Walkscore data for Ivy League Schools, from walkscore.com
How walkable is your college? One way to measure this is to use Walkscore, which attempts to quantify how walkable any location is by calculating its distance from stores, services, transit and other useful stuff. We previously tested Walkscore and found that although locations in downtown Princeton get scores consistent with being a “Walker’s Paradise”, some other neighborhoods in Princeton are rated as ‘car-dependent’. Continue reading
With a positive attitude, many more of us could take to our bikes. Via Simply Bike.
In Princeton, not many of us use cycling as our primary means of getting around. For some of us, the trip seems too far, or too dangerous. Others are not steady enough on a bike to head out on the roads. Even if you’re not ready to make cycling your regular means of commuting, there are plenty of ways you can participate in this year’s National Bike Week. Why not try one of the following ideas to increase your ‘cycle-power’: Continue reading
Traffic in Princeton is driven overwhelmingly by people from outside Princeton driving into town to go to work.
Everyone has a theory about why traffic in Princeton is getting worse and worse, but if you want to understand why traffic volumes have grown in Princeton, it helps to look at the statistics. A thorough analysis of car journeys in Princeton, based on data from the US Census and the American Community Survey 2007-2011 has revealed that approximately 50,000 car journeys take place every day to get the Princeton workforce to and from their places of employment. Continue reading
Sharable Bike, from Citibike NYC
Many years in the coming, New York’s Citibike bikeshare program is finally launching. Similar to the Capital Bikeshare program that has existed in Washington DC since 2010 (and also similar programs in Montreal, Paris and London), the scheme allows users an economical way to borrow a somewhat clunky but surprisingly resilient bike for short trips between designated stations. Continue reading
Data show that the vast majority of the Princeton workforce (79%) live outside of town.
Have you ever asked your hairdresser, server or bank cashier where they live? The chances are, the answer is not ‘Princeton’. According to data collected by Ralph Widner, of the Princeton Traffic and Transportation Committee, and presented to Princeton Future (most recently on March 16, 2013), a large majority of the Princeton workforce live outside of town. Continue reading
Not only is May National Bike Month, for many local students it is Prom Season! In that spirit, check out this amusing video, prepared by TransForm CA, an advocacy group for transit and walkable communities based out of the Bay Area. Continue reading
Chipotle: only available to Princeton people who are prepared to drive.
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Hope you had fun! If you like Mexican food, or at least, a super-sized US-style take on Mexican food, you may like Chipotle Mexican Grill. With their jumbo-sized portions and highly-customizable build-your-own burrito assembly-line, the Chipotle brand has swept the US and beyond. Continue reading
Gas prices are dropping in New Jersey. Image from NJTV.
Our local roads are in terrible shape. There are potholes everywhere, and if you suffer a blowout or automobile damage after hitting one, don’t expect the state to pay. Equally, where roads are insufficient to handle traffic volume, the New Jersey Department of Transport (NJDOT) proposes sticking-plaster solutions, instead of looking for long-term infrastructure fixes. New Jersey roads are also set up for the 20th century, geared entirely towards cars with inferior provision for pedestrians or cyclists. Fixing these issues will require money and investment. Continue reading
Artists work with chalk on the street at Communiversity 2013
One of the nicest things about Communiversity, which happened on Sunday, is that downtown Princeton becomes alive with people, all out walking and enjoying the town. Normally pushed onto sidewalks to allow cars and trucks to connect through the town, Communiversity is the day when walkers take over the streets. Continue reading
Amazing R2D2 helmet, creation of Jenn Hall, via www.geekadelphia.com
Welcome to May! This is Bike Month! Greater Mercer TMA have got a bunch of events planned to make cycling fun this month, and we’ll be promoting these more as the month goes on.
Cycling to work is a great way to keep fit, fight climate change, and experience the pleasure of spring. Philadelphia-native Jenn Hall has also designed an amazing helmet, Continue reading
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