Hooray! A new in-street ‘stop for pedestrians’ sign at Chambers and Hulfish! But questions remain… (click to expand)
Last Wednesday, two representatives of ‘Walkable Princeton’ accompanied Dr Rachael Winfree, a Princeton resident, to a meeting of the municipal Traffic and Transportation sub-committee that deals with pedestrian improvements to local streets. (Regular readers will recall that we recently reached out for support regarding this issue.) Continue reading
Tomorrow, September 24, is Car-Free Day! Will you be leaving your car behind? Among the estimated 6,400 people who both live and work in Princeton, fewer than one in four use a car for daily commuting. Nonetheless, many more of us are still car-dependent. If Princeton were more walkable, more people might be able to get by without a car. But having no car at all is unimaginable for many local families. But how about getting by with just one car? Does that sound possible? And how many families currently have just one car? We dove into the US Census Bureau’s ‘American Fact Finder’ to investigate how many car-free households there are in Princeton. The results were interesting! Continue reading
Kevin Wilkes updates Princeton Council Sep 3 about the latest findings of the ASUP Transit Task Force. Image: Princeton Community Television. (Click to expand.)
Princeton Council heard testimony at their September 9 meeting from Kevin Wilkes, the Chair of the Alexander Street / University Place Transit Task Force. He reported that the possibility of a heavy rail extension of the Dinky Line to take it up to Palmer Square is no longer being considered. Use of Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) technology has also been excluded from further discussion. However, several other transport modes remain under discussion. Continue reading
Fountains and lake in Princeton’s Barbara Smoyer Park. (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’.
Princeton’s Barbara Smoyer Park is a 38-acre green space in between Snowden Lane and Herrontown Road which offers recreation facilities, a picnic area, and this beautiful pond. Continue reading
Princeton’s Y has a new fitness center and it’s pretty nice. (Click to expand.)
Last Saturday, Princeton’s YMCA held the official ribbon-cutting of its new fitness suite. The ‘Jim and Nancye Fitzpatrick Wellness Center’, to give the gym its full name, features a thorough-upgrade of the facilities. Continue reading
Help a Princeton mom make this street safer for kids walking to school. (Click to expand.)
Last week we reported about Rachael Winfree, a Princeton mother who is trying to persuade Princeton municipal officials to enhance pedestrian safety measures at crosswalks over Chambers Street.
Chambers Street is used as a rat-run by crosstown drivers, who Continue reading
Your cup of joe is taken to the next level at Rojo’s coffeehouse in Princeton’s Palmer Square. (Click to expand.)
Where do you go for coffee in Princeton? Small World, right? Small World has been the standard since 1993, but now, as Small World has the distinction of hosting Presidential- Senate-hopeful Cory Booker‘s latest photo-op, a new player has set up in Palmer Square, aiming to take your cup of joe to the next level… Continue reading
Crosswalks at Chambers Street and Hulfish are not suitable for young walkers. Why is Princeton not doing the maximum possible to protect children walking to school? (Click to expand.)
On Monday, we wrote about Rachael Winfree, a local mom who is trying to encourage Princeton municipal officials to install pedestrian improvements on Chambers Street in downtown Princeton. When it comes to pedestrian safety, we can’t underestimate the importance of local individuals taking the initiative to demand that streets are made safe. Continue reading
Apartments are available in The Waxwood, at Quarry Street in Princeton. (Click to expand.)
As part of an occasional series where we cast an eye over the Princeton, NJ rental and real estate market, we invite you to comment on a local listing . Previous entries are here and here.
1- and 2-bed apartments are available at The Waxwood, on Continue reading
Hinds gates form welcome visitors to the Hinds Plaza next to Princeton public library. (Click to expand)
Hinds Plaza, next to Princeton Public Library, is one of Princeton’s most successful public spaces: an area that brings people together to live, work, study and have fun. Who was Albert Hinds, who gave his name to this square? Continue reading
walkableprinceton 