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Princeton’s Beloved, Walkable WaWa Faces Its Final Semester.

Posted on January 29, 2014 by walkableprinceton

Entrance to the famous Princeton WaWa. (click to expand.)

It’s possible- no, likely- that there is no other store in Princeton that has enabled as many car-free shopping trips as the Alexander Street WaWa. For years, the WaWa has been the primary destination for students and locals looking for hot and cold food, milk, drinks, snacks and much more. Now, with the Princeton University Lewis Center expansion project proceeding apace, the WaWa enters its final semester before it will be demolished. Continue reading →

Posted in Downtown Vibrancy, Princeton | Tagged convenience store, Princeton, Princeton University, Walkability, wawa | 2 Comments

First Look: 255 Nassau Street ‘Plan B’.

Posted on January 28, 2014 by walkableprinceton

Revised Plan for 255 Nassau Street redevelopment, obtained from Princeton Planning Board by a public records request. (Click to expand.)

Revised Plan for 255 Nassau Street redevelopment, as seen from the front. (Plans from Princeton Planning Board by a public records request- Click to expand.)

Last year, a plan to redevelop the building at 255 Nassau Street in Princeton with apartments was shot down by the Princeton Zoning Board of Adjustment. But now, a new plan is plan is on the table, and this is what it looks like! (see photo above) Continue reading →

Posted in Density, Princeton, Real estate, Smart Growth, The Parking Question, Zoning | Tagged Apartment, Princeton, walkable | 6 Comments

Princeton House Prices Up 7% in 2013. Good Or Bad News?

Posted on January 27, 2014 by walkableprinceton

How many houses are selling in Princeton and how much are they going for?

Winter is a quiet time in the real estate market and a good point to take a look at how the market is working out. There’s a sense that the Princeton property market has been picking up in the last year or two, but how much did home prices rise by last year? Continue reading →

Posted in Affordability, Princeton, Real estate | Tagged Princeton, Real estate | Leave a comment

Princeton Is A Big Outlier On The ‘Car-Free College Grad Index’

Posted on January 24, 2014 by walkableprinceton

Princeton and Palo Alto stand out in a graph of car-free households vs college degree holders in the US. (Click to expand.)

Where do graduates from top-ranking colleges go to work after they finish school? New York, Boston, Washington DC and San Francisco are popular destinations. In all these places, lots of people live without cars. Is that generally true of places where college graduates live? And where does Princeton fit in? Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Transportation, Density, Princeton | Tagged Princeton, the atlantic | Leave a comment

New Organic Juice Bar To Open In Princeton’s Walkable Downtown

Posted on January 23, 2014 by walkableprinceton

Site of soon-to-come “Arlee’s Raw Blends” on Nassau Street in Princeton. (click to expand.)

Downtown Princeton looks set to benefit from a new, walkable, independent small business in the coming months- and this one looks like something pretty special! Continue reading →

Posted in Downtown Vibrancy | Tagged downtown, Princeton | 3 Comments

Snow Makes A Princeton Commute By Rail Seem Much More Attractive

Posted on January 22, 2014 by walkableprinceton

Jersey traffic stuck in snow, Jan 21, 2014. (click to expand.)

Yikes! Did everybody get home OK last night? That snow (sorry- ‘polar vortex’ will not be used around here as a synonym for normal winter weather) caused total cha0s yesterday, as car commuters got stuck in miles of jams. After traveling 1.2 miles in an hour, it dawned on me that I didn’t have to do this. It was time to make the switch to rail…
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Posted in Alternative Transportation, Transit, Walking | Tagged Princeton, snow, Transit | 7 Comments

Are Princeton’s Schools ‘Full To Bursting’? What Is To Be Done?

Posted on January 21, 2014 by walkableprinceton

Princeton High School with snow and moon. (click to expand.)

Are Princeton’s schools too crowded? Some local residents are complaining that classrooms are too full, and that Princeton therefore cannot accommodate any more families with kids. Further expansion in the school system is also argued to be unaffordable because of the expense. Is there any truth to these claims?

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Posted in Princeton | Tagged education, Princeton, public schools | Leave a comment

Walking Together

Posted on January 20, 2014 by walkableprinceton

It’s MLK Day, Princeton. Click here and go make it special. Got to work? ~~At least read this.~~ Check out this great video of the “I have a dream” speech, posted at Planet Princeton.

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FreshDirect Now Offering Car-Free Groceries In Princeton

Posted on January 17, 2014 by walkableprinceton

Fresh Direct van for grocery delivery. (click to expand.) Photo by Frank Lynch via Brownstoner.

Whereas grocery shopping is regularly touted as a key reason for owning a car, we noted last year that there are many ways to get groceries home without driving. One of the ways we suggested was to take advantage of online grocery services that offer home delivery. Peapod operates in Princeton- offering home grocery delivery for $9.99. But Princeton residents now have a choice, with the launch of FreshDirect in Princeton! Continue reading →

Posted in Princeton, Sustainability | Tagged car-free, car-lite, freshdirect, Princeton | 2 Comments

Princeton Carbon Footprint Confirms Sustainability Benefits Of Walkable Homes

Posted on January 16, 2014 by walkableprinceton

Carbon output map of Princeton and surrounding zipcodes in New Jersey. Red indicates greater carbon output, green indicates lower carbon output. (Click to expand.) Courtesy of

An amazing new tool from the University of Berkeley, California has estimated carbon emissions from every zipcode area in the United States. The goal is to provide information to local government about how they can target efforts to reduce the carbon impact of their local areas. Continue reading →