A forest trail, in the midst of residential Princeton. (Click to expand.)
This post is part of a series where we invite readers from our Facebook page to identify scenic and interesting locations around Princeton, NJ. You can find earlier entries here and here.
One of the great things about Princeton is that there are abundant opportunities to Continue reading
What does the future hold for the Princeton real estate market? Answer: greater demand for walkability and renting. (Click to expand)
If you want to get an idea about what way the housing market will play out in the coming years, you would be well advised to pay attention to the words of Robert J Shiller. Shiller is the author of ‘Irrational Exuberance‘, a book which correctly noted a stock market bubble in 2000. He is also known for noting an alarming overexpansion of property values during the mid-2000s, co-creating the Case-Shiller Index of home prices, and being a Professor of Economics at Yale University. Continue reading
Why are cabs in Princeton so expensive??
A recent letter-writer to ‘Town Topics’ wrote of her experiences while visiting Princeton from England. Having stayed at a hotel on Route 206, just over the Princeton boundary, she was appalled when a taxi ride of 3 miles cost $28 before tips! She concluded: Continue reading
Current and projected traffic in Central Jersey according to ‘Route 1 Growth Strategy’ report. Princeton is where 206 and 27 meet, just north of Rt 1. Red lines indicate heaviest traffic. (Click to expand.)
What can be done about traffic in Princeton? Everyone has a theory, but what do the experts say? The New Jersey Department of Transportation in association with the Vorhees Transportation Center in the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University recently published a report about traffic in Central Jersey, called the ‘Route 1 Growth Strategy’. The full report is available
This apartment is available in Princeton at $1450/ month, studio, 1-ba. (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 that we have pulled more or less at random off Craigslist.
Today we have a studio, 1-ba apartment right on Palmer Square. Full listing here. There is no separate bedroom, but as the listing notes: Continue reading
Is the best sign of a functioning neighobrhood the sight of kids playing? (Click to expand, via good.is)
When thinking about walkability and a livable neighborhood, several things let us know when we’re getting it right. Are these things present in Princeton? Continue reading
OK the rain is a bit of a downer on our outdoor happy hour but we are still here in the main street bar and grill in princeton shopping center! come on in to the bar and find us!!!
How can we promote a livable, walkable Princeton? (Image courtesy of Princeton University, Click to expand)
Tonight is a special moment for ‘Walkable Princeton’! For the first time (hopefully the first of many times!) our team will be getting together with local residents and members of the community to discuss walkability. We will be at Clocktower Cabana in the central plaza of Princeton Shopping Center tonight, Tuesday July 8, from 7.00 pm. – 9.30 p.m. Look for our ‘Walkable Princeton’ sign with our logo on it. Here are some of the issues that we hope to discuss:
What is Walkability? Continue reading
Intersection of Nassau Street and Witherspoon Street, the heart of historic downtown Princeton and inspiration for ‘Walkable Princeton’ logo, as seen from Google Street view. (Click to expand.)
In the last few days, a massive update of Google Street View in Princeton has seen miles of new imagery of local streets hit the web. Continue reading
Boulder, CO (left) and Charlottesville, VA (right) earned joint-top spot in our analysis of 10 different ‘Top College Towns’ surveys! (Click to expand)a
College Towns. What does that make you think of? A smallish town or city, with lots of young people, arts-y atmosphere, ivy-covered buildings, a vibrant downtown with eclectic bars, cafes and restaurants? Sounds pretty good! So what is the greatest College Town?? Obviously, we’d say ‘Princeton’!!! But we’re biased, right? Well, everybody is a bit biased, so to try to get to a fair answer, we did a full survey of what the wider world considers to be the greatest College Towns in the USA. Continue reading
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