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Tag Archives: planning
Hamburg, Germany To Ban Cars By 2034
Now how about this for a goal for sustainability? Hamburg, the second-biggest city in Germany (population: 1.8 million) is planning to ban all cars from the city by 2034.
Posted in Alternative Transportation, The Parking Question, Traffic
Tagged germany, planning, Walkability
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Can We Make More Space For People On Princeton’s Witherspoon Street?
Kevin Wilkes, Chair of the Alexander Street Task Force updated Princeton residents last Saturday about plans to revamp circulation and transit around the Dinky station and in downtown Princeton. Speaking at a meeting of Princeton Future at the public library, Wilkes … Continue reading
Princeton UPS Store To Relocate To Nassau Street
If you’re still getting over the news that Princeton’s USPS post office is about to move out of the historic home on Palmer Square, then get ready for another surprise. The United Parcel Service outlet on Witherspoon Street, opposite the … Continue reading
Posted in Downtown Vibrancy, Placemaking, Princeton
Tagged downtown, planning, Princeton, shopping
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Homes For Diversity And Inclusivity Part 4: Allow Microapartments
Princeton planning and zoning has had unintended exclusionary outcomes, making it hard for local middle-class workers to live in town, and incentivizing car-dependency and traffic. In this series, we explore options for adding more walkable housing in Princeton to enable diversity … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, how-to-add-density, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Zoning
Tagged apartments, micro apartments, planning, Princeton, Zoning
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Walkable Housing Helps Local Princeton Businesses
Princeton is lucky to have a number of really great local businesses. Despite the combined onslaught of the big box chain stores and internet shopping, these businesses have survived and play a great part in making our town an interesting … Continue reading
NJ Planners Told: More Apartments and Condos Needed
The New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association heard a plea at their recent annual conference to stop fix the housing market by phasing out dysfunctional planning and zoning practices. Real estate expert Jeffrey Otteau told the conference that … Continue reading
Most Of Princeton Is Pretty Much Fine With The AvalonBay Redevelopment
Princeton municipal officials are poised to spin through the doors of the Mercer Superior Court in Trenton once again as a new set of local residents petitions against the decision to build apartments on the old Princeton Hospital site. Tens … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Density, Princeton, Smart Growth, Zoning
Tagged AvalonBay, planning, Princeton
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More Details About 255 Nassau Street ‘Plan B’ Mixed-Use Development
Last week, we published a rendering of the proposed new mixed-use development at 255 Nassau Street, Princeton. A bank will occupy the first floor, with residential housing at the back of the first floor, and on the second and third … Continue reading
Posted in Smart Growth, The Parking Question
Tagged infill, planning, Princeton, smart growth
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The Forgotten Story Of Princeton’s Abandoned Attempt To Pedestrianize Palmer Square
College towns that are considered the best in the nation have pedestrianized downtown areas. Every summer, Princeton closes streets around Palmer Square for events like Communiversity and Princeton JazzFeast- events that are wildly popular, and bring thousands of people into … Continue reading
Posted in Complete Streets, Downtown Vibrancy, Events, People, Princeton, Smart Growth, The Parking Question, Traffic
Tagged Palmer Square, Pedestrian, planning, Princeton
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Princeton No Longer The Biggest Town In Mid-Central Jersey
Check out this photo of Princeton and Mercer County from the 1920s. Princeton is the only town in the area. It appears as a dense cluster of buildings (imagine how walkable it must have been!!!!) surrounded on every side by … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Community, Density, Downtown Vibrancy, Local, Princeton, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Traffic, Zoning
Tagged Central Jersey, planning, Princeton, sustainable growth, urbanism
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