Tag Archives: Redevelopment

Town of Princeton Facing Legal Challenge Over Thanet Redevelopment

Posted on August 10, 2020 by walkableprinceton

The town of Princeton’s plan to redevelop the Thanet Circle office park (map) has become the subject of a court challenge in Mercer County Superior Court. A company known as “375 Terhune Road, LLC” is suing the town, alleging that … Continue reading →

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Princeton Council Plans Study of Redevelopment of Seminary Lands On Stockton Street

Posted on June 22, 2018 by walkableprinceton

Princeton Council looks set to authorize a study that could pave the way for redevelopment of up to 9.74 acres of land belonging to the Princeton Theological Seminary. Council Resolution 18-218, which is on the agenda for the Council meeting … Continue reading →

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Planners Eye Seminary, Princeton Shopping Center As Sites For New Housing

Posted on November 13, 2017 by walkableprinceton

Princeton’s Planning Board last week passed a Reexamination Report for the Community Masterplan. The report, which must be prepared regularly according to state law, contains a list of problems facing the community and what planning remedies will be used to … Continue reading →

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Bus Rapid Transit Comes To US-1 But Not (Yet) In Princeton

Posted on September 22, 2017 by walkableprinceton

New Jersey Department of Transport (NJDOT) recently allowed cars to drive on shoulder lanes on part of US-1, a key highway in Central New Jersey which runs past Princeton and connects local towns like West Windsor, Plainsboro and South Brunswick. … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Transportation, Complete Streets, Density, Local, planning, Princeton, Traffic, Transit | Tagged BRT, Princeton, Redevelopment, Transit, US-1 | Leave a comment

Princeton Valley Road Garage Demolished In A Single Day

Posted on September 26, 2014 by walkableprinceton

The municipal garage at Valley Road and Route 206, which had stood since 1963, has been demolished. The structure, which was used for the storage and refueling of vehicles belonging to the town, disappeared in a single day, as part … Continue reading →

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Princeton U. Should Ask Some Serious Questions About Their Disappearing Professors

Posted on March 4, 2014 by walkableprinceton

Professor Paul Krugman, recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize for Economics, and Professor of Economics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, has announced he is leaving Princeton. Writing in his New York Times column, … Continue reading →

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Who Is Redevelopment For?

Posted on August 9, 2013 by walkableprinceton

Stephen Danley at nextcity.org makes a resonant point about the risk that redevelopment can pass local residents by. In his case, he wants to talk about….Camden. Have you ever spent any time in Camden? Are you familiar with its attractive … Continue reading →