One Princeton is here! Hooray! (Click to expand.)
Live Local. Work Local. Shop Local. These are key principles of Walkable Princeton. And here is a way you can help local businesses and non-profits and it will cost you absolutely nothing: It’s called OnePrinceton. It’s like a regular debit card, but every time you use it, it keeps money right here in our local Princeton community. We’ve been using it for the last couple of weeks, and we’re totally satisfied! Continue reading
Princeton’s Dinky Line, pictured here looking toward town, has been severed half-way along Alexander Street. The old Dinky station can be seen in the distance. Can another transit mode replace cars for people trying to reach downtown? (click to expand.)
Princeton University has already cut off the railroad track for the Dinky train line (see above), and allowed the old Dinky Station to fall apart in a farcical manner, but the town of Princeton is looking to the future. A task force with the responsibility to improve transit along the Alexander Street Corridor is making a presentation to the public this coming Saturday, November 9, with the objective of getting feedback on the way ahead. Continue reading
Whoah! That sure is a big Playmobil person! (click to expand.)
This post is part of a series where we celebrate the many beautiful and characterful sights of Princeton, NJ. You can find previous entries in this series here and here or by searching our site for ‘beautiful walkable Princeton’.
Gigantic Playmobil personages recently appeared Continue reading
Most land in Princeton is zoned for large single family homes, which middle class families cannot afford. (Ettl Circle home for sale at Weichert realtors, listed at $1.3 million.)
Do you read the ‘New York Times’? If so, you might have noticed a recent column by Professor David Kirp titled ‘Here Comes The Neighborhood‘. Professor Kirp, who is an expert on how social policy impacts educational outcomes, criticizes suburban New Jersey towns for enacting zoning which has an exclusionary effect. As he puts it: Continue reading
Princeton’s FreeB ‘Community Shuttle’ at Princeton Shopping Center.
Back in June, we reported that Princeton’s FreeB shuttle was getting expanded service. The little free bus, which is intended to help Princeton residents get around town by transit, had suffered from low ridership in the past, and we hoped that the service would become more popular. As of today, the daytime service is Continue reading
Fausta Rodriguez-Wertz, candidate for Princeton Council Election on Nov 5. (click to expand.)
On November 5, Princeton will elect two new members of Princeton Council. Three candidates are standing: incumbents Jenny Crumiller (D) and Patrick Simon (D), and challenger Fausta Rodgriguez-Wertz (R). We asked each candidate six questions relating to walkability, affordability and land use in Princeton. (Note: Walkable Princeton is not making an official endorsement of any particular candidate.) We are running each candidate’s answers on successive days of this week. You can read answers from Jenny Crumiller here. You can read answers from Patrick Simon here. Today we will have answers from Fausta Rodriguez-Wertz (see below). We thank all the candidates for taking the time to respond to us!
Patrick Simon, candidate for Princeton Council in the upcoming election on November 5. (click to expand.)
On November 5, Princeton will elect two new members of Princeton Council. Three candidates are standing: incumbents Jenny Crumiller (D) and Patrick Simon (D), and challenger Fausta Rodgriguez-Wertz (R). We asked each candidate six questions relating to walkability, affordability and land use in Princeton. (Note: Walkable Princeton is not making an official endorsement of any particular candidate.) We are running each candidate’s answers on successive days of this week. You can read answers from Jenny Crumiller here. Today we have answers from Patrick Simon (see below). On Friday we will have answers from Fausta Rodriguez-Wertz. We thank all the candidates for taking the time to respond to us! Continue reading
Jenny Crumiller, candidate for Princeton Council in the upcoming election on November 5. (click to expand.)
On November 5, Princeton will elect two new members of Princeton Council. Three candidates are standing: incumbents Jenny Crumiller (D) and Patrick Simon (D), and challenger Fausta Rodgriguez-Wertz (R). We asked each candidate six questions relating to walkability, affordability and land use in Princeton. (Note: Walkable Princeton is not making an official endorsement of any particular candidate.) We are running each candidate’s answers on successive days of this week. Today, we have answers from Jenny Crumiller (see below). On Thursday, we will publish answers from Patrick Simon. On Friday we will have answers from Fausta Rodriguez-Wertz. We thank all the candidates for taking the time to respond to us! Continue reading
Mayor Lempert welcomes participants at the start of the first annual “Mayor’s Fall Bike Ride” at Community Park South, Princeton October 27, 2013. (click to expand.)
Last Sunday, a group of around 40 cyclists gathered at Community Park South for an extraordinarily pleasant cycle trip through the parks and green spaces of Princeton. The ride was the idea of Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert, and co-organized with the help of the Pedestrian and Bicycling Advisory Committee and Princeton Police.
Students in Ann Arbor have started a new political party, based largely on land use reform. (Click to expand.)
What are the issues that motivate students in 2013? Based on what’s happening in Ann Arbor, MI (home of the University of Michigan, a famous ‘public ivy’) it’s…zoning reform! Continue reading
