationists arguing that it was an unacceptable color in the Witherspoon-Jackson Historic District.

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