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Latest Mercer County Affordable Housing Estimates: West Windsor Set for 1,000 New Units?
Last week, Princeton Council and Planning Board discussed a new municipal housing plan to comply with state affordable housing requirements. By take advantage of a new analysis by Richard Reading for Mercer County Courts, Princeton has been able to make … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Local, People, planning
Tagged Affordable housing, coah, planning, Princeton
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Town To Host Public Meeting To Get Input On ‘Bike Masterplan’
Thursday evening, November 12, the town of Princeton will host a public meeting (details below) to get input on the creation of a new ‘Bicycle Circulation Plan’. Earlier this year, Princeton successfully applied for a program to fund a team of … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Community, Complete Streets, planning, Princeton
Tagged bicycle transportation, Complete streets, Cycling, planning, Princeton
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The Legacy Of Princeton University’s 2016 Campus Plan
In 2015, Princeton University is making a new Campus Plan, a process that will be of tremendous importance for shaping the future built environment around town. But what about the ‘Campus 2016‘ plan, which has guided University development since 2005? What have … Continue reading
Will Princeton’s New Housing Goals Promote Walkability and Diversity?
Princeton’s Planning Board is revising the Housing Element of the Community Master Plan. As part of this effort, they have developed a list of ‘goals’ that are intended to guide plans for housing. The goals appear to be a worthy effort … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, planning, Princeton, Smart Growth, Sustainability
Tagged Affordable housing, planning, Princeton
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West Windsor Is Making A Climate Action Plan. Princeton Should Make One Too.
Today, Princeton is not waking up to flooded roads, downed trees, and widespread blackouts (phew!). The much-discussed ‘Hurricane Joaquin’ is somewhere far out in the Atlantic Ocean. Our compatriots in South Carolina are not so lucky. Lashed by rain last … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, planning, Princeton
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Larini’s Site Should Be The Start Of A Princeton Transit Village
Princeton University has closed on the site of Larini’s Service Center, which for several decades ending this week has occupied the corner of Alexander Road and Faculty Road, providing automotive services to local residents. Philip Sean Curran at the ‘Princeton … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Alternative Transportation, Density, Placemaking, planning, Princeton, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Traffic, Transit, Zoning
Tagged Affordable housing, NJDOT, planning, Princeton, Transit
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Monroe Township Fends Off Developer In Ongoing Courtroom Housing Drama
Monroe Township, a town 12 miles east of Princeton, won a legal victory today, as a judge granted temporary protection from developer lawsuits. Earlier this year, the NJ Supreme Court made a ruling that would potentially allow developers to ignore local zoning and … Continue reading
Cancellation of Princeton-Plainsboro Bus Line Shows Challenges With Princeton Transit
This week, NJ Transit announced fare hikes and service cutbacks. Among all the bus lines in New Jersey, the only year-round daily service that is getting the chop is our #655 service between Princeton and Plainsboro. The #655 line was … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, planning, Princeton, Smart Growth, Traffic, Transit
Tagged nj transit, planning, Princeton, Transit
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Some Thoughts On Zoning Reform On Witherspoon Street
Princeton Council is considering amending the zoning along Witherspoon Street, one of Princeton’s major thoroughfares, which runs from Nassau Hall in the south to Valley Road in the north. Almost every form of activity in Princeton happens on Witherspoon Street, and right now, … Continue reading
How Big Is Princeton? And Where Is It Anyway?
OK, here’s a question: how many people live in Princeton? Easy- right? Well, not really…
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