EAST WINDSOR — East Windsor Township Mayor Janice Mironov and the Township Council released and endorsed the final East Windsor and Hightstown Route 33 Corridor Revitalization Plan concepts, and voted to move forward in collaboration with the Township Planning Board and Hightstown Borough to implement the plan.
The plan recommendations for the area along Route 33 from Route 130 in East Windsor to Summit Street in Hightstown include the establishment of four land use and zoning categories for gateway retail, big box retail, main street retail, and planned campus development.
It further calls for a regional stormwater retention basin to serve as an aesthetic and recreational asset, and circulation improvements to minimize multiple trips and create a strong pedestrian and bikeway network.
The overall circulation plan concepts include a primary focus on improvements to the intersection of Route 33 and Airport Road, as well as improvements to the intersection of Route 33 and Summit Street, and creation of an interconnected network of trails, bikeways and sidewalks, adding landscaped median, roadway edges, shared driveways, and shared parking with turn lanes at intersections and major driveways along various segments of Route 33.
”This plan will provide a guide in the development of this high potential area of our two communities in a manner that is creative, pro-active and thoughtful for the benefit of our area. We are excited by many of the ideas and components set forth in the plan and look forward to bringing many of them to reality,” Mayor Mironov said.
The planning initiative, funded by a $100,000 Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Transportation and Community Development Initiative grant obtained by East Windsor, was undertaken to review current zoning and existing uses along Route 33, from Route 130 in East Windsor to Summit Street in Hightstown. Particular attention was put to the 38-acre former Minute Maid property divided between East Windsor and Hightstown — 21 acres of vacant land in the township and 16 acres and the former plant facility in Hightstown — and to determine the most appropriate uses and zone changes to enhance development and redevelopment opportunities.
The final report can be found on the township website www.east-windsor.nj.us.

