Shiller: Big Demand For Renting and Walkable Homes

Posted on July 16, 2013 by walkableprinceton
What does the future hold for the Princeton real estate market? Answer: greater demand for walkability and renting.

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 →

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Why Are Taxicabs So Expensive In Princeton?

Posted on July 15, 2013 by walkableprinceton
Why are cabs in Princeton so expensive??

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 →

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Route 1 Growth Strategy Should Inform Princeton Development

Posted on July 12, 2013 by walkableprinceton
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.)

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

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Is That A Good Deal?? ‘Europe In Princeton’

Posted on July 11, 2013 by walkableprinceton
This apartment is available in Princeton at $1450/ month, studio, 1-ba.

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 →

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Are ‘Playborhoods’ The Best Indicator Of Livable Communities?

Posted on July 10, 2013 by walkableprinceton
Is the best sign of a functioning neighobrhood the sight of kids playing? (Click to expand, via good.is)

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 →

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Happy Hour Still On! Come inside!

Posted on July 9, 2013 by walkableprinceton

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!!!

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Promoting And Strengthening A Walkable Princeton

Posted on July 9, 2013 by walkableprinceton
How can we promote a livable, walkable Princeton? (Image courtesy of Princeton University, Click to expand)

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 →

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Huge Google Street View Update for Princeton!

Posted on July 8, 2013 by walkableprinceton
Intersection of Nassau Street and Witherspoon Street, Princeton, as seen from Google Street view. Click to expand.

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 →

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What Is The Greatest ‘College Town’ In The USA??

Posted on July 5, 2013 by walkableprinceton
Boulder, CO (left) and Charlottesville, VA (right) earned joint-top spot in our analysis of 10 different 'Top College Towns' surveys! (Click to expand)

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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Paul Robeson Center For The Arts, Witherspoon St, Princeton

Posted on July 3, 2013 by walkableprinceton
This little plaza is just outside the Robeson building, off Witherspoon St in Princeton. (Click to expand)

This little mini-park/plaza is outside the Robeson building, 102 Witherspoon St, in Princeton. (Click to expand)

The Paul Robeson Center for the Arts is located in Princeton, kitty-corner to the Princeton Public Library at the junction of Witherspoon St and Paul Robeson Pl. The building, which is itself a work of art, was designed by local architect Michael Graves, and completed in 2008 at a cost of $7.5 million. It houses activities Continue reading →

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